Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/6-RAS UPE/6/2-RAS UPE/6/2/2
Title
Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to John Bowman, 15 November 1937
Date(s)
- 15th Nov 1937 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
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 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
Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to John Bowman to inform Bowman that he his essay had been of such high merit that he would be awarded a copy of "The Shah-nameh of Firdausi; the Book of the Persian Kings". Typed, 1 side, dated 15 November 1937.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English