Series RAS ICO/2 - 1892 - London

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Reference code

GB 891 RAS ICO-RAS ICO/2

Title

1892 - London

Date(s)

  • 1890 - 1893 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

4 archival folders handwritten and printed material

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 ofread more

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Scope and content

The 9th International Congress of Orientalists was held in London in 1892. This material includes minute books, correspondence and printed material concerning the conference.

System of arrangement

The papers were divided into 4 sub-series:

  • RAS IOC/2/1 - Minute Books
  • RAS IOC/2/2 - Correspondence
  • RAS IOC/2/3 - Reports
  • RAS IOC/2/4 - Printed material

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Language of material

  • English

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