Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1847 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 folder Handwritten, 12 sides + handwritten label
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
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
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
The paper was written by George Smith.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The paper was sent to the Royal Asiatic Society by George Smith for reading at a General Meeting of the Society.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
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
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
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
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
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Smith George 1815-1871 Bishop (Materia)
- Staunton Sir George Thomas 1781-1859 (Materia)
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Nota del archivista
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2022.