Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1843 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 archival folder handwritten
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Major General William Cullen (17 May 1785–1 October 1862) was a British Army Officer with the Madras Artillery Regiment, and from 1840 to 1860, Resident in the Kingdom of Travancore and Cochin. During his stay in India, he took a scholarly interest in… read more
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
This Memorandum appears to be written by Major General William Cullen. It is probable that he sent it to the Royal Asiatic Society.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
It is unknown how the manuscript was acquired by the Society but it is probable that is was sent by Cullen to be read at one of the Society's General Meetings.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
These Papers consist of the handwritten manuscript by William Cullen of his "Memorandum by Major-General Cullen addressed to the Madras Government, on the 5th December 1843." In this memorandum Cullen sets out his ideas for district museums to house rock… read more
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
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
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
Área de materiales relacionados
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
The Memorandum was published by the Government Press in 1949. A copy of the publication is held at the British Library.
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- Cullen William 1785-1862 Army officer (Materia)
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Nota del archivista
These papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.