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- 31st Mar 2009 - 9th Oct 2009 (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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Correspondence concerning the donation of "H.T. Colebrooke - Memoirs and Autographs", donated by Timothy Frost. Copy of an email from Tim Frost to Alison Ohta, Curator, Royal Asiatic Society to offer the bound volume of "H.T. Colebrooke - Memoirs and Autographs", 31 March 2009; and Letter from Gordon Johnson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the donation, 9 October 2009. (See HTC/1 for further details of this volume).
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- English