Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS LEC4-RAS LEC4/1
Title
Nineteenth Century Lectures and General Meetings
Date(s)
- 1823 - 1899 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 archival folder handwritten and printed
Context area
Name of creator
(1823-present)
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
Correspondence concerning, and drafts of papers read at, General Meetings. Lists of lecture dates for 1865 and 1868.
System of arrangement
The material was divided into three sub-series: Correspondence, Papers and Meeting Dates.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English