Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1847 - 1848 (Creation)
Level of description
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 job… read more
Repository
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 of… read 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 is… 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
- 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.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Brown Charles Philip 1798-1884 (Subject)