Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1817 - 1897 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
10 Archival boxes
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Brian Houghton Hodgson was born in 1801 (possibly 1800, there is some uncertainty to the date), the second of seven children. He entered Haileybury in February 1816, finishing top in his year in Bengali, Persian, Hindi, Political Economy, and Classics.… read more
archiefbewaarplaats
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
An entry in a guard book dating to the 1970s states that the material was presented to the Society by Hodgson's wife, Susan. This has not yet been verified but seems that it may be likely. His wife commissioned William Wilson Hunter to write a biography… read more
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Hodgson used much of his time in both Nepal and Darjeeling in research, wanting to discover and understand about the architecture, languages, ethnography, religion, zoology and botany. He collected specimens and manuscripts, and had many drawings made,… read more
Ordeningstelsel
The material had been partly sorted and listed in a previous project. In preparing for cataloguing, this order was approximately adhered to, creating the series:
- BHH/1 - Autograph Book
- BHH/2 - Correspondence with Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
- BHH/3 - … read more
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open. Please contact the archivist using the details on the RAS website. The archive is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
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
- Engels
- Frans
- Duits
- Hindi
- Italiaans
- Khasi
- Latijn
- Diverse talen
- Nepalees
- Sanskriet
- Tamil
- Teloegoe
- Tibetaans
Verwante materialen
Related units of description
The Royal Asiatic Society has within its Collections: A set of architectural drawings of Nepal commissioned by Hodgson; many of which were undertaken by Raj Man Singh A set of Chinese prints acquired by Hodgson in Nepal Plaster bust of Brian Houghton… read more
Notitie Publicaties
The Royal Asiatic Society Book, "The Origins of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling 1820-1858" edited by David M. Waterhouse, published RoutledgeCurzon, 2004, uses material within this and other collections to build a… read more
Trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
The material had already been partly listed in a previous project, and some of the material bears numbers from this project. However it was necessary to rearrange some of the material when a full appraisal was made. It was therefore relisted and… read more