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Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/1-RAS UPE/1/1-RAS UPE/1/1/2
Publication status
Published
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Extent and medium
4 items
Date(s)
- 1931 - 1970 (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.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two printed sets of rules for the Universities Prize Essay Fund for the Royal Asiatic Society at 74 Grosvenor Street. A further printed set of rules for the Royal Asiatic Society at 56 Queen Anne Street. Also a photocopy of this latter set, stamped with a Charity Commission receipt stamp for 12 March 1970.
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Language of material
- English
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