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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Sir Arthur John Gielgud was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922.
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The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set up to save some of the UK’s finest heritage at risk of loss. Taken together, the treasures it saves form a permanent memorial to those who have given their lives for the UK.
As a fund of last resort, NHMF provides financial assistance towards the acquisition, preservation and maintenance of some of the UK’s finest objects and landscapes. These range from historic houses and works of art to trains, boats and ancient landscapes. NHMF creates a world-class collection that belongs to the people of the United Kingdom forever.
NHMF receives annual grant-in-aid of £5million from the UK government to help save some of our most-loved treasures from being lost forever. The Fund originated in 1946 as the National Land Fund but was changed to its present form in 1980.
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The Charles Lamb Society was founded in 1935 following the centenary of Lamb’s death. It aims to promote a wider and deeper understanding of the life and times of Charles and Mary Lamb. Each year they hold a series of events in London that try to preserve the spirit of Elian friendliness and good humour.
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The Friends of Coleridge, founded in 1986 by David Miall and Rosemary Cawthray, exists to foster interest in the life and works of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his circle. They pursue these aims by publishing the journal The Coleridge Bulletin, by hosting a biennial Summer Conference, and by running events and workshops for members of the society, for schools and other institutes of education, and for the general public. Membership is open to all.
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The Papers of Thomas Manning were acquired by the Society in 2015 but before this acquisition the Society received enquiries as to where his Papers might be. Since the acquisition the papers have been the subject of both research and engagement. This is reflected in this subseries:
- Copy of a 'Report on the MSS etc. of T. Manning' by Edward B. Harris, dated 21 February 1900. This document lists papers in a box given to Harris on 31 January for his assessment. The copy of the list was provided by Mike Manning in 2016, 17 pieces.
- Script of Travellers' Tales, John Gielgud as Thomas Manning in 'A journey through Tibet, 1811-1812', first recorded 14 July 1966 and transmitted on 16 August 1966 on BBC Home Service. This copy was sent to the Society by Mike Manning in 2016, 10 pieces. A recording of the programme can be heard on our Digital Library: https://royalasiaticcollections.org/sir-john-gielgud-reading-thomas-mannings-narrative-of-his-travels-in-tibet/.
- Correspondence between Charles Bawden and Diana Crawford, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, concerning the whereabouts of the papers of Thomas Manning. Typed and handwritten, 5 pieces, dated 7 September 1972 - 16 October 1972.
- Correspondence between Mary Bellhouse and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning material for her biography of Thomas Manning. Typed and handwritten, 14 pieces, dated 22 January 1997 - 23 March 2013.
- 'First Englishman in Lhasa: intimate letters reveal story of unsung explorer' by Jason Burke, published in Guardian online 13 October 2015. Downloaded article, 3 pieces.
- National Heritage Memorial Fund Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended March 2016, containing the article, 'The lost papers of Thomas Manning'. The NHMF provided significant funding for the purchase of the papers.
- The Times Literary Supplement, 29 April 2016, containing the article 'After the fashion of their country: Thomas Manning and the early British study of China' by Edward Weech, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, and Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist.
- China Daily, 2 August 2017, with the article 'Archive to shed light on Briton's Chinese adventure' by Cecily Liu concerning the acquisition of the Manning papers.
- 'Ancestry of Thomas Manning' - biographical details provided by Mike Manning. Typed, 2 pages, dated September 2017.
- Genealogical tree of the Manning family. Copy of a tree created by Deborah Manning.
- The Charles Lamb Society Programme 2017-18 detailing the talk 'travelling Romanticism: Thomas Manning in England, France and China' delivered by Edward Weech, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian on 14 October 2017 at the Society's premises.
- Copy of the article 'All the beauties of the Road: Thomas Manning's Romantic Visions, from the Lakes to Tibet, 1799-1812' by Edward Weech, published in The Charles Lamb Bulletin, Spring 2018.
- Programme for the Paris Symposium: Exiles, Emigrés and Expatriates in Romantic-Era paris and London, 12-13 April 2018 at which Edward Weech delivered the paper, 'Paris to a stranger is a desert full of knaves & whores - like London: Thomas Manning's Romantic Europe, 1802-1815'.
- Programme for The Friends of Coleridge Biennial Summer Conference, 6 - 9 August 2018 with abstract for the paper. 'Far beyond Coleridge or any man in the power of impressing: Thomas Manning and the Coleridge Circle', delivered by Edward Weech, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian.
- Lineage and Legacy: Thomas Manning and the Early British Study of China, 1800-1830' by Edward Weech, copy of the thesis submitted for the degree of PhD at the centre of Culture, Literary and Post-Colonial Studies, SOAS, University of London, 2020.
- Copy of 'Slow Boat to China' by Robert Bickers - a review of Chinese Dreams in Romantic England: The Life and Times of Thomas Manning by Edward Weech, Manchester University Press 2022. Review taken from Literary Review, March 2023.
- Publicity Posters for talks given by Edward Weech concerning Thomas Manning at the Institute of History and Philology Academia Sinica, Hunan university of Science and Technology, and Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong. Three pieces, dated 2023.