Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL9-RAS COLL9/5
Title
Missing Collections
Date(s)
- 1823 - ongoing (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
5 archival folders
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
Some collections have at times gone missing. The administrative documents concerning this are found in this series.
- Letter from Simon Digby, Honorary Librarian, concerning a missing Mughal painting. Typed, 1 piece, dated 12 July 1973.
- Correspondence, … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
The majority of this series is closed for confidentiality reasons.
Notes area
Note
gb891 rascoll9/5
Description control area
Description identifier
gb891 rascoll9/5
Dates of creation revision deletion
2025-02-27
Language(s)
- English