Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1939 - 1940 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 archival folder typed and handwritten
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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
Nom du producteur
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
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
Nom du producteur
Histoire archivistique
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.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The material was sent by Cunningham for the use of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Mode de classement
The material was divided into two series: JRC/1 - Cunningham correspondence and JCR/2 - Allied correspondence
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
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
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
- arabe
- anglais
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- Cunningham J.R (Sujet)
- Arberry Arthur John 1905-1969 (Sujet)
- Nicholson Reynold Alleyne 1868-1945 (Sujet)
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Note de l'archiviste
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.