Papers of Sir Mark Aurel Stein, 1894-1944

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Eng. d. 3408-9, e. 3349; MSS. Photogr. c. 146, d. 32-4, e. 16-21
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1894-1944
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 13 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

Papers of Sir Mark Aurel Stein, consisting mainly of photographs, with a personal narrative, relating to India, Iran, Iraq, Nepal.

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Mark Aurel Stein (1862-1943), scholar, explorer and archaeologist. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).

Acquisition Information

The papers were bequeathed by F.H. Andrews to the Ashmolean Museum 1958, and given to the Bodleian by the Ashmolean, 1988.

Note

Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection is available online at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollectionswmss/online/online.htm.

Related Material

See also Papers of Sir Mark Aurel Stein (1862-1943) (MSS. Stein 1-458).

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Geographical Names