Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS LEC3-RAS LEC3/1
Title
1824-1960
Date(s)
- 1824 - 1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 folder printed and typed
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-)
Administrative 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… read more
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
There is little material relating to the early Anniversary General Meetings. The items within the archive are:
- 'Proceedings of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: Anniversary Meetings and Annual Reports of the Council, 1838 and 1839' … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Reports of the Anniversary General Meetings can be found in the Journal of the Society.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Hotel Cecil (Subject)
- Times of India Press (Subject)
- Harrison and Co. (Subject)