Fonds WA - Papers of William Edward David Allen

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 891 WA

Titre

Papers of William Edward David Allen

Date(s)

  • 1925 - 1973 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

1 archival box

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

(1901-1973)

Notice biographique

William Edward David Allen was born in London in 1901 and educated at Eton before travelling and working in journalism. He had a lifelong passion for the history of the Caucasus region and in particular the Georgian area. He travelled much in the arearead more

Histoire archivistique

The Papers were the property of W.E.D. Allen until his death, when they were bequeathed to the Royal Asiatic Society. It is unknown if the material in WA/8 concerning Allen's "A History of the Georgian People" was donated at the same time or at an earlier date.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

The Papers were brought to the Royal Asiatic Society by Robin Allen, son of W.E.D. Allen, on 23 July 1974, after the death of his father.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

The Papers contain material related to some of Allen's Literary Activities and Publications.

Mode de classement

The papers were housed in labelled files on acquisition. On repackaging in archival quality packaging, the material was kept with others in its original nominated file and the labels were used to create the titles of each series. A further series wasread more

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

Open. Please contact the archivist. nc@royalasiaticsociety.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 made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.

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
  • français
  • japonais

Zone des sources complémentaires

Unités de description associées

Within the Library Collections are the following publications by W.E.D. Allen:

  • A history of the Georgian people : from the beginning down to the Russian conquest in the nineteenth century / by W. E. D. Allen ; introduction by Sir Denison Ross. (1932)
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Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Sujets

Mots-clés - Lieux

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

gb891-wa

Note de l'archiviste

This material was arranged and catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, with volunteer help in 2017-2018.