Fonds CHH - Papers of Captain Henry Harkness

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 CHH

Title

Papers of Captain Henry Harkness

Date(s)

  • 16-06-1832 (Accumulation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

Box containing 8 items

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Henry Harkness was born on 7 October 1787 in Lympstone, Devon. He was a British Colonial Officer in South India. He became a Captain in 1826 when he commanded the escort of Bishop Heber until Heber’s death in 1826. He collaborated with Col. Colinread more

Archival history

Presented to the RAS on 16 June 1832 by Capt. Henry Harkness

Content and structure area

Scope and content

These Papers consist of items collected or made by Henry Harkness. They include copies and rubbings of inscriptions, a Commentary on Aryabhatta theorems made by Dikshitan & Ellayan, an abridged Treatise on Mirkum, or Logic, Manusyâlaya-candrikā andread 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

  • Sanskrit
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Allied materials area

Related units of description

The Society also holds books written by Harkness. Details can be found at: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=Harkness&weight_search=1

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Subject access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-chh

Dates of creation revision deletion

2023-08-03

Language(s)

  • English

Archivist's note

This material was catalogued by Matt McKenzie, Archives Volunteer, under the supervision of the Archivist in 2023.