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↑ Up one levelLetter from Mrs Davis to Hamilton Gibb
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Reference code
GB 891 RAS IUO-RAS IUO/1-RAS IUO/1/8
Publication status
Published
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Extent and medium
1 item typed
Date(s)
- 15th Dec 1952 (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.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Mrs Davis, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Hamilton Gibb to ask whether he would be the representative for the Royal Asiatic Society at the General Assembly of the International Union of Orientalists.
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Language of material
- English
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