Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1847 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 folder Handwritten, 12 sides + handwritten label
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Smith was born in Wellington, Somerset, and educated at Oxford, In 1841 he was appointed vicar of Goole, Yorkshire. In 1844 Smith and Thomas McClatchie sailed to China as the first two Christian Missionary Society missionaries in that country,… read more
Repository
Archival history
The paper was written by George Smith.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The paper was sent to the Royal Asiatic Society by George Smith for reading at a General Meeting of the Society.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These Papers consist of a single document - a handwritten manuscript with label, 'Notes on China and the Chinese'. This label also reads 'Read 7th April 1847. This is inaccurate - the General Meeting Minutes of the Society record that Sir George Staunton… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/ . 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… read more
Conditions governing 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.
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Smith George 1815-1871 Bishop (Subject)
- Staunton Sir George Thomas 1781-1859 (Subject)
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Description identifier
Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.