Research Catalog

Title

Michael and Barbara Foster papers regarding Alexandra David-Neel, 1977-1991.

Author

Foster, Michael, 1937-

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors

• Durrell, Lawrence.
• Foster, Barbara M., 1938-
• Richardson, Hugh, 1905-2000.

Description

.2 linear feet (1 box).

Summary

The collection consists of Michael and Barbara Foster's papers, 1977-1991, regarding their research for the publication of their biography Forbidden Journey: The Life of Alexandra David-Neel in 1987.

Subjects

• Women explorers
• Authors
• Bibliographies
• Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Description and travel
• Lhasa (China) > Description and travel
• David-Neel, Alexandra, 1868-1969 > Sources

Genre/Form

Bibliographies.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Alexandra David-Neel, a French writer and explorer, was the first woman to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet in 1924.

Call Number

MssCol 5979

OCLC

183308487

Author

Foster, Michael, 1937-

Title

Michael and Barbara Foster papers regarding Alexandra David-Neel, 1977-1991.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at division indicated.

Biography

Alexandra David-Neel, a French writer and explorer, was the first woman to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet in 1924.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Occupation

Authors.

Women explorers.

Added Author

Durrell, Lawrence.

Foster, Barbara M., 1938-

Richardson, Hugh, 1905-2000.

Research Call Number

MssCol 5979