Fonds JD - Papers of John Dowson

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 891 JD

Titre

Papers of John Dowson

Date(s)

  • 1850 - 1881 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

1 archival folder Hand-written

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

(1820-1881)

Notice biographique

John Dowson M.R.A.S. was a British indologist notable for his work on Hindu texts. Widely considered to be a preeminent authority of Hinduism in his time, Dowson taught in both India and Britain, eventually being made Professor at University Collegeread more

Histoire archivistique

These papers are all associated with John Dowson.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Source of Acquisition is unknown.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

  • Copy of inscriptions from the East, West and South Walls of a "large cave" in Nanaghat. This document is dated as being in Edinburgh in 1877.
  • Collection of Urdu letters which have been identified as dating to around 1866 and being addressed from Punjab.
  • read more

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

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

Conditions de 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.

Langue des documents

  • anglais
  • ourdou
  • sanskrit

Zone des sources complémentaires

Unités de description associées

The society holds in it's collection several books by John Dowson looking at Indian history and languages.

Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Sujets

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

gb891-jd

Note de l'archiviste

This material was cataloged by Jake Todd, RAS Volunteer, under the supervision of Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.