"Autograph Book belonging to Susan Hodgson, Alderley Grange, Wotton under Edge" A leather bound autograph book belonging to Hodgson's wife, Susan, in which are placed certificates, diplomas, academic and personal correspondence, newspaper cuttings and… read more
Correspondence with H T Prinsep. There are two letters in this file: one from John Forbes Watson to Henry Thoby Prinsep, dated 2 July 1868; and one from Henry Thoby Prinsep to Brian Houghton Hodgson, dated 3 July [1868].
Watson John Forbes 1827-1892 Physician, WriterLetter from Henry Thoby Prinsep to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he apologises for the Hodgson's papers being so long detained at the India Office. He sends the results of his enquiries and the promise that they will be returned along with the volumes… read more
Letter from Thoby Prinsep to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which thanks Hodgson for procuring and sending the complete body of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures (classics) of Kahgyur and Tangyur and also for the gifts to the Asiatic Society of Bengal. The… read more
Hodgson used much of his time in both Nepal and Darjeeling in research, wanting to discover and understand about the architecture, languages, ethnography, religion, zoology and botany. He collected specimens and manuscripts, and had many drawings made,… read more