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GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/16-RAS SESQ/16/5
Title
Correspondence concerning American Contributions
Date(s)
- 1972 - 1975 (Creation)
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1 archival folder typed and handwritten
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(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 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 concerning American Contributions. These fall into three areas:
- Correspondence concerning funding from the Rockefeller Foundation including correspondence between B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, and C.H. Philips, Director of SOAS; correspondence by John Hansman; and correspondence from the Rockefeller Foundation; 8 items.
- Correspondence mainly with Professor R. Bayly Winder concerning American contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal, 38 items.
- Correspondence concerning gaining tax exemption for the donations, 20 items.
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- English
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- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Winder Richard Bayly b 1920 (Subject)
- Philips C.H. 1912-2005 (Subject)