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GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/7-RAS COLL3/7/2-RAS COLL3/7/2/9
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Correspondence regarding the donation of postcards belonging to Edgar Clement-Cooper
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- 13th Dec 1977 - 10th Apr 1978 (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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Five letters and one note regarding the donation of a series of 200 postcards or pre-war Malaya and Singapore belonging to Edgar Clement-Cooper. These were donated by his brother, R.M. Cooper.
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- English
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- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Cooper R.M. (Subject)