Includes: (1) "The Native Voice": periodical founded by Maisie Hurley, descendant of Sir Alexander Johnston in Vancouver who claimed the famous embalmed heart of the Marquis of Montrose in the 1950s. Hurley was a well-known scholar who worked with indigenous communities in Canada. And (2) typed ...
(1) Copy of article entitled "Ninteenth-century Electioneering," by Craig Bryce (1969); (2) photographs of a manuscript book containing A.J.'s letters; (3) typed copies of a paper sent by A.J. in 1806 to Mr. Charles Fox, head of the Administration of Affairs in England, regarding Britain's polic...
Includes: (1) typed copies of, "Alexander Johnston - Third Chief of Ceylon"; (2) 1978 letter from Seven Gables bookshop in New York to Dr. James T. Rutnam; notes taken by Rutnam. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 56 pages.
Includes (1) article by K. Indrapala titled, "The American Contribution to the modernisation of Tamil Studies: the work of Daniel Poor and his Colleagues; (2) copy of a 12-page article by James Rutnam titled, "The Batticotta Seminary"; (3) the original drafts with handwritten edits of Rutnam's a...
(1) Copy of article entitled, "Account of a Ceremonial Exhibition of the Relic termed 'the Tooth of the Buddha,' at Kandy, Ceylon, in May 1828."; (2) Copy of article entitled, "Account of the Province of Ramnad, Southern Peninsula of India. Compiled from the 'Mackenzie Collection,' and edited by...
Memoirs of George Elers, Captain in the 12th Regiment of Foot (1777-1842), including a letter from his nephew and family tree [typed copy]. Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 8 pages.
(1) Two photographs of Fort Defence (1833 and 1834); (2) mss letter noting Sir Alexander Johnston's relationship with the king William 4th as part of the King's Council and the favor shown by the king to A.J. and his wife; (3) mss letters written by A.J. himself in 1833, related to his family an...
Typed copies of Dr James T. Rutnam's article entitled, "Alexander Johnston, Third Chief of Ceylon.". Size and dimensions of original material: 1 file of 58 pages.