Fonds CPB - Papers of Charles Philip Brown

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 CPB

Title

Papers of Charles Philip Brown

Date(s)

  • 1847 - 1848 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

3 leather bound volumes Hand written

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Charles Philip Brown was born in Calcutta on November 10, 1798 to Rev. David Brown, a missionary, who learnt Sanskrit and other native languages to help him in his work. After his father's death in 1812, Brown moved to England and was selected for a jobread more

Archival history

In his autobiographical Narrative of the literary life of Charles Philip Brown , the author describes the commissioning, in 1847, of a catalogue of the manuscripts in the Madras College Library. The custodial histopry of the items in this collection is otherwise unknown.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The source of acquisition is unknown.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The papers of Charles Philip Brown consisting of three leather-bound volumes being a catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts held in the the Madras College Manuscript Library comprising the author's collection; part of Colonel Mackenzie's collection; part ofread more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. 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 isread 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
  • Telugu

Allied materials area

Related units of description

A digital copy of the autobiographical Narrative of the literary life of Charles Philip Brown can be found at Google Books.

Notes area

Note

In his autobiographical Narrative of the literary life of Charles Philip Brown , the author describes the commissioning, in 1847, of a catalogue of the manuscripts in the Madras College Library. Therefore these documents were dated to 1847-8.

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Description identifier

gb891-cpb