Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1970 - 2003 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 archival folder
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Asiatic Society of Japan was founded at a meeting in Yokohama on October 1872. Early meetings were held in both Yokohama and Tokyo. It was granted affiliation with the Royal Asiatic Society in 1873. This was severed in 1911 and re-established in 1912, and again it was formally admitted as an Associate Society in 1936. However the Society's affiliation with the Royal Asiatic Society continued to be a matter of concern through the 1970s.
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
This material was collated in the interactions between the Asiatic Society of Japan and the Royal Asiatic Society.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material was arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. 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 Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan form part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Collections. More details can be found here.
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- Asiatic Society of Japan (Subject)
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
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Archivist's note
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.