Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/8-RAS COLL3/8/2-RAS COLL3/8/2/2
Title
Correspondence regarding the Quaritch Wales Bequest
Date(s)
- 13th Jul 1994 - 27th May 2002 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Context area
Name of creator
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… read more
Name of creator
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence and Lists regarding the bequest of Mrs Dorothy C. Wales, wife of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales, regarding their donations of furniture, collections items and money to the Society. 13 items. These are:
- List of Books from the Library of H. … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Victoria and Albert Museum (Subject)
- Wales Horace Geoffrey Quaritch 1900-1981 (Subject)
- Wales Dorothy (Subject)