Fonds SC23 - An Indo-Afghan Border Story: Unto us a Child is Born

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 SC23

Title

An Indo-Afghan Border Story: Unto us a Child is Born

Date(s)

  • [1960] (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 file typed manuscript

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The creator is unknown.

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 isread 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

gb891-sc23

Archivist's note

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.