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↑ Up one levelLetters from RAS Secretary to Essay Prizewinners
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Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/28-RAS UPE/28/1-RAS UPE/28/1/26
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Date(s)
- 3rd Jan 1968 (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
Letters from RAS Secretary to Essay Prizewinners to inform each of them that they had been one of two judged of equal merit and therefore tied for the prize. They are asked to attend the Soceity on 8 February to receive their prize. Typed, 2 letters, dated 3 January 1968.
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- English
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