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GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/1-RAS BHA/1/3-RAS BHA/1/3/14 · File · 4 May 1977
Part of The Barwis-Holliday Award

Letter from James Barr to C.F. Beckingham in support of the proposal by Barwis-Holliday and that he will be unable to attend the meeting on Thursday 12th..

Barr, James, 1924-2006
Letter from James Burgess
GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/6-RAS COLL3/6/2-RAS COLL3/6/2/6 · File · 3 November 1910
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Collections Acquisitions Records

Letter from James Burgess to Miss Hughes, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the key to a box he has sent via rail. The box includes the Asoka Edicts, Shahbazgarhi Edicts, Mansahra Edicts and Cave inscriptions.

Burgess James 1832-1916 Orientalist, archaeologist
GB 891 ACG-ACG/4-ACG/4/2-ACG/4/2/10 · File · 2nd Jun 1966
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Letter from James J.Y. Liu to Angus Graham to thank Graham for sending a copy of Poems of the Late T'ang and to inform Graham that he had written a review for JAOS. He also informs Graham that he has a new baby daughter. Letter originally located in an off-print of James J.Y. Liu's "Li Shang-yin's poem The Ornamental Zither". JAOS 85.2 (1966).

Liu James J.Y
GB 891 ACG-ACG/13-ACG/13/15-ACG/13/15/2 · File · 9th Jul 1976
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Letter from James Kraft, Witter Bynner Foundation, to Angus Graham to explain that after much deliberation it has been decided not to use Graham's essay as an introduction to Bynner's Laotzu as they felt Graham's essay was not in sympathy with the translation. They however send recompense for his work and travels.

Witter Bynner Foundation
GB 891 BQ-BQ/6 · File · 29th Feb 1844
Part of Papers of Bernard Quaritch

Letter from James Legge to Bernard Quaritch to thank him for the list of books that Quaritch had sent and to tell him about an impressive copy of the Shanghai Imperial Dictionary which he had seen. Handwritten 1 side, dated 29 February 1884.

James Legge
GB 891 BHH-BHH/4-BHH/4/4-BHH/4/4/2 · Item · 6th Sep 1838 - 29th Oct 1838
Part of Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson

Letter from James Prinsep, Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to forward the medal and letter from the Asiatic Society of Paris which they had opened and shown at the last meeting the Asiatic Society. He also includes extracts from letters concerning Hodgson's publications from both Prinsep and from Mr Wilson, President of the Bombay Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 6 September 1838, 29th October 1838.

Prinsep James 1799-1840 Orientalist