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Bruce, Lady Constance Mary (1851-1909), wife of Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
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Letters from Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to her mother Lady Constance Mary Bruce
SMIH/78/1-45 · Item · 23 Sept 1898-6 July 1908
Part of Papers of Sir Henry Babington Smith

18: 25 Nov 1899, with additional note from Henry Babington Smith to Lady Constance Mary Bruce.
30: 29 Nov 1899, enclosing sketch of Funchal, Madeira by Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith.
35: 30 Aug 1902, containing sketch of scenery around Montreux
43: 2 Jun 1808, end missing, enclosing press cutting, 'Lord Elgin's Retirement: A Colleague's Tribute' from The Spectator [Spring 1908].
Indian photographs
SMIH/10 · sub-fonds · 1890s
Part of Papers of Sir Henry Babington Smith

Photograph of unidentified man with dead tiger, inscribed 'Presented to H. Babington Smith Esq., C.S.I, Private Secy. to H. E. the Viceroy and G[overnor] G[eneral] of India [late 1890s].

Album commemorating the visit of the Viceroy and Countess of Elgin to Gwalior, Nov. 1895, inscribed 'Madhaur Scindia, 1896'.
Album of photographs taken during the visit of the Viceroy (the Earl of Elgin) and the Countess of Elgin to Gwalior
Album of photographs taken during the visit of the Viceroy (the Earl of Elgin) and the Countess of Elgin to Gwalior
SMIH/10/2 · Item · Nov. 1895
Part of Papers of Sir Henry Babington Smith

The title stamped on the cover, partly in capitals, is 'Visit of their Excellencies | The Viceroy and the Countess of Elgin | to Gwalior | November 1895.' In the bottom two corners of the frame containing the title are stamped, in capitals, 'Herzog and Higgins,' and 'Mhow, C. I. [i.e. Central India]', and on the binding inside the front cover is stamped, in capitals, 'Byculla Press, Bombay.'

On the back of the front flyleaf is written, 'From | Madhorao Scindia | Gwalior 1896'.

There is a single photograph pasted on each page. In four instances (see pp. 16-17, 22-3, 26-7, and 46-7) pairs of photographs are arranged side-by-side to form a single panorama. Slips bearing typed captions, all in capitals, are pasted below the photographs on pp. 10-50.
Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith: General Correspondence
SMIH/91 · sub-fonds · 1899-1919
Part of Papers of Sir Henry Babington Smith

Letters from 1899 include correspondence on the birth and death of Mary Babington Smith.
Letters from 1909 include condolences on the death of Lady Constance Mary Bruce, Countess of Elgin.
Letters from 1917 include condolences on the death of Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, and correspondence relating to the death of Hon. Alexander Bruce.
Photograph of the Viceroy, the Maharaja of Gwalior, and others
Photograph of the Viceroy, the Maharaja of Gwalior, and others
SMIH/10/2/p. 3 · Part · 1895
Part of Papers of Sir Henry Babington Smith

According to the notes inserted before this page the people in this photograph are as follows:

Back row: unidentified man; Lady Constance Veronica Bruce; three unidentified men; 'Mademoiselle' (L. Krauth?); Henry Babington Smith.

Middle row: Lady Christian Augusta Bruce; unidentified man; Lady Elisabeth Mary Bruce; the Viceroy; the Maharaja of Gwalior; the Countess of Elgin; Colonel Algernon Durand(?); unidentified man; the Hon. Mrs Grant.

Front row: Viscount Fincastle; two unidentified men.