Fonds AJ - Papers of Alexander Johnston

The Papers of Alexander Johnston consists of manuscripts written by Johnston, commissioned by him, or simply presented by him to the Society. These are:

• Portfolio of material donated by Sir Alexander Johnston to the Royal Asiatic Society
• 'A Summary of the Principle Evidence for the Truth, Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation' by Beilby, Lord Bishop of London, translated J.G. Philips & C. de Saram into Sinhalese.
• "Moses in the Bulrushes - A Sacred Drama" and "Joseph" by Hannah More, translations in Sinhalese.
• Report on tumuli or barrows in the Sardis region (Turkey) by George Hale.

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given 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. Please bring photo ID.

Alexander Johnston as a founder member of the Royal Asiatic Society donated many items to the Society including manuscripts and paintings. The Society has 18 drawings and 2 scroll paintings made by Sinhalese artists working for Johnston (Head cat. 087.001-087.020) and a painting of Gunung Merapi, Central Java, 1812 by Colin Mackenzie, presented to the Society by Alexander Johnston.