Arquivo JRC - Papers of Major J. R. Cunningham

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Código de referência

GB 891 JRC

Título

Papers of Major J. R. Cunningham

Data(s)

  • 1939 - 1940 (Produção)

Nível de descrição

Arquivo

Dimensão e suporte

1 archival folder typed and handwritten

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História 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

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(1823-)

História 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

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(1905-1969)

História do arquivo

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.

Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência

The material was sent by Cunningham for the use of the Royal Asiatic Society.

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Âmbito e conteúdo

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 arranjo

The material was divided into two series: JRC/1 - Cunningham correspondence and JCR/2 - Allied correspondence

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Condições de acesso

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

Condiçoes de reprodução

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 do material

  • árabe
  • inglês

Pontos de acesso

Pontos de acesso - Assuntos

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Identificador da descrição

gb891-jrc

Nota do arquivista

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