Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL1-RAS COLL1/4-RAS COLL1/4/1
Title
1981
Date(s)
- 1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Context area
Name of creator
(1823 - present)
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
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
It appears that the Library Committee was not active at this time. However there are several letters concerning the oversight of the Library. These are:
- Letter from Anthony Bennell to B.C. Bloomfield to include a draft to restimulate the Library Policy … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Allied materials area
Related units of description
The Council Minutes for 8 October and 10 December 1981 both record that the Society weas looking into commercial sponsorship for its Collections.