Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1960] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 file typed manuscript
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The creator is unknown.
Repository
Archival history
The author and owner are unknown.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is not known how the material came into the Society's collections.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Unto us a Child is Born' - a manuscript documenting the story of the rise and fall of a supposed miracle or holy child in a village near the Indo-Afghan border. The narrator describes himself as a junior officer serving in an administrative capacity.… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.