Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/10-RAS SESQ/10/9
Title
Asia House
Date(s)
- 1971 - 1972 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
3 items typed
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
Name of creator
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence concerning the possibility of Asia House hosting an exhibition for the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary. These are:
- Letter from Robert Skelton, Victoria and Albert Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Asia House Gallery Asia Society (Subject)