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Subletting - Third Floor Flat

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS PROP5-RAS PROP5/4

Publication status

Published

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Series

Extent and medium

1 archival folder - 38 documents

Date(s)

  • 1956 - 1986 (Creation)

Context area

Name of creator

_Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland_
(1823 - present)

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

Correspondence regarding the lease of the third floor flat. These include: * Correspondence with Mr Seal regarding an extension to his lease, 1956. * Correspondence regarding the transfer of the lease from Dr Seal to Elizabeth Holloway (later Mrs Erleigh), 1961. * Correspondence regarding the Erleigh's tenancy. This includes a newspaper cutting about the unexpected birth of Mrs Erleigh's child, 1962 -1965. * Correspondence regarding temporary/unofficial residents, Mr Leon and Mrs Hardy, 1968. * Correspondence regarding the relinquishment of the lease by Mrs Erleigh and its reassignment to Mr N. A. Lane and Mr M.E. Feirtag, 1969. * Correspondence regarding the relinquishment of the lease by Mr N. A. Lane and Mr M.E. Feirtag and reassignment to Howard Anthony Jacobs and Michael Horowitz, 1971. * Correspondence regarding the tenancy of Mr and Mrs Jacobs, 1976 - 1985. * Director's Note regarding possible tenancy of Mr and Mrs Davidson, 1986. The majority of the correspondence is between the Royal Asiatic Society, their tenants, and their respective solicitors.

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Language of material

  • English
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