Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/7-RAS COLL3/7/2-RAS COLL3/7/2/20
Title
Correspondence re the donation of E.W. Hutchinson's papers
Date(s)
- 1 December 1972 - 28 February 1973 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Typed and handwritten, 3 pieces
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 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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence concerned with the donation of the papers and photographs of E.W. Hutchinson concerned with his time and work in Thailand, given by Hutchinson's nephew, J.A. Howell.
- Letter from the Assistant Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor E.H. Simmonds, President, concerning the donation of the material, dated 1 December 1972.
- Letter from the Assistant Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to A.J. Howell to thank for the donation and to inform that the President had looked at the material, dated 28 February 1973.
- Handwritten notes with some biographical details of Hutchinson.