Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 OS24-OS24/2
Title
1961
Date(s)
- 1961 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3 items 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
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence regarding the India Office Library. These are:
- Letter from Sir Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Right Hon. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, to express the concern felt by the Council … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Commonwealth Relations Office (Subject)