Arquivo QW - Papers of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales

The Papers of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales contain papers relating to his archaeological work in southeast Asia including expedition notes, personal notebooks, diaries, manuscript proofs, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and maps. Listed within this catalogue are objects and items of furniture which were also part of the bequest of Quaritch Wales' wife, Dorothy, to the Royal Asiatic Society.

The material was arranged according to its type thus:

• QW/1 - Archaeology Expedition Notes
• QW/2 - Personal Notebooks
• QW/3 - Diaries
• QW/4 - Manuscript Proofs
• QW/5 - Photograph catalogue
• QW/6 - Correspondence
• QW/7 - Itineraries
• QW/8 - Printed Materials
• QW/9 - Newspaper Cuttings
• QW/10 - Programmes
• QW/11 - Stamps
• QW/12 - Maps
• QW/13 - Objects
• QW/14 - Furniture

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.

The bequest also contained a large number of photographs (Photo.70), and a number of slides and glass slides (Glass Slide.03). There were also additional items of furniture which had to be sold when the Royal Asiatic Society moved to its current premises. The Library Collections also contains most of the publications of Quaritch Wales.