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GB 891 RAS COLL9-RAS COLL9/4-RAS COLL9/4/2-RAS COLL9/4/2/1
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Correspondence 1920-1970
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- 1920-1970 (Creation)
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(1823-)
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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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Samples of correspondence concerning journal exchange for the period 1920-1970:
- Letter from Harold Alfred MacMichael, colonial administrator, to Mrs Fraser, Royal Asiatic Society Secretary, concerning the journal Sudan Notes and Records. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 6 November [1927].
- Letter from Charles Otto Blagden, School of Oriental Studies, to Colonel Hoysted, Royal Asiatic Society Secretary, concerning a journal about Burma (Myanmar). handwritten, 1 piece, dated 26 June 1932.
- Letter from Mahmahopadhaya, Chief-Editor and Secretary, Ganganatha Jha Research Institute, concerning the possible exchange of their Journal, the Banganatha Jha Research Journal. Typed, 1 piece, dated 26 November 1943.
- Letter from the British Council concerning a possible exchange with the Finno-Ugrian Society for their publication, Julkaisut. Typed, 1 piece, dated 29 July 1948.
- Letter from O.A. Nanajana Arami, Honorary Secretary, Tanjore Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library, Thanjavur concerning the possible exchange with one of their publications. Typed, dated 5 February 1965.
- Letter from the Editor, Research Publications, Sanskrit College, Calcutta (Kolkata), to ask for missing copies of the Society's Journals. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 August 1965.
- Correspondence with Deutsche Staatsbibliothek concerning possible exchange of journals. Typed, 10 pieces, dated 30 September 1966 - 15 May 1968.
- Letter from the Dacca University Library, East Pakistan (Dhaka, Bangladesh), to send a complimentary copy of their catalogue of Persian, Urdu and Arabic manuscripts and ask for an exchange publication in return. Typed, 1 piece, dated 23 February 1967.
- Correspondence with the Sudasien-Institut, University of Heidelberg, Germany, concerning exchange of journals between the institutions. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 2 August - 15 January 1968.
- Letter from the Numismatic Society of India to acknowledge receipt of the Royal Asiatic Society's journals. Typed, 1 piece, dated 13 December 1967.
- Correspondence with the Journal of Tamil Studies, Madras (Chennai)concerning possible exchange of journals. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 4 May - 3 August 1970.
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- English
- French
- German
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gb891 rascoll9/4/2/1