{"id":16356,"date":"2021-04-14T17:03:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T16:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/t-creative.com\/asiatic\/archives-home-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:19:22","slug":"archives-personal-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/archives-personal-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives &#8211;  Personal Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15385&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1200&#215;360&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Archives &#8211; Personal Papers<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Our Personal Papers include material from the founding members of the Society, prominent Asian scholars and other figures associated with the work of the Society.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below are some examples of the catalogued Personal Papers within the Society&#8217;s collections, arranged in alphabetical order by surname. The individual catalogues may be accessed by clicking on &#8216;Papers&#8217; and a webpage or blogpost about the individual may be accessed by clicking on their name.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A-C<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-william-edward-david-allen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/hidden-histories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Edward David Allen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1901-1973) \u2013 Caucasian historian<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-john-drew-bate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/john-drew-bate-1836-1923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Drew Bate<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1836-1923) \u2013 Baptist missionary and creator of Hindi dictionary<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-francis-buchanan-hamilton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a> <\/strong>of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wannell-bayly-and-buchanan-hamilton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francis Buchanan-Hamilton<\/a><\/strong> (1762-1829) \u2013 Scottish physician, geographer, zoologist, botanist<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-richard-francis-burton\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/richard-francis-burton-1821-1890\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Francis Burton <\/a><\/strong>(1821-1890) \u2013 eccentric explorer, adventurer, soldier, writer and orientalist<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-james-caulfeild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/major-james-caulfeilds-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Caulfeild<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1782-1852)\u00a0 \u2013 soldier and political officer in India<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-ram-gharib-chaube\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/hidden-histories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ram Gharib Chaube<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(d. 1914) \u2013 collector of Indian religious and folk songs for William Crooke<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-john-cecil-cloake\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/john-cecil-cloake-and-other-delights-of-the-photographic-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Cecil Cloake<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1924-2014) \u2013 Foreign Office diplomat<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-henry-thomas-colebrooke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/henry-thomas-colebrooke-1765-1837\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Thomas Colebrooke<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1765-1837) \u2013 eminent Sanskrit scholar and founder of the RAS<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-sir-charles-colville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Sir Charles Colville (1770-1843) \u2013 East Indian Company soldier and administrator<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-major-j-r-cunningham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a> <\/strong>of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/from-london-to-surat-and-back-to-mashhad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major J. R. Cunningham<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Indian government official<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>D-G<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-samuel-davis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/description-of-bootan-by-samuel-davis-esq-1783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samuel Davis<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1760-1819) \u2013 East India Company administrator, surveyor and artist<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-clinton-thomas-dent\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/new-books-new-catalogues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinton Thomas Dent<\/a><\/strong> (1850-1912) \u2013 surgeon and pioneer of mountaineering in the Caucasus<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-sir-henry-miers-elliot\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/henry-miers-elliot-1808-1853\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Miers Elliot<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1801-1853) \u2013 East India Company administrator and historian<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-alexander-gerard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/cataloguing-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Gerard<\/a><\/strong> (1792-1839) \u2013 East India Company soldier, explorer<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-sir-michael-cavanagh-gillett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/new-books-new-catalogues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Michael Cavanagh Gillett<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1907-1971) \u2013 Consul service in China and Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-daniel-john-gogerly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/daniel-john-gogerly-1792-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel John Gogerly<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1792-1862) \u2013 missionary and Pali translator<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-major-general-sir-frederic-john-goldsmid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/frederic-john-goldsmid-1818-1908\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frederic John Goldsmid<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1818-1908) \u2013 linguist, Director of Indo-European Telegraph Company<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-dora-gordine\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/goldsmid-and-gordine-at-the-ras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dora Gordine<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1895-1991) \u2013 sculptor<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-angus-c-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a> <\/strong>of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/the-papers-of-angus-c-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angus C. Graham<\/a><\/strong> (1919-1991) \u2013 lecturer in Classical Chinese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>H-K<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-major-general-thomas-hardwicke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Major-General Thomas Hardwicke (1756-1835) \u2013 naturalist, East India Company soldier<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-alexander-hamilton-and-graves-chamney-haughton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Alexander Hamilton (1762-1824) and Graves Chamney Haughton (1788-1849) \u2013 linguists<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-john-hansman-and-david-stronach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of John Hansman and David Stronach \u2013 archaeologists<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-raymond-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/raymondhead.com\/biography\">Raymond Head<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(b.1948) \u2013 composer, musician and author of \u201cA Catalogue of the Paintings and Drawings in the Royal Asiatic Society, London\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-benjamin-heyne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Benjamin Heyne (1770-1819) \u2013 botanist<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-brian-houghton-hodgson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/brian-houghton-hodgson-in-1873\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Houghton Hodgson<\/a><\/strong> (1801-1894) \u2013 pioneer of Himalayan studies<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-edward-walter-hutchinson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/edward-walter-hutchinson-1880-1972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edward Walter Hutchinson<\/a><\/strong> (1880-1972) \u2013 British Consul in Chiang Mai, Thailand<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-alexander-johnston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers <\/a><\/strong>of Alexander Johnston (1775-1849) \u2013 Colonial administrator and Chief Justice of Ceylon<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-sir-william-jones-and-lady-anna-maria-shipley-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/sir-william-jones-1746-1794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir William Jones<\/a><\/strong> (1746-1794) and Lady Anna Maria (Shipley) Jones \u2013 renowned philologist and founder of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-major-j-stuart-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Major J. Stuart King \u2013 Vice Consel at Zeila<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>L-O<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-edward-william-lane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/edward-william-lane-1801-1876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edward William Lane<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1801-1876) \u2013 Arabic Scholar and writer<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-david-lockhart-robertson-lorimer-and-emily-overend-lorimer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/david-lockhart-robertson-lorimer-and-emily-overend-lorimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1876-1962) and Emily Overend Lorimer\u00a0(1881-1949) \u2013 linguists, authors, explorers of the Gilgit region.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-james-low\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a> <\/strong>of James Low (1791-1852) \u2013 military officer in Penang, Thailand and Burma<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-fleming-mackenzie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong> of Fleming Mackenzie (1897-1980) \u2013 military officer and escort to the Trade Agent to Tibet in 1938-39<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-thomas-manning-chinese-scholar-first-english-visitor-to-lhasa-tibet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/thomas-manning-1772-1840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Manning<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1772-1840) \u2013 Chinese scholar, first Englishman to Lhasa, Tibet<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-william-adair-nelson-1907-1993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of William Adair Nelson (1907-1993) \u2013 author, administrator at Aberdeen University<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-thomas-john-newbold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Thomas John Newbold (1807\u20131850) \u2013 East India Company soldier, scientist and orientalist<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-captain-henry-ormsby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Captain Henry Ormsby (d.1857) \u2013 Commander Indian navy, surveyor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>P-R<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-william-claxton-peppe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of William Claxton Pepp\u00e9 (1852-1936) \u2013 discovered Buddhist archaeological remains at Piprahwa<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-william-pettigew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/william-pettigrew-1869-1943\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Pettigrew<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1869-1943) \u2013 missionary and Manipuri scholar<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-abraham-poliak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a> <\/strong>of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/cataloguing-the-abraham-poliak-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Poliak<\/a><\/strong> (1910-1970) \u2013 historian and lecturer in Israeli culture<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-iltudus-thomas-prichard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Iltudus Thomas Prichard (1826-1874) \u2013 India army, barrister and writer<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-captain-james-purefoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Captain James Purefoy (d. 1846) \u2013 merchant seaman<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-bernard-quaritch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/bernard-quaritch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernard Quaritch<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1819-1899) \u2013 specialist bookseller<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-hugh-george-rawlinson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/hidden-histories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hugh George Rawlinson<\/a><\/strong> (1880-1957) \u2013 teacher, Indian historian<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-edward-rehatsek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/translations-and-an-indian-prince\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edward Rehatsek<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1819-1891) \u2013 linguist, Arabic and Persian translator<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/the-papers-of-alexander-rogers-1825-1910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Alexander Rogers (1825-1910) \u2013 Indian civil servant and author<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-michael-john-rowlandson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/the-first-english-translator-of-tohfut-ul-mujahideen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael John Rowlandson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1804-1894) \u2013 Arabic and Persian translator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>S-Z<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-professor-e-h-s-simmonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers <\/a><\/strong>of Professor Edward H. S. Simmonds (1919-1994) \u2013 linguist, academic of South East Asian languages and literatures<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-sir-aurel-stein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/the-aurel-stein-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurel Stein<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1862-1943) \u2013 explorer and archaeologist<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/notes-on-cuddapah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes on Cuddapah<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Mrs Skinner<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-maurice-patrick-oconnor-tandy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Maurice Patrick O\u2019Connor Tandy (1912-1986) \u2013 consul service<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-gerald-tibbetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers <\/a><\/strong>of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/from-the-sinbad-voyage-to-arabic-library-cataloguing-the-gerald-tibbetts-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerald Tibbetts<\/a><\/strong> (1926-1999) \u2013 librarian, writer in medieval Arabic navigation<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-colonel-sir-john-fisher-turner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/celebration-of-historic-photographs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colonel Sir John Fisher Turner<\/a><\/strong> (1881-1958) \u2013 engineer, WWII decoy expert<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-walter-melville-wace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>of Walter Melville Wace (d. 1942) \u2013 writer, rubber plantation manager<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-laurence-austine-waddell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938) \u2013 explorer, Indian Medical Service, Professor of Tibetan<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-horace-geoffrey-quaritch-wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/horace-geoffrey-quaritch-wales-1900-1981\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales<\/a><\/strong> (1900-1981) \u2013 archaeologist,\u00a0served the Siamese (Thai) government in the 1920s<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-edward-william-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/a-short-reflection-archive-e-w-west-knowledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edward William West<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(1824-1905) \u2013 engineer, Pahlavi and Zoroastrianism scholar<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticarchives.org\/index.php\/papers-of-sir-arnold-talbot-wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson (1884-1940) \u2013 Civil Commissioner, Baghdad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15385&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1200&#215;360&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Archives &#8211; Personal Papers [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Our Personal Papers include material from the founding members of the Society, prominent Asian scholars and other figures associated with the work of the Society. 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