A set of five reports from the Allahabad Improvement Trust; together with three other reports: A Brief Note on the Improvement Trust of Allahabad, An Address to His Excellency Sir William Malcolm Hailey, and An Address to His Excellency Sir Alexander Muddiman.

Edité par Allahabad: Improvement Trust, 1925-30

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First editions of these rare reports charting the overhaul of the infrastructure in the "City of Prime Ministers", a center of Indian nationalism. They were collected by Baldev Ram Dave, Chairman of the Improvement Trust, and cover the first five years of his tenure. This set documents the projects of the Allahabad trust over half a decade, with multiple maps, tables, and illustrations of the progress. Such projects include the extension of Allahabad University, the construction of Sir Harcourt Butler Market, and the establishment of multiple housing schemes for those evicted from their homes. The number of volumes in the complete run is unclear but we have traced only one other set on WorldCat: 11 volumes held in Harvard University Library. In addition to the reports are three pamphlets. A Brief Note on the Improvement Trust of Allahabad gives an overview of its early history, with blueprints to illustrate major projects. The addresses to Sirs William Malcom Hailey and Alexander Muddiman, both governors of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1928, lay out the trust's goals and request further central funding. Rai Bahadur Pandit Baldev Ram Dave (1863-1942) was the trust's second chairman from 1925. The loosely inserted documents all relate to his projects, including a hand-drawn sketch of the expansion of Zero Road up to Sheocharanlal Road, a typescript letter from the notable engineer Raja Jwala Prasad discussing various initiatives, and a government report on the efficiency of the trust in 1930. Dave is mentioned in an article in the Times of India from 11 November 2014 which notes that his department was responsible for the demolition of Nehru's family home in 1931. He reportedly took the last photograph of the building, which was later gifted to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. 8 works bound in 1 vol., quarto (327 x 210 mm). With 15 half-tone photographic plates (1 folding), 19 hand-coloured maps (14 folding), heliozincographed folding map, 5 folding blueprints; tables in text. Contemporary red cloth, front board lettered in gilt. With 5 loosely inserted letters, reports, and sketches. Light wear and silverfishing, three maps repaired with archival tape, two plates tipped in, Brief Note front wrapper chipped with loss, foxing internally: a very good collection.…

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A set of five reports from the Allahabad Improvement Trust; together with three other reports: A Brief Note on the Improvement Trust of Allahabad, An Address to His Excellency Sir William Malcolm Hailey, and An Address to His Excellency Sir Alexander Muddiman.
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Allahabad: Improvement Trust, 1925-30
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