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GB 891 RAS COLL9-RAS COLL9/4-RAS COLL9/4/2-RAS COLL9/4/2/2
Title
Correspondence 1971-1980
Date(s)
- 1971-1981 (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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Sample correspondence from 1971-1980:
- Correspondence with the South Asian Studies Association concerning exchange of their journal, South Asia. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 18 August -7 December 1971.
- Letter from the Archaeological Survey of India to inform the Society will continue to receive Epigraphia Indica and the Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy. Typed, 1 piece, dated 18 July 1972.
- Correspondence from A.D.H. Bivar concerning the National Central Library becoming a subscribing library. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 7 October 1972.
- Correspondence with Deutsche Staatbibliothek concerning exchange of publications. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 2 November - 4 December 1973.
- Letter to the Association pour l'avancement des Etudes iranniennes concerning an exchange for their journal, Studia Iranica. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 July 1974.
- Correspondence with the Centre de Documentation et de Recherches sur l'Asie du Sud-Est et le Monde Insulindien, Paris, concerning exchange for their journal. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 17 June - 10 September 1974.
- Correspondence with the Library of the Academy of Sciences of the GSSR concerning exchange of publications. Typed and printed, 2 pieces, dated 4 July - 11 September 1974.
- Letter from the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Himachal Pradesh, India, thanking the Society for their donation of publications and sending their own The Tibet Journal. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 October 1975.
- Correspondence with the Sultanate of Oman concerning exchange with their publication the Journal of Omani Studies. Typed, 8 pieces, dated 15 January 1976 - 12 July 1978.
- Correspondence concerning the exchange of Studia Iranica. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 3 January - 29 April 1977.
- Letter from the Intercultural Research Institute, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, concerning the exchange of their journal the Journal of Intercultural Studies. Typed, 1 piece, date 21 January 1977.
- Letter from the National Library of Peking (Beijing), China, concerning an exchange with the Royal Asiatic Society. With the letter are lists of possible publications for exchange. Typed and printed, 7 pieces, dated 10 February 1977.
- Letter from the Institute of Ethnology, Taiwan, concerning exchange of their journal the Bulletin of the Institute of Ethnology. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 February 1977.
- Letter from the University of Buenos Aires concerning possible exchange of journals. Typed in Spanish with handwritten English translation, dated 11 March 1977.
- Correspondence with the Bihar Research Society concerning missing volumes in the exchange. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 2 February - 12 July 1978.
- Correspondence with the American Historical Association concerning an exchange with the American Historical Review. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 6 March - 15 June 1978.
- Correspondence with the Archaeological Survey of India concerning missing volumes in the exchange process. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 13 April -17 July 1978.
- Letter from the American Schools of Oriental Research concerning a breakdown in receipt of Journals. Typed, 1 piece, dated 8 August 1979.
- Correspondence concerning an exchange with institutions in Leningrad. Typed and handwritten, 2 pieces, dated October 1980 - 15 June 1981.
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- English
- German
- Russian
- Spanish
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gb891 rascoll9/4/2/2