Box Coll-2106 - Box 2

Scope and Contents [Menus signed by scholars]. 15th International Congress of Orientalists, Copenhagen 1908: 52 signatures, many Arabists; Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Lunch in Honour of Academic Delegates 1899: 23 signatures.1 menu card from the XV. Internationaler Orientalisten-Kongreß, Kopenhagen, 1908. Card belonged to Margarethe Hultzsch. Signed by 53 attendees of the congress.Notes by Alfred Stumpff: List of all people signed on the menu card, with short...

Scope and Contents Gustav Meyer (1850-1900), Sanskritist, 4 Autograph Letters Signed, 1883-1891.4 letters, 1 cover from a previous collector.- Letter 1: 24 January 1891. Meyer cancels his attendance at a party because he's ill.- Letter 2: 12 March 1891. Meyer corrects an invoice he has been sent.- Letter 3: 7 February 1883. Meyer thanks his correspondent for helping with some of his publications.- Letter 4: 6 December 1887. Meyer is sending some articles on Indian literary history...

Scope and Contents Johann David Michaelis (1717-1791), orientalist, Autograph Letter Signed 1775, about Abulfeda manuscripts.1 Letter - 16 April 1775, Gottingen. Written in Latin, this letter is addressed to Monsieur Capperonier at the Bibliothèque du Roy in Paris. It concerns the loans of several Arabic manuscripts. One of which is the Abul Feda Manuscript. Michaelis asks if he can extend the loan. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: A typed transcription accompanied by one page...

Scope and Contents Julius von Mohl (1800-1876), orientalist, 2 Autograph Letters Signed.4 letters, 1 envelope, 1 cover from a previous collector, 1 auction catalogue entry.- Letter 1: undated. Mohl offers translation work (German to French) to Monsieur Panofka's secretary.- Letter 2: 28 June 1855. Letter in English. Mohl informs Norgate that Dr Rost has been elected to the Société Asiatique.- Letter 3: undated. Letter in English. Mohl gives a short report on the state of the war in...

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Max Müller (1823-1900), orientalist, Autograph Letter Signed, 1871, to Reinhold Rost, with his return Autograph Letter Signed.

1 Letter.
- 10 October 1871, Oxford. A short letter to Dr Reinhold Rost. Muller asks if he could have a book returned to him from the India Office Library and requests loans of two more books.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: 1 Short note with catalogue information.

Transcription included in the file? No.

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Oskar Nachod (1858-1933), Japanologist, signature only.

1 letter, 1 autograph.
- Autograph: undated. Signature: "Dr O. Nachod".
- Letter 1: 30 November 1934. Letter from Mrs. Nachod, stating that she will fulfil the correspondent's wish for an autograph from her husband despite her husband's death two years before. She encloses the autograph.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: None.

Transcription included in the file? No.

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Kalidas Nag (1892-1966), Indian historian, Autograph Letter Signed, 1936.

Acquired together with Coll-2106/120.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff:

Transcription included in the file? No.

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Theodor Nöldeke (1836-1930), orientalist, Arabist, Autograph Letter Signed, 1866.

1 letter. 22 January 1866. Nöldeke doesn't want to review a book by Schack and suggests that his correspondent ask Prof. Gosche in Halle instead.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short biographical information, physical description of the letter, purchase information.

Transcription included in the file? Yes.

Scope and Contents Hermann Oldenberg (1854-1920), Indologist, Autograph Manuscript Signed, 1915.1 document, 1 envelope.- Letter: undated. Reply to a questionnaire from Helmer Key, editor of the "Svenska Dagbladet" about the consequences of World War I on the international cooperation in the sciences, and its future.- Envelope: Postmark 14 May 15, addressed to Helmer Key at the Svenska Dagbladet. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short biographical information,...

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Ole Olufsen (1865-1929), geographer, Autograph Letter Signed, 1902.

1 letter. 30 November 1902. Olufsen writes that a report on his second expedition will be published soon, and that he would be happy to speak to his correspondent's geographic society.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Extensive notes on Olufsen and the places mentioned in his letter, also Olufsen's other publications.

Transcription included in the file? Yes.