Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1922 - 1925 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 archival box
Context area
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
Repository
Archival history
These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records and therefore part of the historical records of the Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These are part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society which have been accumulated throughout its history.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
In 1923 the Royal Asiatic Society celebrated its Centenary. This archival material contains a scrapbook with Centenary correspondence and invitations, further congratulatory correspondence, material concerning the Centenary Events, and correspondence… read more
System of arrangement
The material was divided into four series:
- RAS CEN/1 - Commemorative Scrapbook
- RAS CEN/2 - Centenary Events
- RAS CEN/3 - Congratulatory Correspondence
- RAS CEN/4 - Centenary Volume
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
- French
- Latin
- Norwegian
Allied materials area
Related units of description
The Minutes of the Council Meetings will give further information regarding the Centenary Celebrations
The chapter, "A History of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1823-1973" by C.F. Beckingham, within "The Royal Asiatic Society: Its History and Treasures",… read more
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Secretary of State for India Great Britain (Subject)
- Commissioners of Works Great Britain (Subject)
- British and Foreign Bible society (Subject)
- India Society (Subject)
- … read more
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Archivist's note
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.