There are six letters, written to and by the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop between 1907 and 1908. Bishop was the superintendent of the Wesleyan Methodist Book Room at the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, Colombo.
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The series contains various letters mainly relating to Gogerly's research on Theravāda Buddhist texts and publication of his translations.
Arnold T. WilliamThe material mainly consists of handwritten translations of Buddhist texts by Gogerly and others, handwritten Pali-English dictionaries, and later correspondence concerning their publication.
Daniel John GogerlyThe Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka was incorporated soon after its foundation as an affiliated society to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. This material covers some of the interaction between the two societies. These are:
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A letter of correspondence from Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop in which he writes that he will be glad to look over Gogerl'y papers that Bishop is preparing to publish. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 19 August… read more
A letter of correspondence from Charlotte Hughes, RAS Secretary, to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop in which she writes that she cannot answer Stanley Bishop's questions as they do not have the Gogerly works in question. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated,… read more
A letter of correspondence from Charlotte Hughes, RAS Secretary, to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop, to include a letter from Professor Arnold of the India Office (see DJG/15/2). Handwritten, 2 sides, dated October 11, 1907. The folded sheet has a… read more
A letter of correspondence from Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop, in which Gooneratne comments on various phrases for translation. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 4 May 1908.
Bishop Arthur StanleyA letter from the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop, to accompany a prospectus for the publication of Gogerly's Buddhist translations. Printed, 1 side, dated 26 June, 1908 in Colombo. There is a further handwritten sheet listing Gogerly's published… read more
A letter of correspondence from Edmund Rowland Jayathilake Gooneratne to the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop in which he thanks Stanley Bishop for the first volume of Gogerly's writings and makes some editorial suggestions. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated… read more