Fonds OS16 - British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 OS16

Title

British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia

Date(s)

  • 1989 - 2002 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

4 items typed and printed

Context area

Name of creator

(1976-)

Administrative history

The British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia was formed in 1976 to bring together people concerned about the European cemeteries in Asia and to act for their preservation.

Name of creator

(1823-)

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 ofread more

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 British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia and the interaction of the Royal Asiatic Society with the Association. These are:

  • Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Rosemarie Wilkinson,
  • read more

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.read more

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

Allied materials area

Related units of description

The Society has some published material created by the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia. More details can be found https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=+British+Association+for+Cemeteries+in+South+Asia&weight_search=1.

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-os16

Archivist's note

The papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.