S. Mohammed Jaffar Papers
Period
1931-1979 (-1986)
Total size
2.12 m.
Consultation
Not
restricted
Biography
Born in Sialkot, Punjab, British India 1910, died in Islamabad, Pakistan 1979; studied at Edwards College in Peshawar 1927-1931; worked in the thirties and forties for the Judicial Commissioner in the North West Frontier Province; professor of history at Islamia College in Peshawar; director of the Peshawar Museum and director of the Department of Archives in Peshawar under the Government of West Pakistan in the fifties and sixties; author of publications on the history of Muslim India.
Content
Correspondence, manuscripts and other documents concerning the academic career of Jaffar, the management of the Peshawar Museum and the Department of Archives in Peshawar, his research and collecting activities on the history of Afghanistan, India, Iran and Pakistan and the fate of these collections after his retirement and death 1931-1986.
Processing information
List made by Bouwe Hijma and Ahmad Salim in 2005
INTRODUCTION
S. Mohammed Jaffar was born in Sialkot, Punjab, British India, in 1910. He studied at Edwards College in Peshawar from 1927 until 1931. He worked in the thirties and forties for the Judicial Commissioner in the North West Frontier Province. Later he became professor of history at Islamia College in Peshawar. He also was director of the Department of Archives in Peshawar and director of the Peshawar Museum under the Government of West Pakistan in the fifties and sixties. He is the author of more than 100 books on the history of Muslim India. S.M. Jaffar died in 1979 in Islamabad, Pakistan.
In 2000/2001 a small part of the papers of S.M. Jaffar was received by the IISH and the main part was received in 2004. The size of the papers is 1.87 m.
LIST
Correspondence
Personal documents
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- Correspondence, mostly letters of recommendation on S.M. Jaffar, and copies of some certificates. 1931, 1934, 1937-1942, 1944-1946. 1 folder.
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- Letters by Daulat Begum, the wife of S.M. Jaffar, on his illness and death on 26th August 1979. 1978-1979. 1 cover.
Archives of Peshawar
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- Correspondence with historians and research scholars, including notes, papers and letters regarding the Peshawar archives. 1931, 1935-1937, 1939-1940, 1943-1955, 1957-1958, 1960-1964, 1966-1970, 1974. 3 covers.
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- Documents on the introduction of the Anti-Corruption Staff in the Central Record Office of Peshawar. 1952. 1 cover.
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- Documents on the internal procedures within the Central Record Office of Peshawar and particularly the disciplinary action against Zafar Ahmad Qureshi. 1952- 1954. 1 folder.
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- Questionnaire for S.M. Jaffar concerning an enquiry under section 156 (III) Cr.P.C. 1953. 1 cover.
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- Documents on the completion of The Archives of the Mughal Empire by S.M. Jaffar. 1953-1954, 1970. 1 cover.
Museum of Peshawar
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- Lists and other documents on the collection of the Peshawar Museum and the books of its library. 1960-1967 and n.d. 1 folder.
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- Documents on some personal problems in the Peshawar Museum, anti corruption campaigns, the suspension of and the charges against Muhammad Amin Jan, assistant of the Peshawar Museum, and against Abdul Shakur, curator. 1965-1971. 4 folders.
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- Accounts and other documents on the missing and theft of sculptures and other objects from the Peshawar Museum. 1966-1970. 1 folder.
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- Documents on the ‘Physical Verification' of the Peshawar Museum Library by Mir Mohammad Khan. 1967. 1 cover.
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- Documents on the complaint of Said Khan, custodian of the Peshawar Museum, on his retirement. 1968-1970. 1 folder.
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- Typescripts of and documents on the printing of ‘An illustrated Introduction to the Peshawar Museum'. 1970. 1 folder.
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- Documents on the appointment of S.M. Jaffar, director of Archives in Peshawar, as curator of the Central Museum in Peshawar in 1964. 1970. 1 cover.
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- Personal correspondence concerning his pension as former director of the Peshawar Museum. 1970-1972. 1 cover.
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- Correspondence and notes regarding theft of a statue from the Peshawar Museum, complaint against the director. 1970-1973. 1 cover.
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- Documents on the retirement of S.M. Jaffar as director of the Peshawar Museum and as director of Peshawar Archives. 1970-1975. 1 folder.
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- Documents on the retirement of S.M. Jaffar as director of the Peshawar Museum and the conflict on articles he was ordered to return to the museum. 1971. 1 folder.
Typescripts and publications
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- Typescripts ‘History of Peshawar Museum' and of other articles by S.M. Jaffar. 1965 and n.d. 1 folder.
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- Typescript of ‘Ya Husain! Shah Husain!!'or ‘Husain, the Hero of Humanity' by S.M. Jaffar and some other documents. 1972 and n.d. 1 cover.
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- Press clippings of reviews of Islamic Culture. Its Ideological Basis by S.M. Jaffar and typescripts of his Contributions to the discussion on this book. 1973. 1 folder.
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- Typescript of ‘Iranian Monarchy. Its Form, Fabric and Functions: a Model for other Monarchies' by S.M. Jaffar and some other documents. N.d. 1 cover.
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- Manuscript of the book ‘Sarhad Ki Tareekh' (History of the N.W.F.P.) [by S.M. Jaffar]. In Urdu. N.d. 1 cover.
Various subjects
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- Documents on the meetings of the Museums Association of Pakistan, the Pakistan Historical Society and related organizations. 1954-1958. 1 folder.
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- Documents on the appointment of a librarian at the P.A.F. College of Aeronautical Engineering in Karachi. 1966. 1 folder.
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- Typescript ‘Relics of Muslim Rule in India and Fight for Freedom on the Frontier' by an unknown author. 1 folder.