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GB 891 RAS ICO-RAS ICO/16-RAS ICO/16/1
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Administration
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- 1965 - 1967 (Creation)
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14 items handwritten, typed and printed
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(1823-present)
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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 subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
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Administrative material for the Congress. These are:
- Letter from Edwin Yamauchi, Rutgers University, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for details of the time and place of the next International Congress of Orientalists and to ask regarding details of the Lidzbarski Medal. Typed, dated 28 November 1965.
- Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Edwin Yamauchi, Rutgers University, to inform him that the next Congress would be held at the University of Michigan on 13 August 1967 for which the Secretary-General is Professor R.H. Fifield. Particulars for the medal could be obtained from Professor A.J. Arberry. Typed, dated 6 December 1965.
- "XXVII International Congress of Orientalists" invitation and first announcement. Printed, dated January 1966.
- Letter from O.W. Wolters to Richard Winstedt to ask it he would be willing to present a paper at the 27th Congress. Typed, dated 1 June 1966.
- Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to O.W. Wolters to inform him of the death of Sir Richard Winstedt. Typed, dated 16 June 1966.
- Letter from Russell H. Fifield, Secretary-General, Organising Committee, to Royal Asiatic Society to invite the Society to be officially represented at the Congress. Typed, dated 7 October 1966.
- Letter from Jean Filliozat, Societé Asiatique, to Norman Brown, President, XXVIIth International Congress, to report on the discussion with his colleagues of the proposals to revise the statutes of the congress. Typed, dated 9 May 1967.
- Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Secretary-General, XXVIIth International Congress, to inform of the Society's official representatives. Typed, dated 15 June 1967.
- Correspondence between Professor D.C. Twitchett and Royal Asiatic Society regarding him being an official representative of the Society at the Congress. Three letters, typed, dated 15 June - 14 July 1967.
- Letters to John Burton-Page and R.J. Loewe from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the delegate form for the Congress. Two letters, typed, dated 14 July 1967.
- Delegate certificate for V.L. Ménage from the Royal Asiatic Society for the XXVIIth International Congress. Printed with typed inserts, undated.
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- International Congress of Orientalists (Subject)
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Filliozat Jean 1906-1982 (Subject)
- Yamauchi Edwin M (Subject)
- Wolters O. W (Subject)
- Twitchett Denis Crispin 1925-2006 (Subject)