Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/3-RAS SESQ/3/4
Title
Correspondence regarding Reception
Date(s)
- Feb 1973 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 archival folder typed and handwritten 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 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.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence concerning the Sesquicentenary Reception. This falls into 6 categories:
- Letter from Ralph Tubbs, tenant at 56 Queen Anne Street, to state that he and his staff will have vacated the premises by 5.30pm on date of the reception, 1 item.
- Correspondence with Press, 2 items.
- Correspondence with City Hall concerning the Reception, 3 items.
- Letters of acceptance to the Reception, 49 items.
- Letters of regret concerning the Reception, 17 items.
- Letters of thanks after the Reception, 2 items.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Language of material
English