Fondo MCG - Papers of Sir Michael Cavanagh Gillett

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 891 MCG

Título

Papers of Sir Michael Cavanagh Gillett

Fecha(s)

  • 1944 - 1946 (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Fondo

Volumen y soporte

0.5 archival box

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

Historia biográfica

Michael Cavanagh Gillett was born on 12 July 1907. He joined the Consular Service serving in China from 1929-1953 being stationed at Peking, Canton, Hankow, Nanking, Kashgar, Tengyueh, Chungking and Shanghai. He also served in Los Angeles 1954-1957, andread more

Institución archivística

Historia archivística

The Material was the possession of Sir Michael Cavanagh Gillett until its donation in 1949.

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1950), p. 224, notes the donation under Presentations and Additions to the Library , "Gillett, M.C. Notes on the Blue Turkish Tongue (MS). Practical Introduction to Turki. Presented by M.C. Gillett Esq.". In theread more

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

These papers consist of two manuscripts written by Gillett during his time as Consul in Kashgar. They are "Some Notes on the Blue Turkish Tongue" and "A Practical Introduction to Turki, Part I & Part II".

Sistema de arreglo

The material was catalogued as the individual manuscripts.

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

  • inglés
  • lenguas varias

Área de materiales relacionados

Unidades de descripción relacionadas

In the RAS Library collections is a copy of Afghanistan: a study of political developments in central and southern Asia by W.K. Fraser-Tytler (1967). This is a 3rd edition revised by M.C. Gillett.

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Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

gb891-mcg

Nota del archivista

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