Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1910 - 2000 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 large archival box
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
William Roff (mainly known as Bill) was born in Bearsden, in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He joined the merchant navy in the late 1940s and worked for the British and Burmese Steam Navigation Company in Asia.. He settled in New Zealand, working as a… read more
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
The material was acquired or created by William Roff in the course of his research. It was left with his widow on his death who presented it to the Royal Asiatic Society.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The material was donated by Sue Roff, the widow of William Roff, in 2023.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
These Papers of William (Bill) Roff relate mainly to his research interests in the Hajj pilgrimage particularly among pilgrims from Southeast Asia. The material consists of research notes, papers of Roff and others, and official documents.
Sistema de arreglo
The material was donated in a series of labelled folders. The material from each folder has predominantly been kept together and series titled according to the folder label.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. 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… 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
- árabe
- malayo
- francés
Área de materiales relacionados
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
A collection of photographs was donated with these papers. These form part of the Society's photographic collections. The Society's collections also hold several works written by Roff. Details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
- State Secretary Kelaton (Materia)
- Far Eastern Economic Review (Materia)
- Pakistan International Airlines (Materia)
- Bank of credit and commerce international (Materia)
- New York Times company (Materia)
- University of Leiden Library (Materia)
- Cambridge … read more
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Nota del archivista
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.