Fonds RAS COLL9 - Royal Asiatic Society Collections Administration

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL9

Title

Royal Asiatic Society Collections Administration

Date(s)

  • 1823-ongoing (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

2 archival boxes + electronic documents

Context area

Archival history

These form part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

As part of the institutional records, they have always been part of the Society's possessions.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This catalogue contains documents created in the administration of the Collections of the Society which have not been covered by the other Collections catalogues, including articles written about the history of the Library and its collections, reportsread more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Partially open. Some records are closed for confidentiality reasons. Please contact the archivist, nc@royalasiaticsociety.org The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it willread 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
  • German
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Allied materials area

Access points

Subject access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb891 rascoll9

Dates of creation revision deletion

This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist, in 2025.