Papers of Edward Walter Hutchinson

Papers belonging to Edward Walter Hutchinson include: Manuscripts Notebooks Correspondence Photographs Printed material

Edward Walter Hutchinson served as a British Vice-Consul in Saigon, Vietnam and as British Consul in Chiengmai, Thailand. Hutchinson is the author of _Adventurers in Siam in the Seventeenth Century_ published in 1940. He is also known for his annotated translation of the _Mémoire du Père de Bèze_ , which was published in 1968 under the title _1688 Revolution in Siam_ .

The material has been arranged:
* EWH/1 - Manuscripts of Edward Walter Hutchinson
* EWH/2 - Notebooks and Notes of Edward Walter Hutchinson
* EWH/3 - Correspondence
* EWH/4 - Photographs belonging to Edward Walter Hutchinson
* EWH/5 - Printed material belonging to Edward Walter Hutchinson

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Given to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by Hutchinson's relative, J.A. Howell, in 1972.

Edward Walter Hutchinson served as a British Vice-Consul in Saigon, Vietnam and as British Consul in Chiengmai, Thailand. Hutchinson is the author of _Adventurers in Siam in the Seventeenth Century_ published in 1940. He is also known for his annotated translation of the _Mémoire du Père de Bèze_ , which was published in 1968 under the title _1688 Revolution in Siam_ .

This catalogue was prepared by Shao Peng Kao, archival volunteer, under the supervision of Nancy Charley, archivist of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, in 2016.

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.

The Royal Asiatic Society collection holds copies of Hutchinson's work, including Adventures in Siam in the Seventeenth Century (published in 1947 and 1985) and 1688 Revolution in Siam: the memoir of Father de Bèze (published in 1968).
The RAS also has two photograph albums that belonged to Edward Walter Hutchinson with views and portraits of Thailand, Burma and other locations in S.E. Asia (Photo.28). A description of these can be found on the RAS Library Catalogue https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/ .

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