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Moore-Bennett, Arthur J


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0102 MS 380582

Held at: School of Oriental and African Studies

Title: Moore-Bennett, Arthur J

Date(s): 1925-1926

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 file

Name of creator(s): Bennett | Arthur J | Moore- | fl 1925-1926 | of Peking

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers, 1925-1926, of Arthur J Moore-Bennett, comprising a letter to Sir Denison Ross concerning the site of Xanadu and publication of a manuscript by Moore-Bennett, 1926; offprint of Moore-Bennett's article, 'The Chahar Ruins of Kublai Khan's cities', China Journal of Science and Arts, vol iii, no 4 (Apr 1925), including photographs; typescript account, 1926, entitled 'Shand-Du: the pleasure city of Kublia [sic] Khan', of journey by Moore-Bennett and his wife from Peking to Shang-Du by the Imperial Route, including information on other Mongol camps and cities.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Jul 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Archaeological sites | Archaeology
Central Asian cultures | Asian cultures | National cultures
Historic cities | Urban areas
Travel abroad | Travel
Cities x Urban areas
Human settlements

Personal names
Bennett | Arthur J | Moore- | fl 1925-1926 | of Peking x Moore-Bennett | Arthur J
Kublai Khan | 1215-1294 | Mongol emperor
Ross | Sir | Edward Denison | 1871-1940 | Knight | Orientalist x Ross | Denison

Corporate names

Places
Beijing | Beijing Shi | China | East Asia
Mongolia | East Asia
Shangdu | Nei Mongol Zizhiqu (autonomous region) | China | East Asia
Peking x Beijing