Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS ANN160-RAS ANN160/2
Title
Correspondence
Date(s)
- 21st Jan 1983 - 18th Mar 1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
6 files typed, handwritten and photographic material
Context area
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 of… read more
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1877-)
Administrative history
The Malaysian Branch was founded at the Raffles Library, Singapore, in November 1877, as the Straits Asiatic Society. It applied for incorporation with the Royal Asiatic Society which was enacted the following year when it was renamed as the Malayan… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence concerning the 160th Anniversary Celebrations.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Magriel Nicolas (Subject)
- Tweedie Michael Willmer Forbes 1907-1993 (Subject)
- Cranbrook Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy b 1933 Earl of (Subject)
- Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (Subject)