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George Grenville Malet undertook the translation of Mahomed Masoom's A History of Sind. The History, which covers the period from A.D. 710 to A.D. 1590, was written in Persian at the end of the sixteenth century. Malet undertook the translation when he was Resident at Khairpur (Khyrpoor) with the assistance of Peer Mahomed, Residency Munshi. The translation was published in Mumbai in 1855, but these papers contain a handwritten manuscript of both the translation and the documentation and correspondence connected to the translation. The translation has been copied by a number of different hands. The signatures of these copyists appear at the end of their section.

With the manuscript is a letter from East India House to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the Court of Directors of the East India Company were sending to the Society a copy of the Translation and an 'Abstract Translation of a Copper Plate...for a grant of land in Bundlecund. This translation is not with the papers. The letter is dated 6 December 1849.

The Papers of Angus C. Graham include material pertaining to both book and article publications, to reviews written and to his translation, poetry and short story work. It includes correspondence with other academics in his field and with some poets. There is material pertaining to appointments that he has held and conferences attended, notebooks, diaries and a single photograph. There is also a considerable volume of others' articles and some material concerning others' academic appointments.

In the course of his research, Graham made notes, both in notebooks and on loose sheets of paper. These were generally concerned with his interests in philosophy, experiencing life and language study.

Notes on research into Chinese language. Some of these are unordered.

Retranslating the Translation by Angus Graham. Photocopies, typescript and handwritten original poems and their multiple translations produced by 8 students during a seminar led by Angus Graham in the autumn of 1972. With the poems is a description of the exercise and the student list.

Letter from Carine [Defoort] Departement Orientalistiek en Slavistiek, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, to Angus Graham to check he has received the "three Mullies" for translation. She offers her help if needed. She also informs Graham of her pregnancy with twins and that she is currently living with her parents in Brussels.

This series contains material connected with others' publications found within the Graham papers. This includes copies and drafts of articles and correspondence concerning them.

Publications and associated correspondence from the 1970s.

Letter from Chad Hansen to Angus Graham concerning Hansen's work on Chinese translations.

Articles published in the 1980s and associated correspondence.