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Southeast Asian Languages Manuscripts

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GB 891 RAS COLL6-RAS COLL6/3-RAS COLL6/3/5

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1 archival folder

Date(s)

1950-ongoing (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.

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Catalogues and handlists for manuscripts in Southeast Asian languages and scripts notably Thai, Javanese and Malay: * 'List of Raffles; Javanese MSS. in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, London' created by R.O. Winstedt and P. Voorhoeve in 1950 - handwritten list of the Javanese manuscripts donated to the Society by Sir Stamford Raffles, listing 48 manuscripts. * 'Royal Asiatic Society: Raffles's Javanese MSS. Hand List 1956' - typed list with handwritten annotations, 4 pieces. * 'Royal Asiatic Society: Siamese MSS. Hand List 1956' - typed list with handwritten annotations, 3 pieces. * 'List of the Malay Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, London' compiled by P. Voorhoeve. Offprint from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Parts 1&2, April 1963. Printed with handwritten annotations. * List of manuscripts in Balinese, Madurese, Sundanese, Javanese and Old Javanese, 33 pieces, and further list of manuscripts in Malay and Mawken, 77 pieces, prepared by M.C. Ricklefs. With the lists is a letter from M.C. Ricklefs. Department of History, SOAS, to Simon Digby, Honorary Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society to send the list and to inform of his intention that they will become part of a union catalogue for such manuscripts in British libraries which he is compiling with P. Voorhoeve. The letter is dated 6 October 1972. * 'Royal Asiatic Society, Thai Manuscripts' - computer printed list of the Thai manuscripts with accompanying copy of an email from Jana Igunma, British Library, to Kathy Lazenblatt, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the list and comment on some manuscripts of special interest. 4 pieces in total, the email is dated 24 January 2014.