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- [1933]-1972 (Creation)
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2 boxes
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Edward Walter Hutchinson served as a British Vice-Consul in Saigon, Vietnam and as British Consul in Chiengmai, Thailand. Hutchinson is the author of Adventurers in Siam in the Seventeenth Century published in 1940. He is also known for his annotated translation of the Mémoire du Père de Bèze , which was published in 1968 under the title 1688 Revolution in Siam .
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Given to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by Hutchinson's relative, J.A. Howell, in 1972.
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Scope and content
Papers belonging to Edward Walter Hutchinson include: Manuscripts Notebooks Correspondence Photographs Printed material
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The material has been arranged:
- EWH/1 - Manuscripts of Edward Walter Hutchinson
- EWH/2 - Notebooks and Notes of Edward Walter Hutchinson
- EWH/3 - Correspondence
- EWH/4 - Photographs belonging to Edward Walter Hutchinson
- EWH/5 - Printed material belonging to Edward Walter Hutchinson
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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. Please bring photo ID
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.
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- English
- French
- Thai
- Latin
- Dutch
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The Royal Asiatic Society collection holds copies of Hutchinson's work, including Adventures in Siam in the Seventeenth Century (published in 1947 and 1985) and 1688 Revolution in Siam: the memoir of Father de Bèze (published in 1968).
The RAS also has two photograph albums that belonged to Edward Walter Hutchinson with views and portraits of Thailand, Burma and other locations in S.E. Asia (Photo.28). A description of these can be found on the RAS Library Catalogue https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/ .
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Archivist's note
This catalogue was prepared by Shao Peng Kao, archival volunteer, under the supervision of Nancy Charley, archivist of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, in 2016.