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↑ Up one level"Secretary": Minutes of Council
Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV1-RAS GOV1/13
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 bound volume
Date(s)
- 4th May 1891 - 7th Jul 1905 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(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
"Minutes of the Meeting of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society". Signed minutes. Includes also:
* Committee Meeting Minutes
* Medal Fund Account, 1899
* Report of the Auditors for 1897
* Report of the Committee appointed to arrange a Banquet to be given at the Hotel Metropole in honour of the Chiefs and Representatives from India attending the Coronation, 1902
* Letter concerning the award of the Gold Medal, 1903
* Report from Finance Committee concerning the Medals and others funds, 1903
* Report from Finance Committee concerning the Medals and others funds, 1903
* Printed Report from Committee on Publishing Arrangements, 1904.
Brief index at back of volume. Hardcover bound lined notebook with green/yellow cover. Handwritten with handwritten, typed and printed inserts.
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Language of material
- English
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