Fonds OS14 - Royal Anthropological Institute

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 OS14

Title

Royal Anthropological Institute

Date(s)

  • 1913 - 1943 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

3 items printed and typed

Context area

Name of creator

Administrative history

The Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1871 from the merger between the Ethnological Society and the Anthropological Society. Permission to add the word 'Royal' was granted in 1907. The RAI exists to promote the publicread more

Archival history

These papers were 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

Material produced by, or concerned with, the Royal Anthropological institute. These are:

  • "Suggestions for a School of Applied Anthropology" by Sir Richard C. Temple. Report from "Man, No.102, 1913" of a discussion on the practical application of
  • 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

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Some published material of the Royal Anthropological Institute is held in our Collections. More details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-os14

Archivist's note

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.