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Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS FIN-RAS FIN/1-RAS FIN/1/1
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 archival box
Date(s)
- 1942 - ongoing (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
The end-of-year accounts for the Society. Many are signed accounts. These cover the dates: 1942-1946, 1949-1951, 1953 -1960, 1962-2019.
Also with these accounts is a 'Note on the Financial Condition of the Royal Asiatic Society' a typed document, 6 pages, dated 1920.
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Additional information
Related units of description
The Accounts were also published within the Society's Journal until 2011 together with the report from the Anniversary General Meeting.
Description identifier
gb 891-rasfin/1/1
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