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Transliteration Schemes
GB 891 RAS JOUR-RAS JOUR/9 · Series · 20th Oct 1937 - 10th Nov 1939
Part of Royal Asiatic Society: Journal

Correspondence concerning the transliteration of scripts for use in the Journal. During the 1930s there was concern regarding the printing of non-Latin alphabet scripts. This generated correspondence and administrative documents:

  • Correspondence concerning the transliteration of Tibetan. The main correspondents are F.W. Thomas, H.W. Bailey, D.S. Margoliouth and Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society. 16 pieces, dated 20 October 1937 - 31 October 1938.
  • Correspondence concerning the transliteration of Chinese and Japanese script. The main correspondents are W. Perceval Yetts, S. Yoshutake, Sir Harold Parlett and Colonel Hoysted. 16 pieces, dated 26 July 1938- 1 December 1938.
  • Correspondence and administrative documents concerning transliteration of all scripts. The main correspondents are the Deutsche Morgenlandische Gesellschaft, W. Perceval Yetts and Colonel Hoysted. 11 items, dated 11 January 1939 - 10 November 1939.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Travel Diary
GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/81 · File · 1875 - 1876
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Description: Black hardbound notebook with unruled white pages, handwritten in ink. Identified as part of West 57-D in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Travel book containing travel observations about certain ceremonies from 1875.
Inserts: scrap of paper with handdrawn map titled "16 Gunderstone Road", paper with "Notes and Queries" that references other texts, and "Beausobre's Manicheanism".

West Edward William 1824-1905
GB 891 BHH-BHH/14-BHH/14/16 · File · 1868
Part of Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson

"Tree and Serpent Worship or Illustration of Mythology and Art in India in the First and Fourth Centuries after Christ from the Sculptures of the Topes at Sanchi and Amravati" Edited by James Fergusson. Notification of forthcoming book, 2 copies, one of which still has order form attached; the other is annotated by Hodgson "1868 Aug 22, Fergusson, Serpent Worship" and "With [ ] of Campbell". 2 items dated 1868.

Fergusson James 1808-1886 Architectural historian
Tsering and Chamba
GB 891 FM-FM/3-FM/3/4 · File · 1938 - [1970s]
Part of Papers of Fleming Mackenzie

Tsering and Chamba: the story of a Magic Seed - version of a traditional story which is only partially known. Annotated with 'The rest of the story is lost'.

Mackenzie Fleming
GB 891 RGC-RGC/2-RGC/2/20 · File · [1892 - 1900]
Part of Papers of Ram Gharib Chaube

"A religious song of the Vishnuites – recorded by Khemráj Brahman from the lips of Chiranjiwa Lál of Mirhákhur, Dt. Agrá": Tulshá magan bhaín Rám gun gayé té… With translation: Tulshá (the sacred plant of the Hindus) become highly delighted to sing the praises of Rám. Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand. Handwritten, 2 sides, undated.

Ram Gharib Chaube d 1914 Pandit