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GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/7-RAS COLL3/7/2-RAS COLL3/7/2/6 · File · 2nd Jun 1962 - 23rd Sep 1962
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Collections Acquisitions Records

Two letters from Ruth Manning, great-great-niece of Thomas Manning, concerning the presentation of a portrait of Thomas Manning to the Society. Both handwritten, each 2 sides, dated 2 June 1962 and 23 September 1962.

Manning Ruth Vernon 1888-1988
GB 891 TM-TM/6-TM/6/14 · File · 1834-1838
Part of Papers of Thomas Manning, Chinese Scholar, First English visitor to Lhasa, Tibet

Eight letters plus two partial letters from Sarah Payne to Thomas Manning. These are newsy letters asking after Manning's health and telling about her own, some to his home in Dartford and some to Manning in Bath where he has gone for his health or at the home of George Tuthill in London. They mention Mr Ball and her cousin Henry Burney. Those dated, 1834-1838. All handwritten, 10 pieces (Sarah Payne was the wife of John Payne of Payne & Foss Booksellers)

GB 891 BQ-BQ/4 · Series · 6th Jul 1875 - 16th Jul 1875
Part of Papers of Bernard Quaritch

This series consists of 2 letters from Sir Monier Monier-Williams to Bernard Quaritch concerning supplying Quaritch with copies of his publication, Indian Wisdom.

Monier-Williams Sir Monier 1819-1899 Boden Professor of Sanskrit, Oxford University
GB 891 EWW-EWW/2-EWW/2/2 · File · 27th Oct 1882
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Letter from Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria to Edward William West in which Tehmuras addresses some questions and thoughts he has about the collation of a copy of the Bundehesh he encountered in Persia. With the letter are several transcriptions:

  • "Backside of the leaf 178 of the MS. Of Dastur Jamasjee Lines 16 - 21,"in which is inserted "Kolophon on DS. fol. 354 (N.2 on accompanying paper)"
  • "No. 4 Leaf 190 of the MS. of Dastur G."
  • "Duplicate cancelled", p.81-84
  • Part of the "DS MS. with which T.D. is collated"
Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria 1842-1903
GB 891 OS1-OS1/31 · File · Aug 1931
Part of China Society
  • Letter from J.M. Lamb, Chairman, The London Chinese Association, to Secretary, China Society, to inform that Mr T.Y. Lee was elected Honorary Secretary of the Association and therefore future correspondence should be addressed to him, dated August 1931.
  • Letter from T.Y. Lee, Honorary Secretary, to Silcock to state that he has been in contact with Mr F.T. Chang regarding meeting Members of the London Chinese Association, dated 19 August 1931.
The London Chinese Association
GB 891 RP-RP/1-RP/1/9 · File · 10 November 1983 - 12 March 1984
Part of Papers of Richard Pankhurst

Two cards from W.A.J. Semerjibashian to Richard Pankhurst.

  • Card from W.A.J. Semerjibashian to send some photographs to illustrate some writing he had undertaken. The photographs are with the card. Dated 10 November 1983.
  • Card from W.A.J. Semerjibashian to send a list he had received from Addis Ababa. The list is not with the card. Dated 12 March 1984.
Semerjibashian, W.A.J.
GB 891 ACG-ACG/24-ACG/24/6-ACG/24/6/2 · File · 22nd Jul 1990 - 18th Aug 1990
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Correspondence from Wang Jiaosheng to Angus Graham. These are: Letter from Jiaosheng Wang to Angus Graham thanking Graham for the advice he has given regarding publishers and for the comments that Graham has made on Wang's translations. He responds to the critiques and asks further question regarding publishers, 5 pages. Letter from Jiaosheng Wang to Angus Graham thanking Graham for the further advice he has given regarding publishers and asking for Graham to use his influence with Wellsweep Press, 6 pages.

Wang Jiaosheng b 1905