Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1910 - 2000 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 large archival box
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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
Histoire archivistique
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.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
The material was donated by Sue Roff, the widow of William Roff, in 2023.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
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.
Mode de classement
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.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
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
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
- arabe
- malais
- français
Zone des sources complémentaires
Unités de description associées
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/.
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Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
- State Secretary Kelaton (Sujet)
- Far Eastern Economic Review (Sujet)
- Pakistan International Airlines (Sujet)
- Bank of credit and commerce international (Sujet)
- New York Times company (Sujet)
- University of Leiden Library (Sujet)
- Cambridge University … read more
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Note de l'archiviste
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.