Fonds OTF - Oriental Translation Fund

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 OTF

Title

Oriental Translation Fund

Date(s)

  • 1828 - 2020 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 archival box and 5 bound volumes

Context area

Name of creator

Administrative history

The Oriental Translation Fund was established in 1828 by a committee of the Royal Asiatic Society under the Chairmanship of Sir Gore Ouseley. Its purpose was to translate and publish such "interesting and valuable works on eastern History, Science, andread more

Name of creator

(1819-1899)

Biographical history

Bernard Quaritch was born in a village outside Göttingen, Germany. After first working for booksellers in Nordhausen and Berlin, he travelled to London in 1842, carrying a letter of introduction to Henry Bohn, the leading London bookseller. Quaritch wasread more

Name of creator

(1770-1844)

Biographical history

Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Baronet GCH, PC (24 June 1770 – 18 November 1844), was a British entrepreneur, linguist and diplomat. He was born in Ireland and educated at home. Whilst serving the British Government and posted in Lucknow he became a friend of theread more

Name of creator

(1823-)

Administrative history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation ofread more

Name of creator

Archival history

These records form part of the institutional archives of the Society.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

As part of the institutional records, they have always been part of the Society's possessions.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The collection features a range of material highlighting the activities of the Oriental Translation Fund both from its origins in 1828 and after being revived in 1888 by Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot.

Accruals

As the Fund is still in operation accruals should be expected in the future.

System of arrangement

Four series were created:

  • OTF/1 Committee minutes
  • OTF/2 Correspondence
  • OTF/3 Publications
  • OTF/4 Purchases and Stocks

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist. Contact details can be found here . The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.read more

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Copies of all the Oriental Translation publications are held within the collections.

Publication note

Further contextual information about the Oriental Translation Fund can be found in: 'The Royal Asiatic Society, it's history and treasures' edited by Stuart Simmonds and Simon Digby. Copies of this are held within the Library.

Access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-otf