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Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to Sir Denison Ross

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GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/3-RAS UPE/3/1-RAS UPE/3/1/2

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  • 12th Nov 1934 (Creation)

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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)

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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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Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to Sir Denison Ross, Chair of the Universities Prize Essay Committee, to send the seven essays for adjudication for 1934. Typed, dated 12 November 1934.

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