Área de identidad
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Fecha(s)
- 1968-1997 (Creación)
- 1785-1876 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
0.05 cubic metres / 4 archival boxes
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Thomas Manning was born in Broome, Norfolk on 8th November, 1772, the second son of Reverend William Manning, rector of Brome and subsequently rector of Diss, Norfolk, and his wife, Elizabeth, the only child of Reverend William Adams, rector of Rollersby… read more
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Institución archivística
Historia archivística
The majority of this material was sold by a family member to Maggs Bros. Ltd., where it remained until its 'rediscovery' in 2015.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The archive was acquired from Maggs Bros. Ltd., Rare Book Publishers, London, in 2015 with funding received from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and further support from the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund;… read more
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The Papers include correspondence between Thomas Manning and his family, friends and some official correspondence ranging from his childhood, through Cambridge days, time in France, travels to China and India and his later life.These reflect both Manning'… read more
Valorización, destrucción y programación
The archive was appraised by the archivist. It had been divided into 'lots' ready for sale by Maggs Bros. Ltd., thus original order was not present. All material was kept and ordered with material already held by the institution to create a catalogue of the total material.
Acumulaciones
In 2019, the Royal Asiatic Society were loaned 5 letters from the Manning family. These have become TM/19.
Sistema de arreglo
The Collection has been arranged according to different types of material creating a number of series. These are:
- TM/1 Family Correspondence:
- TM/1/1 Correspondence with William Manning
- TM/1/2 Correspondence with Other Family Members
- TM/2 Correspondence … read more
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Open. Please contact the archivist. The archive is open on Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays 10-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
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
- griego antiguo
- chino
- inglés
- francés
- italiano
- tibetano
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
The original letters from Thomas Manning to Charles Lamb are held at the University of Kentucky
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
The RAS also holds within its Collections:
- The Latin-Chinese dictionary belonging to Thomas Manning and marked with his annotations
- A half-length portrait of Thomas Manning, oil on canvas, c.1805 by J.M. Davis
- Bust of Thomas Manning, plaster, c.1805, … read more
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Área de control de la descripción
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Nota del archivista
The descriptions were created by Nancy Charley, Archivist at the Royal Asiatic Society, in 2016. The original order of the material was unknown and therefore it was arranged according to the different types of material of which the collection is comprised