Handwritten research notes, made by Roff, on publications about Hajj. The notes are arranged alphabetically by author of the work, 101 pieces.
Sin títuloBibliographic lists collated by Roff. These are:
- 'Hajj Monograph Titles in French', typed list, 4 pieces.
- 'Hajj Articles in French Serials', typed list with supplementary handwritten sheet, 7 pieces.
- 'Pilgrimage accounts', handwritten list in Arabic and English, 3 pieces.
- 'Accounts of the Hajj by South Asians', provided by Barbara D. Metcalf, 2 typed lists, 6 pieces.
- 'Hajj from S. Asia', typed list, 2 pieces.
- 'Sardar's Classification, typed list, 1 piece.
- 'Subject Index', handwritten list, 2 pieces.
- 'N.Y. Academy of Medicine, Periodicals relevant to hajj materials', handwritten list, 1 piece.
- 'Key words', handwritten list, 1 piece. 'NYAM', handwritten list, 1 piece.
- 'Britain, India and the Hajj', handwritten list, 2 pieces.
- 'Health Material not yet found', handwritten list, 3 pieces.
- Further handwritten bibliographic lists, 16 pieces.
- Index for 'Hajj in Focus', edited by Zafarul-Islam Khan and Yaqub Zaki, published by the Open Press, 1986, photocopy, 3 pieces.
- Letter from Harry B. Partin to William Rolf to supply the name of M. Amin's book, Pilgrimage to Mecca. Typed, 1 piece, dated 16 July 1980.
- Letter from Barbara [D. Metcalf] to William Roff to send a list of citations, typed, 1 piece, dated 10 October 1986. The list is with the letter, photocopy, 10 pieces.
Papers by other scholars sent to Roff:
- 'Ziarat: Pilgrimage in an Iranian City', by Anne H. Betteridge, given at 10th ICAES Congress, Delhi, 1978, typed.
- 'The Abortive Uprisings of the Indonesian Communist Party and its Influence on the Pilgrims to Mecca: 1926-1927' by Akira Nagazumi, from Rima, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1980, typed.
- 'Islam in the Mirror of Ritual' by William A. Graham, given at the 1981 Levi della Vida Conference, typed.
- 'The Economic Effect on Indonesia of the Hajj', by Zamakhsyari Dhofier, from Prisma, 36, 1985, early typed draft and photocopy.
- 'The Pilgrim Ships: Southeast Asia' by H.W. Dick, draft chapters, dated 20 May 1986, typed.
- 'Mecca: Center of Communication' by Harry B. Partin, typed, undated.
- "I have been curious for some years about the way the experience of the hajj has changed over time...", untitled paper with annotation asking for Roff's comment, typed, undated.
- 'Ayat hajj ki Sufi tafasir', from Islam awr 'Asr-i Jadid, Delhi, photocopy, in Arabic.
Correspondence concerning the setting up of the O.W. Sansom Award. These are:
- Letter from Elizabeth Samson (Mrs M.E. Samson) to Sir Cyril Philips, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask to arrange a meeting to discuss the possibility of setting up a Fellowship in memory of her husband. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 September 1986.
- 'To Consider: Proposal for an annual award in honour of Dr O.W. Samson', a statement setting out the details of the award. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
- Note from Elizabeth Samson to Sir Cyril Philips to thank for his letter and enclosure but to ask for a correction to be made on the spelling of the name. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 20 December 1986.
- Letter from Cyril Philips to Anne Southwark, to enclose Elizabeth's Samson's note. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 9 January 1987.
- Note from Elizabeth Samson to Anne Southwark to enclose the cheque for the donation. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 17 February 1987. The note is annotated to state the cheque was received on 23 February and acknowledged on 24 February 1987.
Documents and correspondence concerned with the administration of the Award:
- Letter from Elizabeth Samson to Professor A.D.H. Bivar, President, Royal Asiatic Society, expressing her concerns that the Award should primarily be for student travel. She has only been informed of one use of the Award for a publication, Islamic Fundamentalism, following a seminar. She asks for a meeting to be arranged to discuss the matter. Handwritten, one piece, dated 22 July 1991.
- List of correspondence concerning the award, mentions of its use, and current details of the account. Handwritten, 1 piece, undated [1991].
- Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to John Payne, Hon. Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform concerning the letter sent from Elizabeth Samson, and proposing visiting her in September to discuss her concerns. Typed, 1 piece, dated 30 July 1991.
- Copy of a letter from John Payne to Ralph Pinder-Wilson to inform of Elizabeth Samson's letter and the impending visit on which he will accompany Professor Bivar. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 August 1991.
- 'File Note: Dr. O.W. Samson Fund' - Note on the forthcoming visit to Mrs Samson and the references to the fund in the Council Minutes. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 August 1991.
- 'Dr. O.W. Samson Fund' - report, written by John Payne, on the visit of the President and the Honorary Treasurer to Elizabeth Samson and the proposals for the administration of a Travelling Award, Typed, 3 pieces, dated 16 September 1991.
- Letter from Elizabeth Samson to Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for her letter and to ask her to thank Professor Bivar and John Payne for their understanding. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 15 December 1991.
- Note from Sharon Eicher to the Royal Asiatic Society to ask if she is eligible to apply for the award. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 1 April 1992.
- Letter from Clio Whittaker, SOAS Journals, to Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a copy of the Bulletin in which the Society had placed an advertisement for the O.W. Samson Travelling Award and to send the invoice. Two pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 3 November 1992.
- 'The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, O.W. Samson Travelling Award (1993)' - notice of the award and to invite applications. Printed, 2 copies.
- List of institutions to which adverts had been sent. Typed, 1 piece, dated August 1993.
Correspondence regarding the death of Elizabeth Samson:
- Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr D.W. MacDowall, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of a phone call she had received relating the circumstances of Elizabeth Samson's death. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 12 September 1994.
- Letter from Dr D.W. MacDowall, to Mr and Mrs Richard Lake, sister and brother-in-law of Elizabeth Samson, to send the condolences of the Society on the death of Elizabeth Samson. Typed, 1 piece, dated 15 September 1994.
These Papers consist of items collected or made by Henry Harkness. They include copies and rubbings of inscriptions, a Commentary on Aryabhatta theorems made by Dikshitan & Ellayan, an abridged Treatise on Mirkum, or Logic, Manusyâlaya-candrikā and Fourteen Chapters of the Suryasiddhanta with Commentary, and the names of the Divinities of the Zodiac.
Sin títuloSanskrit work on the rules for building houses in 7 chapters in Grantha script. Presented by Captain Harkness, 16 June 1832.
Correspondence and printed material concerning lectures, and a typescript of one lecture. The material is:
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Sir Charles Eliot, 'The History and Monuments of Cambodia', 13 February 1912.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Professor Albert von le Coq, 'Journey and Results of the 4th Turfan Expedition', 18 October 1927.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Sir E. Denison Ross, 'The Contribution of Hungary to Central Asian Studies with special reference to Csoma de Koros', 12 June 1928.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Sir Aurel Stein, 'A Journey of Archaeological Expedition in South-Western Iran (1933-6)', 11 November 1937.
- Typescript of the lecture given by Professor Kochi Doi on Japanese Myth. The lecture was given on 9 December 1937. The typescript is annotated with a note from Doi to Colonel Hoysted, dated 28 January 1938. With the typescript is an admittance ticket for the lecture and a letter from Harold Powlett to Colonel Hoysted to return the typescript, dated 5 February 1938.
- An album containing correspondence and admittance tickets for lectures held between November 1932 and June 1940.
- Admittance tickets for lectures by Sir Richard O. Winstedt, 'Malaya and the Malays', 13 February 1941; and Dr. H. Buchtal, 'Indian Tales in Islamic Art', 4 March 1941.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Rev. E.R. Hughes, 'The Chinese Collection in the Bodleian Library', 10 April 1941.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Lord Samuel, 'The Hebrew University of Jerusalem', following the Anniversary meeting of 6 May 1941.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Mr Hsiao Ch'ien, 'Some Remarks on Contemporary Chinese Literature', 12 June 1941.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Mr K. de B. Codrington, 'Classical Contacts with Indian Art', 5 March 1943.
- Letter from H.W. Bailey to Sir Richard Winstedt to express his honour at being asked to lecture at the Society, handwritten, dated 23 December 1943.
- Letter from Menier Collin to Sir Richard Winstedt concerning his forthcoming lecture on 'The Ramayana as a work of Art', handwritten, dated 8 April 1944.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Bishop Stephen Neill, 'The beginnings of Tamil Literature' which would follow the presentation of the Triennial Gold Medal to Sir Richard Winstedt, 9 October 1947.
- Admittance ticket for a lecture by Professor Dr. Nihar Ranjan Ray, 'Fundamental Approaches to Indian Art', 24 January 1952, a joint lecture with the Royal India, Pakistan and Ceylon Society.
- Newspaper cutting of a short article titled 'Royal Asiatic Society Lectures' in The Times, regarding the Society's new series of popular lectures, including those by Mr A. M. Blackman, Sir Denison Ross, Dr H. R. Hall and Mr Sidney Smith, 15 January 1926.
Printed cards with a list of the Council, information about the Library; and listing the dates of Meetings at the Royal Asiatic Society with the names of the speakers and titles of their lectures. These are for 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80. The card for 1975-76 is a photocopy of the original.
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