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- 1947 (Creation)
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Soft cover pamphlet 32pp 2 copies
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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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Booklets containing RAS Charter and Rules with handwritten annotations and dated May 1947. Within one of the volumes is a letter from The Registrar of Friendly Societies requesting 3 copies of all the laws, rules and regulations of the Society in order to provide certification for the Society's premises, 1 piece dated 2 June 1947. Also within this pamphlet is a copy of the certificate, dated 23 July 1947, entitling the Society to the benefit of the Scientific Societies Act, 1843.
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- English