Armenian/India Research Publications
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Useful Armenian/Indian Research Material |
Other Reference Books in my Collection |
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| History of the Armenians in India▲ | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1895. Reprinted 2004 by Gorgias Press | My Own Darling Letters from Montie to Kitty Carlisle▲ |
Christopher Carlisle | |
| Armenians in India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. A Work of Original Research▲ | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1937. Reprinted 1992 by Asian Educational Services. Free digital download available from http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/ |
An Assemblage of Indian Army Soldiers & Uniforms from the original paintings by the late Chater Paul Chater▲ |
by Michael Glover | |
| The Republic of Armenia. A history of the Armenian Republic from its inception and birth in 1918. |
by Mesrovb J. Seth.Out of Print | This is Hong Kong The Story of Government House▲ |
by Katherine Mattock | |
| Armenians at Agra and Gwalior. *▲ From the days of Akbar in the middle of the 16th century to the Indian Mutiny of 1857, with two full page illustrations. |
by Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | Hong Kong Practice Drs. Anderson & Partners – the first hundred years▲ |
by Katherine Mattock | |
| Agah Catchick Arrakiel *▲ A loyal and an eminent Armenian merchant of Calcutta in the second-half of the 18th century, with one full page illustration. |
By Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | Partners in Law▲ | by Katherine Mattock | |
| Khojah Petrus *▲ An Armenian merchant-diplomat, the “Armenian Petrus” of Clive. |
By Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | Voices from the Past Hong Kong 1842-1918▲ |
by Solomon Bard | |
| Hindoos in Armenia * 150 years before Christ. An unknown chapter in the history of Ancient India. |
By Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | The Royal Navy in Hong Kong since 1841▲ | by Kathleen Harland | |
| Gritch Voskegritch Matenagrin (The pen of the author with a golden pen) being a biographical sketch of the immortal poet, Mesrovb David Thalidian, written in classical (grabar) Armenian, with a photographic illustration of the poet’s pen and the facsimile of his autograph signature. |
Written by Mesrovb J. Seth.
Printed and published by the Mekhitharists of Venice, with a Foreword by the Rev. Father Vardon Hatzuni, the author of the History of Ancient Armenian Costume. Out of Print. |
Hong Kong Going and Gone▲ | The Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong Branch | |
| Madras, The Birthplace of Armenian Journalism▲ A history of the first Armenian Journal, the Azdarar, published monthly at Madras by the Rev. Arathoon Shumavon, in 1794, with four full page illustrations. |
By Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | Historic Photographs of Shanghai, Hong Kong & Macao▲ | by Dennis George Crow | |
| A Manuscript Koran in Classical Armenian From the Journal and Proceedings, Asiatic Society of Bengal (New Series) Vo. XIX, 1923, No.7 |
by Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | Hong Kong Cavalcade▲ | by John Luff | |
| Is Classical Armenian Dead? | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1923. Out of Print | The Race Goes On… A Millennium Retrospect of Racing in Hong Kong▲ |
by The Hong Kong Jockey Club | |
| Armenians Settlements in India▲ | by Anne Basil. 1969. Out of Print | Family Business A History of Grosvenor Chater 1690-1977▲ |
by Michael Chater | |
| Iranian Armenians in India▲ | By Anne Basil. Extract from the Iran Society Silver Jubilee Souvenir. Out of Print | Baxter’s Guide Biographical Sources in the India Office Records▲ |
by Ian Baxter | |
| Eighteenth Century Armenian Graves▲ | by Mesrovb J. Seth. Out of Print | The Golden Oriole Childhood, family and friends in India▲ |
by Raleigh Trevelyan | |
| The Society of Mekhithar | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1924. Out of Print. | Whampoa Ships on the Shore▲ |
by Austin Coates | |
| Armenians and the East India Company * | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1926. Out of Print. | Hong Kong 100 Years Ago▲ | by Hong Kong Museum of History | |
| Gorgin Khan * | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1928. Out of Print. | The Indian Mutiny 1857▲ |
by Saul David | |
| The Oldest Christian Grave in Calcutta * | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1932. Out of Print. | Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Volume 16, 1976▲ Volume 18 1978▲ |
Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong | |
| Armenians at Chandernagore * | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1931. Out of Print. | Sir Catchick Paul Chater A Brief Personal Biography A Prominent Armenian from Calcutta and the Grand Old Man of Hong Kong ▲ |
by Liz Chater | |
| The Second Oldest Christian Church in Bengal * | by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1936. Out of Print. | Chater Who Was This Man? 1846-1926▲ |
By Liz Chater (unpublished private manuscript) | |
| Armenians as Political Stepping-Stones (Khojah Israel Sarhad).* |
by Mesrovb J. Seth. 1936. Out of Print. | Bizen-Ware▲ | by James Orange | |
| The Zamzamah: An Eighteenth Century Gunn▲ | Mesrovb. J. Seth | Minorities of Isfahan: The Armenian Community of Isfaham 1587-1722.▲ | By Vartan Gregorian | |
| A Short Record of Armenian Churches in India and the Far East.▲ | by Rev. Aramais Mirzaian. The Central Press, Calcutta, 1958. Out of Print | The Chater Collection Pictures Relating to China, Hongkong, Macao, 1655-1860▲ |
by James Orange | |
| The Wandering Armenians▲ | by Rev. Aramais Mirzaian and Dr. Charles Price. Sydney 1980. Out of Print | The Chater Legacy A Selection of the Chater Collection▲ |
Hong Kong Museum of Art | |
| Armenians: A Pilgrim People in “Tierra Australia”▲ |
by Father Aramais Mirzaian. Sydney 1975. Out of Print | A Mountain of Light▲ | by Austin Coates | |
| Armenians in Australia and New Zealand ▲ |
by Father Aramais Mirzaian. Sydney 1966. Out of Print | China Races▲ | by Austin Coates | |
| The New Directory Book of Armenians in Australia ▲ | By Father Aramais Mirzaian, Sydney, 1976 Out of Print | The Life and Times of Sir Kai Ho Kai▲ | by G.H. Choa | |
| Sydney Armenian Guide Book▲ | Father Aramais Mirzaian 1970. out of print | Research and Missionary Labours among the Jews, Mohammedans, and other Sects. During his travels between the years 1831 and 1834▲ (digital copy available via Google) |
Rev. Joseph Wolff | |
| Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy Prospectus▲ |
by Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy 1957. Out of Print | The Taipans Hong Kong’s Merchant Princes▲ |
by Colin N. Crisswell | |
| The Calcutta Review January 1904 Chants and Hymns of the Church of Armenia▲ |
Undated. Out of Print | A History of Hong Kong▲ | by Frank Welsh | |
| The Life Story of A.M. Arathoon▲ |
by H.M. Nadjarian, 1958, Calcutta. Out of Print. | In the Web▲ | by Peter Hall | |
| Respected Citizens. The History of Armenians in Singapore and Malaysia.▲ |
by Nadia Wright. 2003. www.amassia.com.au | The Quest of Noel Croucher Hong Kong’s Quiet Philanthropist▲ |
by Vaudine England | |
| Armenian College Old Boys’ Union Souvenir. Golden Jubilee 1909-1959▲ |
by Armenian College Old Boys’ Union, 1965 Calcutta. Out of Print | La Martiniere, Calcutta The Future is Today▲ |
La Martiniere School | |
| Armenians in Southern India▲ | by S.M. Gregory. The Asiatic Review. Undated. Out of Print | Corridor Collage▲ | La Martinere for Girls, Kolkata | |
| Census of the Armenian Population of the City of Calcutta▲ |
by Johannes Avdall. 1837. Calcutta. Out of Print. | La Martiniere, Calcutta 1836-1986▲ | La Martinere School | |
| The Complete Monumental Register: Containing All the Epitaphs, Inscriptions in the Different Churches and Burial Grounds in and About Calcutta ▲ | by M. Derozario. Digital download available from google. http://books.google.co.uk/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp | Counting House▲ | by Denis Way & Robert Nield | |
| Racing Reminiscences▲ | by J.C. Galstaun. 1942. Out of Print.
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City of Victoria A Selection of the Museum’s Historical Photographs▲ |
Hong Kong Museum of History | |
| The Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, An Armenian, Written in English by Himself 1726-1809▲ | By Joseph Emin. 1792. Printed in London. Out of Print. Re-printed 1918. Free digital download available from http://www.archive.org/details/lifeadventuresof00eminuoft |
Old Hongkong Volume two 1901-1945▲ | Trea Wiltshire | |
| A Week at the Bandel Covent, Hugi▲ |
Bengal Past and Present | Lugard in Hong Kong. Empires, Education and a Governor at Work 1907-1912▲ | Bernard Mellor | |
| Armenian Merchants of the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries: English East India Company Sources▲ | By Vahé Baladouni and Margaret Makepeace | Twenthieth Century Impressions of Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Other Treaty Ports of China | Arnold Wright | |
| The Family Firm in the Commercial Organisation of the Julfa Armenians▲ | By Edmund M. Herzig | Passing Shadows, Hong Kong▲ | Peter Moss | |
| Venice and the Julfa Armenian Merchants▲ | By Edmund M. Herzig | The Statues of Statue Square▲ | by Liz Chater (unpublished) | |
| A Brief Account of the Advent of the Armenians and their Settlements in Major Cities in India during the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries, Their Churches and Schools, Their Professions and Their Business Affairs▲ |
By Isia Martin. 1975. Out of Print | Hong Kong 1862-1919▲ | Geoffrey Robley Sayer | |
| The Romance of Jute, A Short History of the Calcutta Jute Mill Industry 1855-1909▲ | By D.R. Wallace | Revista de Cultura Macao’s Cultural Minorities▲ |
Published by Instituto Cultural do Governo Da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau | |
| Armenia: A Resumé with notes on Seth’s Armenians in India ▲ | By Shahzad Z. Najmuddin | Historical Pictures Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art▲ |
by Hong Kong Museum of Art | |
| International Trade and the Armenian Merchants in the Seventeenth Century ▲ | By Vahan Baibourtian | The Decisive Battles of India From 1746 to 1849 Inclusive▲ |
by Colonel G.B. Malleson | |
| The Armenian Christians in India ▲ | By E.R. Hamby. | Calcutta Remembered. Rickshaw Ragtime▲ |
Jug Suraiya | |
| Madras in the Olden Time Being a History of the Presidency from the First Foundation of Fort St. George.▲ | J. Talboys Wheeler | Gazetteer of Manipur▲ | by Captain E.W. Dun 1886. | |
| History of the City of Madras ▲ | Rao Shib C.S. Srinivasachari | Letters from Afar▲ | by Mrs. Worcester Reed Warner | |
| Calcutta Faces and Places in Pre Camera Days ▲ | Wilmot Corfield, Calcutta Historical Society | The British Survey South East Asia▲ |
The British Society of International Understanding. | |
| The Story of Madras ▲ | Glyn Barlow | Letters from a Merry Widow and Two Gentlemen 1906-1914▲ | Christopher Carlisle | |
| The Armenian Inscription of the Central Jail Compound, Agra▲ | Rev. H. Hosten | Armenians in India and Tibet▲ | H.E. Richardson | |
| Some Notes on a letter sent from an Armenian Priest in Bengal to the All Savior’s Monastery at New Julfa in 1727 ▲ | Sebouh Aslanian | Considerations of India Affairs▲ (digital copy available via Google) |
William Bolts | |
| Trade Diaspora versus Colonial State: Armenian Merchants, the English East India Company, and the High Court of Admiralty in London 1748-1852 ▲ | Sebouh Aslanian | Diary of Travels and Adventures in Upper India▲ (digital copy available via Google) |
C.J.C. Davidson | |
| The Salt in a Merchant’s Letter. The Culture of Julfan Correspondence in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean ▲ | Sebouh Aslanian | Armenian Churches in India Past, Present and Looking to the Future▲ |
Researched by Liz Chater for the Armenian Church in Kolkata (unpublished) | |
| Armenians in Victoria, Australia in the Nineteenth Century▲ | By Nadia Wright. Offprint of Volume 28 of Haigazian Armenological Review. | Hong Kong 1983. A Review of 1982▲ |
Hong Kong Government Information Services | |
| New Julfa. The Armenian Churches and other Buildings.▲ | by John Carswell | Helena May The Person, The Place and 90 years of History in Hong Kong▲ |
by Esther Morris with research by The Helena May History Group | |
| Burials and Memorials of the British in Persia▲ | By Denis Wright | History of Armenia from BC 2247 to the year of Christ 1780 or 1229 of the Armenian Era▲ (digital copy available via Google) |
by Father Michael Carmich. Translated from the original by Johannes Avdall | |
| Burials and Memorials in Persia: Further Notes and Photographs▲ | By Sir Denis Wright | List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs and Tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh▲ (digital copy available via Google) |
By. E.A.H. Blunt | |
| Armenian Graves, Inscriptions and Memorials in India – DACCA▲ | By Liz Chater, additional transcriptions: Very Rev. Fr. Krikor Maksoudian | Excellency. The Governors of Hong Kong▲ | By Russell Spurr | |
| Burials and Memorials in Persia: Further Notes and Photographs – Corrections and Additions▲ | By Sir Denis Wright | Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography▲ | By May Holdsworth and Christopher Munn | |
| Wharf. The First Hundred Years▲ | By Robin Hutcheon | |||
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Other Reference Books in my Collection |
Along The Sports Road. The Hong Kong Football Club, Its Environs and Personalities 1886-2011▲ | By Denis Way | ||
| Calcutta in the 17th Century▲ | by P. Thankappan Nair | The Thistle and The Jade. A Celebration of 175 Years of Jardine Matheson▲ | By Maggie Keswick | |
| Vanda Miss Joaquim. Singapore’s National Flower & the Legacy of Agnes & Ridley.▲ |
by Harold Johnson and Nadia Wright. | Graves of Europeans in the Armenian Cemetery at Isfahan▲ | By Lieut.Colonel T.W. Haig, C.M.G. | |
| An East India Company Cemetery. Protestant Burials in Macao▲ |
by Lindsay and May Ride, edited by Bernard Mellor. | Some Persian Drawings in the Johnson Albums of the India Office▲ | By J.V.S. Wilkinson | |
| Sir Matthew Nathan British Colonial Governor and Civil Servant▲ |
By Anthony P. Haydon | The Armenians and the East India Company in Persia in the Seventeenth and Early eighteenth Centuries.▲ | By R.W. Ferrier | |
| Impressions of The East. The Art of George Chinnery▲ |
By Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Museum of Art | The Armenians of Southern India▲ | By John Shortt | |
| Armenians of South East Asia▲ | By Margaret Sarkissian | From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean: The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa. | By Sebouh Aslanian | |