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Papers of Barbara Ingham
Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 BI
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Three archive boxes
Date(s)
- 2016 (Creation)
- 1934-1998 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
Barbara Ingham
(1914-1998)
Biographical history
Barbara Ingham became interested in India and made several visits to the country in the 1970s and 1980s. She also became involved in the Rural Life Programme.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Archival history
These papers belonged to Barbara Ingham until her death when they passed to her family.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These papers were donated by Barbara Ingham's son, John, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in the 1990s.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These papers consist of manuscripts for a book and articles by Barbara Ingham, tour plans and notes, photographs, maps, correspondence and other material connected to her interest in India.
System of arrangement
The papers were divided in to series:
* BI/1 - Devi of the Tigers
* BI/2 - Other manuscripts and essays
* BI/3 - Tour plans and notes
* BI/4 - Research notes and related correspondence
* BI/5 - Correspondence
* BI/6 - Rural Life Programme
* BI/7 - List of Slides
* BI/8 - Printed material and ephemera
* BI/9 - Photographs
* BI/10 - Maps of India
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist.
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
Additional information
Existence and location of originals
Within the Collections are slides created by Barbara Ingham on her travels. These are currently uncatalogued but an electronic list of these is available. She also donated a collection of books relating mainly to South Asia upon religious, anthropological and architectural subjects, which can be searched in the Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/
Description identifier
gb 891-bi
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