É. Apor , H. Wang (ed.): Catalogue of the Collections of Sir Aurel Stein in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Comp. by John Falconer, Ágnes Kárteszi, Ágnes Kelecsényi, Lilla Russell-Smith.

KELECSÉNYI Ágnes: Sir Aurel Stein and the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

ÁGNES KELECSÉNYI 3. The assigned books shall be kept at a separate and easily accessibly location within the Academy and a catalogue shall be made thereof to a bibliographical accuracy for the users of the Library. Out of these books, some works may be lent to fully trustworthy individuals, provided they furnish due security, while always giving precedence to the donor.'

8 The library consisted of those books on the subjects of Indology, Iranian studies, Central Asian linguistics and archaeology, with which Aurel Stein could dispense. These included catalogues of oriental manuscripts of a number of major libraries, text publications, the proceedings of two conferences on oriental studies, various issues of the Memoirs and Reports of the Archaeological Survey of India, and many parts of the Bombay Sanskrit and Harvard Oriental Series. The largest number of works were by Stein's distinguished academic colleagues, such as Chavannes, Foucher, Francke, Grierson, Hoernle, Lévi, Senart, V. Smith and Winternitz. Also included were the works and university lecture notes of Rudolph Roth, Stein's beloved and respected professor, on the history of Rigveda, Avesta and Hindu religion. There were also a small number of works in Hungarian, including one book by János Arany, another by Kálmán Mikszáth, and publications by friends. For example, there was a study on Kossuth and Görgey, by Theodore Duka; 'Islam' by Ignác Goldziher (this title reappeared in Stein's bequest, indicating that he had sent a duplicate copy home); works by Lajos Lóczy and Pál Teleki as well as those of Zsigmond Justh who had visited India many times; and two articles by Aurel Mayr, Head of the Indo-European Comparative Linguistics Department at the University of Budapest. There were several annual volumes of periodicals, such as the Bulletin de l'Ecole Franqaise d'Extréme-Orient, Géographie, Journal Asiatique, Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society and Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, although these are mostly incomplete. This first donation also contained manuscripts, including his school and university notes, notes for his PhD thesis, and the manuscripts for several of his own publications, for example, 'Memoir on the Ancient Geography of Kashmir, Jammu Sanskrit manuscripts - Rough inventory list', his personal diary from 1887, and 'Notes on RäjataranginT'. The cataloguing of 'Sir Aurel Stein's library consisting of 1154 volumes' was completed in 1927, as reported by the Chief Librarian." The second major donation was the bequest. In Sir Aurel Stein's will, dated 28 July 1934, there were two sections which concern Hungary: he wished to bequeath his printed books to the Academy, and to establish a fund to support British and Hungarian scholars in the exploration of Central Asia. The fund, known as the SteinArnold Fund, is still administered by the British Academy. Stein gave the following 8 Albert Berzeviczy to Aurel Stein, Budapest, 27 Jan 1923. Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books, Library of the HAS (RAL 184/1923). 9 Akadémiai Értesítő, 1927, p.21. 16