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Royal Asiatic Society: Journal

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS JOUR

Publication status

Published

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

5 archival boxes + 15 bound volumes

Date(s)

  • 1824 - 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.
Cambridge University Press

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

Archival history

These form part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

As part of the institutional records, they have always been part of the Society's possessions.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The Royal Asiatic Society has produced a Journal from the early years of its formation and continues to do so. This material covers the records made in the production, administration and distribution of the Journal.

System of arrangement

The material was divided into series: * RAS JOUR/1 Minutes of the Journal Editorial Board * RAS JOUR/2 Internal Administrative Documents * RAS JOUR/3 W.H. Allen and Company * RAS JOUR/4 Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd. * RAS JOUR/5 Other Printers * RAS JOUR/6 Cambridge University Press * RAS JOUR/7 Reproduction and Distribution Agreements * RAS JOUR/8 Author Copyright Agreements * RAS JOUR/9 Transliteration Schemes * RAS JOUR/10 Article Reprint Requests and Author Permissions * RAS JOUR/11 19th Century Correspondence * RAS JOUR/12 Administrative Correspondence * RAS JOUR/13 Subscriptions * RAS JOUR/14 Indexes * RAS JOUR/15 Missing Volumes * RAS JOUR/16 Articles * RAS JOUR/17 Ephemera

Accruals

This production of the Journal continues, so more records will be added as they become available to the archives.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Some of this material is closed due to confidentiality reason. Please contact the archivist for further information. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • English
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Sanskrit
  • Tibetan

Additional information

Related units of description

Copies of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society form part of the Society's collections.

Description identifier

gb891-rasjour
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