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Richard G. Salomon papers, 1974-2012
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Salomon, Richard, 1948-
- Title
- Richard G. Salomon papers
- Dates
- 1974-2012 (inclusive)19742012
- Quantity
- 6.88 cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6329 (Accession No. 6329-001)
- Summary
- Papers of Richard G. Salomon, a University of Washington Professor of Asian Languages and Literature. His research focuses on early Buddhist studies in South Asia, primarily India.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access to textual materials except where noted in inventory. Digital media is closed until evaluated.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Richard G. Salomon joined the University of Washington as an Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Literature in 1981, advancing to an Associate Professor in 1986, then a Professor in 1994 within the same field. He received his Ph.D. in Sanskrit (with distinction) at the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. His research focuses on early Buddhist studies in South Asia, primarily India, and he is considered a leading scholar in this field. Since his Ph.D., Salomon has published over 130 documents. His most renowned work is on the Gandhāran Buddhist texts, the oldest Buddhist manuscripts ever discovered, which date from the 1st century B.C.E. to the 3rd century C.E. One of the birch bark manuscripts was acquired by the University of Washington Libraries in 2002, and has contributed to the ongoing Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project shared with the British Library. Recent accomplishments include his election for President of the American Oriental Society (April, 2014), being selected to hold the William P. and Ruth Gerberding University Professorship after recognition of “exceptional contributions and accomplishment” within his field (July, 2015), and the Puget Sound Association of Phi Beta Kappa awarding Salomon with the Humanities Achievement Award for research of the Gandhāran manuscripts (2016). Prior to his Ph.D., Salomon achieved a B.A. in Oriental Studies with a minor in Religion at Columbia University in 1970.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Included in this collection are Ph.D. dissertation notebooks, correspondences, and a large number of notes that contributed to Salomon’s published articles. Many drafts are present. The subjects of work within the collection range from Sanskrit translations to linguistics and inscription studies with the occasional literary or historical analysis that would mostly become published articles in various international journals. Throughout the files are photographs, slides, and floppy discs that include further information on the topics at hand.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyrights retained by creator. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Dissertation Notebooks 1-6 | Undated |
| 1 | Correspondences
Obituary present
|
Undated |
| 1 | The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 1 Correction Copy 1) | 1975 |
| 1 | The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 2 Correction Copy 1) | 1975 |
| 1 | The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 1 Correction Copy 3) | 1975 |
| 1 | Book Notes (Part 1 Correction Copy 3) | 1975 |
| 1 | The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 2 Correction Copy 3) | 1975 |
| 1 | Film | Undated |
| 1 | India Office Library Film 3 Containers
|
Undated |
| 1 | Notes For Mīmāmsā Glossary | Undated |
| 2 | TSS Notes 1 | Undated |
| 2 | TSS Notes 2 | Undated |
| 3 | "Ancient India : Peace Within and War Without." In Kurt A.
Raaflaub, ed., War and Peace in the Ancient World (Oxford: Blackwell, 2007; The
Ancient World: Comparative Histories 1), pp. 53-65 (Part 1)
Includes floppy disc
|
2002 |
| 3 | "Ancient India : Peace Within and War Without." In Kurt A. Raaflaub, ed., War and Peace in the Ancient World (Oxford: Blackwell, 2007; The Ancient World: Comparative Histories 1), pp. 53-65 (Part 2) | 2002 |
| 3 | "An Ancient Indian Diplomatic Dispute." Adyar Library Bulletin (ALB) 51 (1987): 71-9 | 1987 |
| 3 | "New Biographical Data on Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa of Benares." In Samaresh Bandyopadhyay, ed., Ācārya-vandanā (D.R. Bhandarkar Birth Centennial Volume) (Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1984), pp. 326-36. | 1984 |
| 3 | "British Museum Stone Inscription of the Tripurī Kalacuri
Prince Valleka." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 39 (1996): 133-61.
Includes photographs, slides
|
1996 |
| 3 | "The Buddhist Sanskrit of Aśvaghoṣa's Saundarananda." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 27 (1983): 97-112. | 1983 |
| 3 | "Calligraphy in Ancient India." In Frederick M. Asher and
G.S. Gai, eds., Indian Epigraphy: Its Bearing on Art History (New Delhi: Oxford
and & IBH, 1985), pp. 3-7 + plates 1-8.
Includes film negatives and photos
|
1985 |
| 3 | "Daily Life in Ancient Mathurā." In Doris Meth
Srinivasan, ed., Mathura: The Cultural Heritage (New Delhi: American Institute
of Indian Studies, 1989), pp. 39-45.
Includes photos
|
1989 |
| 3 | [Articles in Reference Works and Encyclopedias 1-4].
Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (London: Macmillan, 1996): "Indian
Epigraphy", vol. 13 pp. 198-199; "Indian Calendars," 13: 199-200;
"Paramāras,” 24: 102; “Rāṣṭrakūṭas," 26: 4.
Includes floppy disc titled 'Articles for Dictionary of Art'
|
1996 |
| 3 | "Epigraphy." In Frederick M. Asher, ed., Art of India:
Prehistory to the Present (Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2003), pp.
271-82.
Includes floppy disc titled 'Epigraphy in South Asia,' photograph
negatives, and private information on Dr. Salomon (Social Security No.)
|
2003 |
| 3 | [Articles in Reference Works and Encyclopedias 7]. Great Literature of the Eastern World, ed. Ian P. McGreal (New York: HarperCollins, 1996): "Deeds of the Buddha (Ashvaghosha)" (pp. 206-09) and "Treasury of Well-Turned Verse (Vidyākara)" (pp. 226-30). | 1996 |
| 3 | "Indian Tīrthas in Southeast Asia." In Hans Bakker, ed., The History of Sacred Places in India as Reflected in Traditional Literature. Papers on Pilgrimage in South Asia (Panels of the VIIth World Sanskrit Conference, vol.III. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1990), pp. 160-76 (Parts 1-2) | 1990 |
| 3 | "The Kṣatrapas and Mahākṣatrapas of India.” Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 18 (1974): 5-25 (Parts 1-2) | 1974 |
| 3 | "Kṣemendra as Satirist: A New Look at the Deśopadeśa." Acta Orientalia 44 (1983): 11-32. | 1983 |
| 3 | "Legal and Symbolic Significance of the 'Menstrual Pollution' of Rivers." In Richard W. Lariviere, ed., Studies in Dharmaśāstra (Calcutta: Firma KLM, 1983), pp.153-78. | 1983 |
| 3 | "Like Father, Like Son: Poetic Strategies in ‘The Middle Brother’ (Madhyama-vyāyoga) attributed to Bhāsa.” Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 53 (2010): 1-22. (Parts 1-3) | 2010 |
| 3 | "A Linguistic Analysis of the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 25 (1981): 91-105. | 1981 |
| 3 | "A Linguistic Analysis of the Praśna Upaniṣad." Wiener
Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 35 (1991): 47-74. (Parts
1-2)
Includes floppy disc titled 'PRASNA ART'
|
1991 |
| 3 | "Linguistic Variability in Sanskrit." In Colette Caillat, ed., Dialectes dans les littératures indo-aryennes (Paris: Collège de France, 1989 [Publications de l'Institut de Civilisation Indienne.]), pp. 275-94. (Parts 1-3) | 1989 |
| 4 | "More New Inscriptions from Mundesvari." In B.N. Mukherjee et al., eds., Sri Dinesacandrika: Shri D.C. Sircar Festschrift (Delhi: Sundeep Prakashan, 1983), pp.73-8 + plates 1-7. | 1983 |
| 4 | "More on the Rajghat Shell Character Seal." Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India 9 (1982): 26-8. | 1982 |
| 4 | "A New Fragment of the Kaṭhinavastu of the
Sarvāstivādavinaya." JAOS 108 (1988): 539-44.
Includes photographs
|
1988 |
| 4 | "New Inscriptional Evidence for the History of the
Aulikaras of Mandasor." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 32 (1989): 1-36. (Part
One)
Includes photographs and negatives
|
1989 |
| 4 | "New Inscriptional Evidence for the History of the Aulikaras of Mandasor." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 32 (1989): 1-36. (Part Two) | 1989 |
| 4 | "New Inscriptions from the Muṇḍeśvarī Temple." Journal of the Bihar Research Society 62 (1976): 104-8. | 1976 |
| 4 | "Niya xinchude ijian qulu wenshu" (A New Kharoṣṭhī
Document from Niya). Xinjian shehui kexue (Social Sciences in Xinjiang) l986
no. 3 (June 1985-86): 82-7.
Includes photographs, slides, and negatives
|
1985-6 |
| 4 | "New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandhāran
Buddhism." In Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt, eds., Gandhāran Buddhism:
Archaeology, Art, Texts (Asian Religions and Society Series; Vancouver: UBC
Press, 2006), pp. 135-47.
Includes floppy disc titled 'New Manuscript Sources for the Study
of Gandhāran Buddhism'.
|
2006 |
| 4 | "New Śaṅkhalipi (Shell Character) Inscriptions." Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik (StII) 11/12 (1986): 109-58. | 1986 |
| 4 | "A Ninth Century Umāmaheśvara Image." Artibus Asiae 50
(1990): 148-55. (With Michael D. Willis.)
Includes photographs
|
1990 |
| 4 | "A Note on the Use of Preverbs in Old Persian." Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) 94 (1974): 22-3. | 1974 |
| 4 | "Notes on the Translation of Kalhaṇa's Rājatarangiṇī (I-IV)." Berliner Indologische Studien 3 (1987): 149-79. | 1987 |
| 4 | "Observations on the Reliquary Slab Inscription of Gomitra." Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University 12 (2009): 7-19. | 2009 |
| 4 | "On Drawing Socio-linguistic Distinctions in Old Indo-Aryan: The Question of "Kṣatriya Sanskrit' and Related Problems." In George Erdosy, ed., The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1995 | 1995 |
| 4 | "On the Origin of the Early Indian Scripts" [review article on O. von Hinüber, Der Beginn der Schrift und frühe Schriftlichkeit in Indien, Harry Falk, Schrift im alten Indien: Ein Literaturbericht mit Anmerkungen, etc.]. Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) 115 (1995): 271-9. | 1995 |
| 4 | "On the Original Language of the Rāmāyaṇa." WZKS 29 (1985): 57-68. (Parts 1-2) | 1985 |
| 4 | "The Original Language of the Karpūra-mañjarī." Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) 132 (1982): 119-41. | 1982 |
| 4 | "Preliminary Report on the Shell Inscriptions." Part I, Journal of Ancient Indian History 11 (1977-8), Supplement, pp.1-32; Part II, 12 (l978-9), Supplement, pp. 33-65. [Also published as a separate monograph under the title Shell Inscriptions.] | 1978-9 |
| 4 | "Progress toward Decipherment of the Shell Inscriptions." Adyar Library Bulletin (ALB) 46 (1982): 93-l72. | 1982 |
| 4 | "Radiocarbon Dating of Kharoṣṭhī Fragments from the Schøyen and Senior Manuscript Collections." In Jens Braarvig, ed., Buddhist Manuscripts. Volume III (Oslo: Hermes Publishing, 2006; Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection), pp. 279-91. (With Mark Allon, Geraldine Jacobsen, and Ugo Zoppi.) | 2006 |
| 4 | "A Recent Claim to Decipherment of the Shell
Inscriptions." Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) 107 (1987):
313-5.
Includes photographs
|
1987 |
| 4 | "The Rededication of Buddhist Reliquaries: A Clue to the Interpretation of Problematic Kharoṣṭhī Inscriptions." In Raymond Allchin and Bridget Allchin, eds., South Asian Archaeology 1995. Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the European Association of | 1997 |
| 4 | "Re-identification of the Coin of the Kshatrapa Toraṇaḍāsa." Journal of the Numismatic Society of India 37 (1975): 147-9. | 1975 |
| 5 | "Response to P.L. Gupta's Review," Acta Orientalia 41
(1980): 69-70.
Includes photographs
|
1980 |
| 5 | "A Shell Character Inscription on a Seal from Rajghat (Varanasi)." Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India 7 (1980): 6-7. | 1980 |
| 5 | "The Śivarājarājyābhiṣekakalpataru: A Sanskrit Text on
Śivājī." Journal of the Oriental Institute (Baroda) 28 (1979): 70-89.
Includes photographs
|
1979 |
| 5 | "Some Principles and Patterns of Script Change." In
Stephen D. Houston, ed., The Shape of Script (Santa Fe: School for Advanced
Research Press, 2012), pp. 119-33. (Part One)
Includes disc titled 'Some Principles and Patterns of Script
Change'
|
2012 |
| 5 | "Some Principles and Patterns of Script Change." In Stephen D. Houston, ed., The Shape of Script (Santa Fe: School for Advanced Research Press, 2012), pp. 119-33. (Part Two) | 2012 |
| 5 | "Some Principles and Patterns of Script Change." In Stephen D. Houston, ed., The Shape of Script (Santa Fe: School for Advanced Research Press, 2012), pp. 119-33. (Part Three) | 2012 |
| 5 | "The Śvetāśvatara and the Nāsadīya: Vedic Citations in a Śaiva Upaniṣad." Adyar Library Bulletin (ALB) 50 (1986): 165-78. | 1986 |
| 5 | "The Three Cursed Rivers of the East, and their Significance for the Historical Geography of Ancient India." Adyar Library Bulletin (ALB) 42 (1978): 32-60. | 1978 |
| 5 | "Tīrtha-pratyāmnāyāḥ: Ranking of Hindu Pilgrimage Sites in Classical Sanskrit Texts." Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) 129 (1979): 102-28. | 1979 |
| 5 | "Traditional Concepts of Tīrtha and Yātrā as Reflected in the Smṛti Literature." In Pranabananda Jash, ed., Religion and Society in Ancient India (Sudhakar Chattopadhyay Commemoration Volume) (Calcutta: Roy & Chaudhuri, 1984), pp. 327-32. | 1984 |
| 5 | "Translation and Interpretation of the Kusumā Inscription." In Frederick M. Asher and G.S. Gai, eds., Indian Epigraphy: Its Bearing on Art History (New Delhi: Oxford and & IBH, 1985), pp. 111-14. | 1985 |
| 5 | "Two New Fragments of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts from
Central Asia." Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
(JIABS) 11 (1988): 141-153. (With Collett Cox.)
Includes photographs
|
1988 |
| 5 | "Typological Observations on the Indic Script Group and
its Relationship to other Alphasyllabaries." Studies in the Linguistic
Sciences 30 (2000): 87-103. (Reprinted, with minor revisions, in P.G. Patel,
Pramod Pandey, and Dilip Rajgor, The Indic Script:
Includes floppy disc titled 'Typological Observations on the Indic
Script Group.'
|
2007 |
| 5 | "The Ukti-vyakti-prakaraṇa as a Manual of Spoken Sanskrit." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 24 (1982): 13-25. | 1982 |
| 5 | "An Unusual Grammatical Pun in a Rāṣṭrakūṭa Inscription." In Kalyan Kumar Charkavarty, ed., The Bounteous Tree: Treasures in Indian Art and Culture (Homage to Dr. H.V. Trivedi) (Delhi: Sharada Publishing House, 1997), pp. I.143-4. | 1997 |
| 5 | "Undeciphered Scripts of South Asia." In Jayanta Chakrabarty and D.C. Bhattacharya, eds., Aspects of Indian Art and Culture: S.K. Saraswati Commemoration Volume (Calcutta: Ṛddhi-India, 1983), pp. 201-12 + figs. 50-55. | 1983 |
| "The Viṣṇu Purāṇa as a Specimen of Vernacular Sanskrit." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 30 (1986): 39-56. | 1986 | |
| Box | ||
| 5 | "When is a Riddle Not a Riddle? Some Comments on Riddling and Related Poetic Devices in Classical Sanskrit" (Parts 1-2) | 1995 |
| 5 | "Western Kṣatrapa and Related Coins." American Numismatic Society Museum Notes 22 (1977): 95-134 + plates 19-22. | 1977 |
| 5 | "Whatever Happened to Kharoṣṭhī? The Fate of a Forgotten
Indic Script." In John Baines, John Bennet, and Stephen Houston, eds., The
Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication
(London and Oakville CT: Equinox Publishing, 2
Includes floppy disc titled 'Whatever Happened to Kharoṣṭhī?' and
three discs titled 'Whatever Happened to Kharoṣṭhī?', 'Oxford 3/2004' and
'Oxford 3/2004 back up.'
|
2008 |
| 5 | [Reference Works and Encyclopedias 5-6]. The World's Writing Systems, ed. Peter T. Daniels and William Bright (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996): "South Asian Writing Systems: Introduction" (pp. 371-2) and "Brāhmī and Kharoṣṭhī" (pp. 373-83). | 1996 |
| 5 | Correspondences 1979-80
Includes photograph
|
1979-80 |
| 5 | Correspondences 1983-88 (Parts 1-2)
Includes photographs
|
1983-88 |
| 5 | Correspondences 1988-89-Jerusalem | 1988-89 |
| 5 | Correspondences 1989-90 | 1989-90 |
| 5 | Correspondences 1990-91 (Parts 1-2) | 1990-91 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1991-92 | 1991-92 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1992-93 | 1992-93 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1993-94
Includes photographs of ring
|
1993-94 |
| Correspondences 1993-94
Includes removable adhesive putty molds and photographs
|
1993-94 | |
| Box | ||
| 6 | Correspondences 1994-95 | 1994-95 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1995-96
Includes photos of cup and a slide
|
1995-96 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1996-97
Includes photo of 'Golden Stupa' and inscription photographs
|
1996-97 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1997-98
Includes inscription photographs
|
1997-98 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1998-99 | 1998-99 |
| 6 | Correspondences 1999-2000
Includes photographs
|
1999-2000 |
| 6 | Correspondences 2000-06 (Parts 1-2)
Includes inscription photographs
|
2000-06 |
| 6 | Correspondences K.R. Norman and E. Gerow (1987-99) | 1987-99 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Buddhist literature, Gandhari Prakrit--History and criticism--Sources
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Sanskrit language--History and criticism--Sources
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Salomon, Richard, 1948---Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives (curator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
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