Stumpff, Alfred, 1928-2008 (German administrative judge and collector)

Scope and Contents A substantial collection of autograph documents by mainly German, French, and British orientalists, assembled by Alfred Stumpff (1928-2008), a German administrative judge and member of the German-Indian Society of Mainz. There are 133 individual "units", each mostly containing letters but also other documents (such as manuscripts, postcards, and occasional photographs), comprising a total of over 300 pages. The documents date from the 18th through to the 21st century but are...