Archief MJR - Papers of Michael John Rowlandson

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 MJR

Titel

Papers of Michael John Rowlandson

Datum(s)

  • 1982 (Vervaardig)
  • 1825 - 1887 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

1 archival box

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1804-1894)

Biografie

Michael John Rowlandson was born in 1804, in Hungerford, Berkshire, his father being the Vicar of Warminster. He joined the Indian army as a cadet in 1820, becoming a lieutenant in 1821 and a major in 1824. He served at the College of Fort St. George asread more

Geschiedenis van het archief

The papers were the private documents of Rowlandson and seem to have been kept within the family until their donation to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1982.

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

The Papers were donated by Muriel Turner, great-granddaughter of Rowlandson, in 1982.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

This material contains 4 handwritten notebooks and a letter concerning their donation.

Ordeningstelsel

Due to the small size of the Collection it was catalogued as one series.

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

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

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Arabisch
  • Engels
  • Hindi
  • Perzisch

Verwante materialen

Related units of description

Within the RAS Collections we also have:

  • Tohfut-ul-mujahideen : an historical work in the Arabic language / translated into English by M.J. Rowlandson. (1833)
  • An analysis of Arabic quotations which occur in the Gulistan of Muslih-ud-Deen Sheikh Sadi, as
  • read more

Trefwoorden

Geografische trefwoorden

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-mjr

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

The Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2018.