Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV9-RAS GOV9/5
Title
Members of Council Signature Books
Date(s)
- 1925 - 2014 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
5 bound notebooks handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-)
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
Members of Council and Sub-Committees were asked to sign their attendance at the meetings. These five hardback notebooks contain these signatures. They cover the time periods: 9 June 1925 - 13 February 1936, 12 March 1936 - 3 October 1974, 10 October… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English