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Administrative Correspondence

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL9-RAS COLL9/6

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

1 archival folder

Date(s)

  • 1823 - ongoing (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

Correspondence concerned with administration of activities for care and accessibility of the Collections. Much of this is not kept for archival purposes. These documents give illustration of the type of material produced in administration of the Collections.

System of arrangement

The material was arranged into chronological subseries.

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Additional information

Description identifier

gb891 rascoll9/6
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