Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 BHH-BHH/6
Title
Manuscripts and Notes Pertaining to Hodgson's Study of Languages and Ethnography
Date(s)
- [1820 - 1860] (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Hodgson was very interested in the different tribes and languages of the Himalayan region. This set of manuscripts shows some of the research he undertook and the vocabularies that he compiled.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The manuscripts were ordered according to language types.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- German
- Miscellaneous Language
- Tamil
- Telugu