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↑ Up one level1969-1970 - no award
Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/29
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Series
Date(s)
- 1969 - 1970 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-)
Biographical history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Essay Prize Competition was run in both 1969 and 1970. In neither year were there any entries but for both years there is some administrative correspondence and notices.
System of arrangement
The material for each year was divided into sub-series thus:
* RAS UPE/29/1 - 1969
* RAS UPE/29/2 - 1970
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Additional information
Related units of description
The Minutes for the Council Meeting for 13 February 1969 record that a suggestion to discontinue the Prize Essay Competition was not approved and that the essay subjects for 1969 were set. The Minutes for 9 October 1969 record that no essays were submitted and therefore the Council were asked to look into appropriate alternatives. The Minutes for 12 February 1970 record that the Prize Essay Competition was to be repeated that year but without specifying essay titles. The Minutes for 11 June 1970 state that five essay titles were approved at the Meeting but the Minutes for 8 October 1970 report that no essays appeared to have arrived. The Minutes for 10 December 1970 record that there were no competitors in September and therefore it was agreed to run the competition in the following year.
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