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- 5 March 1938 - 1 March 1939 (Creation)
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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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Correspondence between Col. Hoysted (Royal Asiatic Society), Lewis C. Loyd and N. M. Penzer concerning the acquisition of the Eckenstein collection by the Royal Asiatic Society. This set of correspondence deals with the practicalities of the Richard Burton Collection donation to the Society.
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- Burton , Sir Richard Francis . ( 1821-1890 ) Knight, Explorer and Diplomat (Subject)
- Loyd , Lewis Christopher . ( died 1947 ) historian (Subject)
- Penzer , Norman Mosley . ( 1892-1960 ) Oriental Scholar, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (Subject)
- Hoysted , Desmond Murree Fitzgerald . ( 1874-1945 ) Colonel British Army, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society (Subject)