Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1939 - 1940 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 archival folder typed and handwritten
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Major J. R. Cunningham was part of the Indian Government. In 1930 J. R. Cunningham, the then Director of Public Information of Assam, issued a circular imposing a blanket ban on any anti-British and pro-swadeshi activity by students. It seems he was… read more
Nombre del productor
Nombre del productor
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 of… read more
Nombre del productor
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
The material was sent to the Royal Asiatic Society by Major Cunningham in 2019. The further correspondence was created in the discussion as to the future of the material.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The material was sent by Cunningham for the use of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This material contains a letter from major Cunningham describing the "Haram of Ali Raza" at Mashhad and a copy of the "Ziarat Nameh" said at the shrine. There is also further Royal Asiatic Society correspondence concerning what to do with this donated material.
Sistema de arreglo
The material was divided into two series: JRC/1 - Cunningham correspondence and JCR/2 - Allied correspondence
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
- árabe
- inglés
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Cunningham J.R (Materia)
- Arberry Arthur John 1905-1969 (Materia)
- Nicholson Reynold Alleyne 1868-1945 (Materia)
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Nota del archivista
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.