Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1935 - 2011 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
4 items typed and printed
Context area
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Name of creator
Name of creator
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… read more
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Repository
Archival history
These papers were sent and received by the Royal Asiatic Society in the course of its business.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The material is part of the institutional records of the Society from its dealings with other organisations.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and other Societies and Institutions. These are:
- Invitation from the Wellcome Archaeological Research Expedition to the Near East to the Annual Exhibition of Antiquities from Tell Duweir (Lachish), … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Hakluyt society (Subject)
- Circle of Inner Asian Art CIAA London (Subject)
- Yunus Emre Institute Yunus Emre Foundation Yunus Emre Institute (Subject)
- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.