Fondo DP - Papers of David Price

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 891 DP

Título

Papers of David Price

Fecha(s)

  • [1800 - 1835] (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Fondo

Volumen y soporte

2 items handwritten

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

Historia biográfica

David Price was an orientalist and army officer. Born in Wales, his father died when he was young and, despite being given a scholarship for university he was unable to afford to complete his course. Instead he joined the army of the East India Companyread more

Institución archivística

Historia archivística

The material originated with Price or was sent to him.

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

It is unknown when either of these items entered the Society's collections.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

The papers of David Price consist of a letter to him from a colleague in Tannah, dated 24 May 1800; and a draft translation of an Extract from a Preface to the Shahnamah of Firdausi.

Área de condiciones de acceso y uso

Condiciones de acceso

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

Condiciones

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.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Área de materiales relacionados

Unidades de descripción relacionadas

David Price bequeathed many manuscripts to the Society. The collections also hold copies of publications written by him. Details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

gb891-dp

Nota del archivista

The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.