Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/1-RAS BMM/1/1-RAS BMM/1/1/2
Title
Deed of Declaration of the Richard Burton Memorial Lecture Fund
Date(s)
- 1922 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
3 pieces 7 pages Typed
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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
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deed of Foundation of the Burton Memorial Fund. There are two draft copies and a page of extracts from the deed. All typed, drafts dated 1922, each 3 pages plus single typed sheet of extracts.
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Language of material
- English