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Discovering Tibet
Yesterday evening (Thursday 7th February), Dr John Clarke presented his lecture on Tibet. For most of the blog we will be looking at Tibet, but first some other news: Cheryl Porter, Director…
8 February 2019Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1873
I am currently listing all the Personal Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson ready for their entry on Archives Hub. The material has been partly catalogued before and I am keeping approximately…
15 September 2017Joy in the Archive – finding a misplaced letter
Over the last 2 years, on several occasions, we have highlighted the acquisition of the Thomas Manning Archive and some the material of interest in the Collection. It was a fascinating experience to…
1 September 2017Happy Birthday Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society was founded on the 15th March 1823, so this week marks its 194th birthday. Its inaugural meeting was held in the Thatched House Tavern on St James Street,…
16 March 2017Personal Papers – Thomas Manning and Richard Francis Burton
The catalogue for the personal papers of Thomas Manning has now been available for a couple of weeks via Archives Hub. They have already been of help to researchers, which for me,…
21 July 2016“After the Fashion of their Country” – Thomas Manning Launch Event
Yesterday evening (28th April), the RAS hosted the official launch of the Thomas Manning Archive. We were delighted to welcome many guests, among whom were members of the Manning family, representatives of the…
29 April 2016Manning and Marshman work together on Chinese translation
In 1810 Thomas Manning was in India. We know from a letter to his father, William Manning, Rector at Diss, Norfolk, that he sailed on board the Pellen from Canton to Bengal…
3 March 2016Events, Displays, Archives, Napoleon and Thomas Manning and, of course, Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope that you had a relaxed and enjoyable time over the festive period and that 2016 will be a successful year for you. As…
7 January 2016Transcribing archival documents at the RAS: a volunteer’s perspective
Thomas Bloomfield has been volunteering at the Society over the past months assisting us with the transcription of some historical documents from our archives while he is on his gap year. Below,…
16 December 2015Thomas Manning: a son’s letters to his father
With the accession of any new archive, decisions need to be made about how to arrange the papers ready to catalogue them. The Manning Archive arrived in 15 lots with some degree…
29 October 2015