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GB 891 RAS CEN-RAS CEN/3-RAS CEN/3/5
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Published
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Extent and medium
1 item handwritten with printed letterhead
Date(s)
- 20th Jun 1923 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1900 - present)
Biographical history
The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch applied to be an Associate Society in 1900 and this was approved in January 1901. As such, it is the oldest organization in Korea designed to introduce people to Korea in all its many aspects. Its early history was somewhat disrupted due to political difficulties but it has been continuously active since 1956. It remains an active international cultural and social organisation in Korea.
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Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
Letter from the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society to send their greetings on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations. They regret that their President, Bishop Mark N. Trollope, is absent. Letter is signed by Dr Van Buskirk, Correspondence Secretary. Handwritten with printed letterhead for Severance Union Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
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Language of material
- English
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