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GB 891 RAS COLL9-RAS COLL9/4-RAS COLL9/4/2-RAS COLL9/4/2/3
Title
Correspondence 1981-1990
Date(s)
- 1981-1990 (Creation)
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Typed with handwritten annotations
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(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 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 1981-1990:
- Correspondence regarding exchange with the journal Studia Islamica. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 4 May - 14 December 1981.
- Letter from Frantisek Polkorab, Chief of the Acquisition Department of the Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, concerning the postal arrangements for exchange of publications. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 June 1983.
- Letter from the Librarian. Archaeological Department Colombo (Sri Lanka) concerning the exchange of their publication, Ancient Ceylon. Typed, 1 piece, dated 11 October 1983.
- Correspondence with Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR concerning exchange of journals. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 29 February - 26 September 1984.
- Correspondence with the Institut for Geschichte der Arabisch-Islamischen Wissenschaften concerning a new publication for possible exchange. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 13 March - 18 June 1985.
- Correspondence with the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem concerning the exchange of their journal, Levant. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 1 May -20 May 1985.
- Letter from C. Raceau, Conservator, Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient to request an update of the exchange agreement. Typed, 1 piece, dated 12 October 1988.
- Letter to the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka to request missing volumes of their journal. Typed, 1 piece, dated 17 November 1988.
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- English
- French
- German
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gb891 rascoll9/4/2/3
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gb891 rascoll9/4/2/3
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Dates of creation revision deletion
2025-02-27
Language(s)
- English