Inventory description: Diaries, journals and papers of Lt Col Alexander Herbert Mason, Royal Engineers, from 1880 - 1896, mostly relating to his service in India (1880-1885), Egypt (1885-1886), and on the North West Frontier with the intelligence department (1886-1896); including the Gumal [Gomal] Expedition 1888, the Black Mountain Expedition with the Hazara Field Force 1888 - 1889, his service with the Zhob Field Force 1890 - 1891, the Miranzai Expedition 1891, his service with the Isazai Field Force 1892, and his travels across the world - including the United States of America and Japan. 

