Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1823 - ongoing (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
1 large archival box 4 bound volumes + electronic records
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia administrativa
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 subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records and therefore part of the historical records of the Society.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
These are part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society which have been accumulated throughout its history.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
This archive consists of registers, lists and correspondence concerned with the acquisitions and accessions of the Collections of the Society. The Society has not kept comprehensive records throughout its history. Further information pertaining to the Acquisitions of the Society can be found in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and in the Minute books for the Council and General Meetings. Accessions continue in the life of the Society. More recent ones are held in the Society's records management system and will be transferred to the archive in due course.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
The archive was arranged chronologically.The early years were arranged according to the dates of the Donation Register created at that time. The series are thus:
- RAS COLL3/1 - 1823-1831
- RAS COLL3/2 - 1831-1843
- RAS COLL3/3 - 1843-1857
- RAS COLL3/4 - 1858-1875
- RAS COLL3/5 - 1876-1900
- RAS COLL3/6 - 1901-1950
- RAS COLL3/7 - 1951-1990
- RAS COLL3/8 - 1991-2010
- RAS COLL3/9 - 2010 -
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Some material may be closed for confidentiality reasons. Some of this material is held electronically. Access to these can be provided in the Reading Room. 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. Please bring photo ID
Condiciones
Idioma del material
- inglés
- javanés
- malayo
- lengua índica
- cingalés
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Instrumentos de descripción
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society often holds information about the Society's acquisitions either in its Library Section or in the Report of the Anniversary meeting. Likewise the Minutes of the Council and General Meetings may hold information about donations to the Society.
Área de notas
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
Idioma(s)
Escritura(s)
Fuentes
Nota del archivista
These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2018.