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Reference code
GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/16-RAS SESQ/16/7
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 archival folder typed and handwritten
Date(s)
- 1971 - 1974 (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 with significant individuals regarding possible contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These include:
* Draft letter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
* Correspondence with Lt. General, H.H. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, dated 21 August 1971 -24 November 1971.
* Correspondence with Dr N.S. Junankar, dated 19 May 1972 -6 June 1972.
* Letter to S.L. Egerton, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 4 September 1972.
* Letter from J.V. Mills, dated 21 October 1972.
* Correspondence with Lord Selkirk, dated 6 November 1972.
* Correspondence with Arthur Russell, Editor of Asian Affairs, dated 28 November 1972.
* Correspondence with Dr Gyllensvard, dated 19 December 1972 - 28 December 1972.
* Correspondence with Professor Ullendorff and Professor Latham, dated 5 January 1972[3] - 7 February 1973.
* Correspondence with Arthur Dash, dated 20 February 1973 - 6 March 1973.
* Correspondence with the Hon. Lord Cameron, dated 2 March 1973.
* Correspondence with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, dated 31 May 1973 - 29 June 1973.
* Correspondence concerning His Imperial Majesty The Shahanshah Aryamehr, dated 21 March 1974 - 3 May 1974.
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Language of material
- English
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