Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1923 - 1924 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 items handwritten and printed
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
A.R. Ward resided in New South Wales. He was the author of Prophecy concerning the Rōsh Kĕlälǟh. He was alive and active in the 1920s.
Repository
Archival history
The material was compiled by A.R. Ward and sent to the Society for Biblical Archaeology. This had been absorbed into the Royal Asiatic Society in 1919 and therefore the material became part of the Society's collections.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The material was acquired from A.R. Ward in 1923-4.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Papers of A.R. Ward consist of the manuscript draft for his fifth edition of the Prophecy concerning Rōsh Kĕlälǟh. This consists of an offprint for the fourth edition, pasted into a lined handmade notebook with insertions and annotations to correct… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. 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… 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
- Hebrew
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The fourth edition of the
Prophesy concerning the Rōsh Kĕlälǟh
is available in original edition or classic reprint. It appears that this fifth edition was never published.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Society of Biblical Archaeology (Subject)
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Ward A.R. (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.