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Titre
Date(s)
- [1918 - 1942] (Création/Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 folder
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Walter Melville Wace was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, before serving in the Bedfordshire Regiment in the First World War. He then became a manager of a rubber plantation in Johor, then part of British Malaya. During this time he compiled this… read more
Histoire archivistique
The custodial history is unknown.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
It is unknown when these Papers became part of the Society's Collections. The covering biographical note with the Vocabulary, might suggest that they were given after his death in 1942.
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Portée et contenu
"An English- Malayalam Vocabulary compiled by Melville Wace". 121 loose pages, typed, of an English to Malayalam vocabulary with extensive handwritten annotations. Also a front page with biographical details and bearing a Royal Asiatic Society stamp. The… read more
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Conditions d'accès
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. 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 made via phone or email.… read more
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
- anglais
- mal
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Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
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Note de l'archiviste
These papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.