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Reference code
GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/9-RAS SESQ/9/5
Publication status
Published
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Extent and medium
2 items typed
Date(s)
- 1973 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(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 concerning the Asiatic Society of Hong Kong. These are:
* Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Gordon Calver concerning the Hong Kong Society feeling neglected and the letters he is sending to each of the Branch Societies, dated 29 March 1973.
* "Note regarding the Hong Kong Asiatic Society, Note for the President in London" concerning the possibility of fundraising for both organisations, undated.
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Language of material
- English
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