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Collections from the School of Oriental and African Studies relating to Asia and the Pacific [microform] : [M681-686] 1769-1960
Bib ID 2239153
Format MicroformMicroform, ManuscriptManuscript
Access Conditions Available for reference. 
Description Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--] 
6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. 
Summary

1. William Marsden collection. Includes: vocabularies of the languages of Tonga, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Prince's Island, Sulu, Samarang, New Holland, New Zealand, Savu, Madagasca, Malabar and Peru. Also includes 18th century Malay and Sumatran manuscripts and notebooks of William Dawes re languages spoken in the Sydney area ca. 1790. 2) Sydney Herbert Ray Collection. Vocabularies of Pacific languages; letters, 1891-93; and notes. 3) Index to A. Dalrymple's collection of maps and list of the contents of his memoirs; official documents 1808 of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; two vocabularies of the Torres Strait Islands and the New Hebrides; C.G. Seligmann and G. Pim, "Vocabulary of the language of the Ottai tribe, Queensland".

Notes

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.

National Library of Australia holds microfilm master.

Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M681-686.

Microfilm copy of originals held by the School of Oriental and African Studies, Malet St., London.

Cited In

Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; A649 (Rev. 1)

Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 136, p. 64-65.

Index/Finding Aid Note Descriptive list available (17 p.)  Detailed description in Mander-Jones, p. 361-3. 
Subjects Ray, Sidney Herbert, - 1858-1939 - Archives.  |  Pacific Area - Languages - Vocabulary.  |  Oceania - Languages - Vocabulary.
Other Authors Ray, Sidney Herbert, 1858-1939  |  Marsden, William, 1754-1836  |  National Library of Australia  |  Australian Joint Copying Project  |  State Library of New South Wales
Details Collect From
Mfm M681-686 Newspaper Reading Room Reference Coll - No request required - -