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Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/1-RAS UPE/1/1-RAS UPE/1/1/1
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Date(s)
- 15th Dec 1931 (Creation)
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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.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
Two original printed copies of the "Scheme made by the Board of Education under the Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853-1925" in which the Foundation of the Public School Prize and Medal is changed to create The Universities Prize Essay Fund. Dated 15 December 1931. Also a further photocopy of this material.
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Language of material
- English
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