Collection Level Description: Papers of F.E. Pargiter
Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. d. 1200-3, e. 1317
Title: Papers of F.E. Pargiter
Dates of Creation: Early 20th cent.
Extent: 5 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Administrative/Biographical History
Frederick Eden Pargiter (1852-1927) was an Orientalist. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Scope and Content
Papers of F.E. Pargieter, consisting of:
- Four volumes of notes and extracts from printed works, for use in Pargiter's work The
Purãna text of the dynasties of the Kali age (London, 1913)
- Fair copy of an unpublished work by Pargiter entitled 'Ancient Indian religious tradition', with notes and
essays, c. 1922-3
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were transferred from the Indian Institute in 1975.
Access Conditions
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/services/admissions/).
Further Information
Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the
Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 45663-7.
Access Points
Religion | India
Pargiter | Frederick Eden | 1852-1927 | Orientalist
India | History
India | Kings and rulers
Contact Information
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