Fonds WST - Papers of Arthur Anderson, Clement, Edward William, Henry, and Walter West

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 WST

Title

Papers of Arthur Anderson, Clement, Edward William, Henry, and Walter West

Date(s)

  • 1780 - 1916 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

2 large archival boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Edward William West was the eldest of twelve siblings born in 1824 to William West, owner of West's Patent Press Company Ltd, and Margaret Anderson. In May 1844 at the age of 20, he travelled to Mumbai as a superintendent of the machinery and buildingsread more

Name of creator

Name of creator

Archival history

The papers were created by the five brothers between 1845 and 1866, with annotations added up until 1888. As a complete collection they appear to have been been in the custody of Edward William West until his death in 1905. Following his death the theread more

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

These papers were gifted to the Royal Asiatic Society by Mrs. Burgess in late 1916, following the death of her husband, James Burgess, on the 3rd of October of the same year.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This collection consists of seven leather bound portfolios containing topographical drawings, maps, floor plans, notes and papers that the West brothers had created when working in the Maharashtra region of India in the mid to late 1800's. The main focusread more

System of arrangement

The material is arranged following the order in which it arrived at the Royal Asiatic Society. It is divided into seven leather bound portfolios, each containing sub-folders, pertaining to different sites or regions, or different themes of the same site.read more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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.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
  • Pahlavi

Allied materials area

Related units of description

The Royal Asiatic Society hold the personal paper's of Edward William West (GB 891 EWW). Reflecting his interest in Pahlavi language and Zoroastrianism, the majority are handwritten notebooks and manuscripts, with some loose handwritten notes,read more

Access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-wst

Archivist's note

These papers were catalogued by Lily Colgan, Archive Volunteer, under the supervision of Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.