Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS FIN-RAS FIN/1
Title
Accounts, Audits and Investments
Date(s)
- 1823 - ongoing (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1.2 archival boxes
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
This series contains end of year and signed accounts, asset expenditure, endowment histories and material concerning investments.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Much of the correspondence and administrative material is disposed with in line with the Society's retention schedule. Some material has been retained as deemed to be of potential archival interest.
Access points
Subject access points
Description control area
Description identifier
gb 891-rasfin/1