Fondo JRC - Papers of Major J. R. Cunningham

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 891 JRC

Título

Papers of Major J. R. Cunningham

Fecha(s)

  • 1939 - 1940 (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Fondo

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 wasread more

Nombre del productor

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

Nombre del productor

(1905-1969)

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

Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

gb891-jrc

Nota del archivista

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.