Fondo JDMD - Papers of J. Duncan M. Derrett

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 891 JDMD

Título

Papers of J. Duncan M. Derrett

Fecha(s)

  • 1998-2009 (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Fondo

Volumen y soporte

1 archival folder, typed and handwritten

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

(30 August 1922 – 21 October 2012)

Historia biográfica

John Duncan Martin Derrett was Professor of Oriental Laws at the University of London, from 1965 to 1982, and afterwards Emeritus Professor.

Derrett was educated at Emanuel School, London, Jesus College, Oxford and the School of Oriental and Africanread more

Nombre del productor

(1823-)

Historia administrativa

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation ofread more

Institución archivística

Historia archivística

These papers were created when Derrett needed to access material from the Society's collections. They are officially business records but as they show the research interests of Derrett at this time, it was decided to catalogue them as a set of Personal Papers.

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

These papers were collated in the business of the Society and therefore have always been in the possession of the Society

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

Letters between J. Duncan M. Derrett and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the material he required for his reseearch.

Área de condiciones de acceso y uso

Condiciones de acceso

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.read 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

The Library of the Society holds several publications written by Derrett. These can be found using our catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=Derrett&weight_search=1

Puntos de acceso

Puntos de acceso por materia

Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

gb891 jdmd

Fechas de creación revisión eliminación

This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist, in 2025.