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Date(s)
- 1968-1997 (Création/Production)
- 1785-1876 (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
0.05 cubic metres / 4 archival boxes
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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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Histoire archivistique
The majority of this material was sold by a family member to Maggs Bros. Ltd., where it remained until its 'rediscovery' in 2015.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
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
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
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.
Accroissements
In 2019, the Royal Asiatic Society were loaned 5 letters from the Manning family. These have become TM/19.
Mode de classement
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
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
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.
Conditions de 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.
Langue des documents
- grec ancien
- chinois
- anglais
- français
- italien
- tibétain
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
The original letters from Thomas Manning to Charles Lamb are held at the University of Kentucky
Unités de description associées
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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Note de l'archiviste
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