Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1897 - 2008 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1/2 archival box
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Asiatic Society was founded by civil servant Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784. At the time of its foundation, this Society was named as "Asiatick Society". In 1825, the society dropped the antique k without any formal resolution and the Society was renamed as "The Asiatic Society". In 1832 the name was changed to "The Asiatic Society of Bengal" and again in 1936 it was renamed as "The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal". Finally, on 1 July 1951, the name of the society was changed to its present one. The Society is housed in a building at Park Street in Kolkata (Calcutta). The Society moved into this building during 1808.
Name of creator
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 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.
Repository
Archival history
These papers were sent and received by the Royal Asiatic Society in the course of its business.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The material is part of the institutional records of the Society from its dealings with other organisations.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Material concerned with the Asiatic Society (formerly Asiatic Society of Bengal) and their interaction with the Royal Asiatic Society.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material is arranged into 24 series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. nc@royalasiaticsociety.org The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
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Related units of description
The Royal Asiatic Society also hold many publications of the Asiatic Society including its academic Journal. These can be researched on our Library catalogue .
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- Asiatic Society (Subject)
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Royal Society of Edinburgh (Subject)
- Royal Society Great Britain (Subject)
- British Council (Subject)
- Philological Society Great Britain (Subject)
- British library (Subject)
- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland Malaysian branch (Subject)
- Asiatic Society of Japan (Subject)
- Jones Sir William (Subject)
- McWilliam M.D (Subject)
- Wright J. Clifford b 1933 (Subject)
- Duncanson Dennis J. 1917-1998 (Subject)
- Ballhatchet Kenneth A (Subject)
- Bloomfield B.C (Subject)
- Cannon Garland Hampton b 1924 (Subject)
- Pachori Satya S (Subject)
- Robinson, Francis Christopher Rowland, 1944 - (Subject)
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Archivist's note
The matterial was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.