Archief ACG - Papers of Angus C. Graham

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 ACG

Titel

Papers of Angus C. Graham

Datum(s)

  • 1942 - 1997 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

18 archival boxes

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Angus Charles Graham
(1919-1991)

Biografie

Angus C. Graham was born in 1919, in Penarth, Wales, and was educated in Penarth and Shropshire before attending Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he attained a BA in Theology in 1940. He served in the Royal Air Force during WWII, taking a Services… read more

Naam van de archiefvormer

Columbia University Press

archiefbewaarplaats

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Geschiedenis van het archief

The material belonged to Angus Graham until his death in 1991. It was then kept by his family until they sought a place for it to be archived. It was donated to the Royal Asiatic Society in 2018.

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

The material was donated by Dawn Baker, daughter of Angus Graham, in 2018.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

The Papers of Angus C. Graham include material pertaining to both book and article publications, to reviews written and to his translation, poetry and short story work. It includes correspondence with other academics in his field and with some poets.… read more

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

The material arrived in boxes which had previously been listed and assigned a numerical order, but not arranged. Connected material was not together. The decision was made not to keep the original order but to create an order that should aid future researchers.

Ordeningstelsel

The following series were created (the first 12 series are for his published books):

  • ACG/1 - Two Chinese Philosophers: Ch'eng Ming-tao and Ch'eng Yi-ch'uan
  • ACG/2 - The Book of Lieh-tzu
  • ACG/3 - The Problem of Value
  • ACG/4 - Poems of the Late T'ang
  • ACG/5 -
    • … read more

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Mostly open. Some papers are closed for confidentiality reasons. 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… read more

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Birmees
  • Chinees
  • Engels
  • Frans
  • Duits
  • Italiaans
  • Japans
  • Sanskriet

Verwante materialen

Related units of description

At the time of the donation of the Papers, Angus Graham's library of Chinese books and material relating to his research was also donated. This is a rich resource for researchers in this field.

Trefwoorden

Onderwerp trefwoord

Geografische trefwoorden

Naam ontsluitingsterm

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-acg

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2020. The archivist is grateful to the compilers of the list that arrived with the Papers, particularly for their Chinese language skills in identifying some of the material: Professor… read more