Box Coll-2106 - Box 2

Scope and Contents Friedrich August Rosen (1805-1837), Indologist, Autograph Letter Signed, 1829.1 Letter - July 1829, London. Rosen writes to Sir Graves Haughton. He expresses his plan to use the italic script to write Sanskrit words instead of Devanagari characters in his forthcoming edition of the Rigveda. He gives detailed reasoning for this decision: he believes that it will be more economical and better suited to European readers. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Two...

Scope and Contents Francois-Etienne de Rosily-Mesros (1748-1832), admiral, Document Signed, 1782, invoice for costs of the “Expedition de l’Inde” by the Frigate “Cléopatre”.1 Document - 27 November 1782, France, Réunion or Mauritius. An invoice for 200,000 piastres at the request of Admiral François-Etienne de Rosily-Mesros. The money is for the 'Expédition de l'Inde' and specifically the Frigate of the King 'Cléopatre'. Signed by the Intendant aux Isles de France et de Bourbon and Edouard...

Scope and Contents Rudolf von Roth (1821-1895), Indologist, 2 Autograph Letters Signed 1843-1846, ADS 1864.2 letters, 1 biographical notice, 1 announcement of lectures.- Letter 1: undated. Roth is writing to Theodor Benfey, answering some questions about a manuscript [possibly in Sanskrit]. Biographical notice: undated. short manuscript note on Roth's career on a printed sheet titled "Biographische Notizen".- Letter 2: 11 July 1843. Roth writes to a publisher, offering to send him...

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William Howard Russell (1820-1907), war reporter, portrait photograph signed 1903.

1 photograph of William Howard Russell, black and white. He is sitting at a desk in a study. It is signed by Russell and dated 1903.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Biographical information, physical description of the photograph, purchase information.

Transcription included in the file? Yes.

Scope and Contents Eduard Sachau (1845-1930), scholar of Syriac and Middle Eastern traveller, 4 Autograph Letters Signed and 1 Manuscript (“Arabica”, “Syriaca” etc.); addendum.4 letters, 1 report on the opening of the Seminar for Oriental languages at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin, 1 manuscript document.- Letter 1: 18 December 1892. Sachau writes to a publisher, agreeing to write a report on how the study of Oriental languages (except Sanskrit, Indo-Germanic, and Hebrew) is taught...

Scope and Contents [Fritz Schachermeyr (1895-1987), historian] – to him: 3 Typewritten Letters Signed and 1 Autograph Letter Signed by various writers, all 1973.4 letters, 1 copy of a letter.- Letter 1: 2 April 1974. Walter Behrens to Schachermeyr, expressing his admiration for Schachermeyer's book "Alexander der Große".- Letter 2: 25 June 1973. Letter in English from E. Badian to Schachermeyr, asking for permission to reuse colour photographs from "Alexander der Große"...

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Franz Anton Schiefner (1817-1879), linguist, Tibetologist, Autograph Letter Signed 1855 to Ludolf Krehl.

1 letter: started 1st, finished 19th May 1855. Letter to Krehl. Mostly unreadable, possibly about some manuscripts and the state of the Orientalist field.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Purchase information.

Transcription included in the file? No.

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Leopold von Schroeder (1851-1920), Indologist, Autograph Letter Signed 1918.

1 letter: Schroeder tells a government official that he has nothing to do with a shipment of papers from Calcutta - Bengal, and does not want this shipment to be sent to him.

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

Transcription included in the file? Yes.

Scope and Contents Schröder, Elisabeth (1847-1911), mother of the poet and translator Rudolf Alexander Schröder, Autograph Letter Signed 1869 from Calcutta.1 letter: 22 February 1869. Schröder describes her life in Calcutta for her mother. She asks after her family and friends at home. She describes a visit to a Babu's home, an Indian civil official, and meets his wives. He speaks German and she admires his wives' craft work. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short biographical...

Scope and Contents Johann Christoph Friedrich Schulz (1747-1806), orientalist, Autograph Letter Signed 1782, about the German edition of the “Bibliothèque Orientale”.1 letter: 1 December 1782. Letter to a librarian. It concerns a translated edition of "Bibliotheque orientale" by d'Herbelot. Schulz asks the librarians to have the manuscript marginalia written by Galland copied for inclusion in the edition. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short biographical information,...