Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- [1900 - 1923] (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
12 notebooks handwritten
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
The author of these notebooks is unknown. They contain no identifying material and the handwriting has not been identified.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
It is unknown to whom these notebooks belonged.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
It is unknown how these notebooks came into the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society. Some of the notebooks had been housed with the manuscript material of George Edward Fryer, but they do not belong to him. They are of a later date.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Twelve notebooks containing the author's notes on India, its religions and inscriptions, mainly extracts from, and comments upon, published authors' works.
Ordeningstelsel
The material was divided according to the titles of the volumes thus:
- SC2/1 - Hindu and Early Indian
- SC2/2 - Indian Mahommedan
- SC2/3 - Islamic
- SC2/4 - Inscriptions
- SC2/5 - Miscellaneous
- SC2/6 - Buddhism
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
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Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
It would appear these notebooks were once part of a larger collection as not all volumes are present in particular sets.
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Hume Robert Ernest 1877-1948 (Onderwerp)
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.