Subseries RB/7/4 - Correspondence between Col. Hoysted (RAS), Lewis C. Loyd and N. M. Penzer

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RB-current RB/7-RB/7/4

Title

Correspondence between Col. Hoysted (RAS), Lewis C. Loyd and N. M. Penzer

Date(s)

  • 5 March 1938 - 1 March 1939 (Creation)

Level of description

Subseries

Extent and medium

15 files

Context area

Name of creator

(1892-1960)

Biographical history

Norman Mosley Penzer was an Oriental scholar and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Name of creator

(1823 - present)

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 ofread more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

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 Richardread more

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Language of material

  • English

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

current

RB/7/4

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