Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS CEN-RAS CEN/1-RAS CEN/1/36
Title
A Great Chinese Library
Date(s)
- 19th Jul 1923 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
printed material
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
Report from The Times newspaper, "A Great Chinese Library" concerning the reception by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House and the tour of the Chinese Library at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, as part… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English