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Reference code
GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/21-RAS BMM/21/2
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
digital images
Date(s)
- 15th May 2014 - 16th May 2014 (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
Five photographs taken at the Presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal to Professor Caroline Humphrey. These are held electronically and can be viewed within the Reading Room. They are:
* RAS BMM.21.02.01 - Professor Caroline Humphrey delivering her lecture.
* RAS BMM.21.02.02 - Mr Lionel Knight, Treasurer of Royal Asiatic Society, introduces the Lecture
* RAS BMM.21.02.03 - Professor Caroline Humphrey receives her Medal from Professor Peter Robb, President of Royal Asiatic Society
* RAS BMM.21.02.04 - The Richard Burton hat and stick on display
* RAS BMM.21.02.05 - Professors Caroline Humphrey and Peter Robb at the post lecture reception
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Language of material
- English
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