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Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/6

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

1 archival folder + electronic documents

Date(s)

1900-ongoing (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

Catalogues and handlists for the photographs in the Society's collections. Electronic documents were converted to archival documents in 2024. * 'List of the Photographs and Lantern Slides, the property of the Society unless otherwise stated' - 2 sets of typed lists, each five pieces and housed within paper folders, undated. * 'Photographs and Slides in cupboard behind Secretary's Desk' - handwritten list, 1 piece, undated. * 'Lantern Slides from Newton' - handwritten list, 1 piece, undated. * 'Abbreviated List of Photographic Material in the Possession of the Royal Asiatic Society' - typed list, 4 pieces, undated. * 'China Boxes including Japan, Macao, Hong Kong, Manila' - photocopy of handwritten index cards, 4 pieces, undated. * 'Royal Asiatic Society Library Photographic material' - summary of the types of material by format. Typed, 1 piece, undated. * 'Photographic prints from Sir Aurel Stein's negatives, mostly used as illustration in his books and reports; presented to the Royal Asiatic Society, September 1949' - list of the number of each print connected with each publication prepared by Fred H. Andrews. Typed list, 1 piece, undated. * 'List of photographs of the ruins of Ani at one time capital of the former Kingdom of Armenia' (Photo. 53), photocopy of the original lists in French and German with computer printed English translation, 10 pieces, undated. Electronic documents * 'Photo 1' - list of the photographs comprising the collection Photo.1, Album of views of Tanjong Pagar Docks, Singapore. Document first created 2006. * 'RAS PHOTOGRAPH CATALOGUE - summary' - list of the photographic collections in the Society, first created in 2006 and updated to 2020. * 'Glass Slide.02 – (Ashkabad, Constantinople, Samarkand, Turkestan and Turcomen) or Russian Central Asia, Caucasus, Persia and Ottoman Territories' presented to the Society by the widow of Dr. K. Blond in December 1964 with some books from his possessions. List of the slides, document first created in 2019. * 'Glass Slides.09 - Southern Tibet, 1938-39. From the Collection of Lt. Col. Fleming Mackenzie', donated by his daughter, Mrs Ann O’Neill in 2022. List first created in 2022