Arquivo JSK - Papers of Major J. Stuart King

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Código de referência

GB 891 JSK

Título

Papers of Major J. Stuart King

Data(s)

  • [1860 - 1910] (Produção)

Nível de descrição

Arquivo

Dimensão e suporte

1 archival folder

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Nome do produtor

King J. Stuart Vice Consul at Zeila

História biográfica

J. Stuart King was an Army officer, rising to the position of Major. He served as British Agent and Vice-Consul at Zeila, Somaliland from 1884-1886, and was interested in some elements of Somali language and culture on which he wrote letters to the… read more

Entidade detentora

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

História do arquivo

It is unknown how the material passed from J.Stuart King to reach the Royal Asiatic Society.

Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência

It is unknown when the material came into the Society.

Zona do conteúdo e estrutura

Âmbito e conteúdo

A set of handwritten notes concerning inscriptions. They are titled:

  • The Naqbu-i-Hajar Inscription with commentary
  • The Hisn Ghurāb Inscription
  • Nouvelles Études sur L'Epigraphie du Yemen par MM Joseph et Hartwig Derenbourg
  • Minoean B.M. 92 Glaser 284
  • Comparative Alphabet

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Condições de acesso

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

Condiçoes de reprodução

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 do material

  • inglês
  • alemão
  • árabe
  • hebraico

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Unidades de descrição relacionadas

Major J. Stuart King wrote several letters which were published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. These can be found:

  • JRAS 1898, April, pp.370-373
  • JRAS 1903, October, pp.823-824
  • JRAS 1905, April, pp.356-357

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Identificador da descrição

gb891-jsk

Nota do arquivista

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.