Fonds RAS COLL6 - Royal Asiatic Society Collections Catalogues and Handlists

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS COLL6

Title

Royal Asiatic Society Collections Catalogues and Handlists

Date(s)

  • 1823 - ongoing (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

22 bound volumes, 2 large archival boxes + 46 electronic files

Context area

Name of creator

(1823-)

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 ofread more

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 caring for the collections and making them accessible to researchers various lists and catalogues have been collated throughout the Society's history. Some of these have been published but many are unpublished or in draft form prior to publication.read more

System of arrangement

The catalogues and handlists were subdivided according to the types of material they describe. Thus:

  • RAS COLL6/1 - General Catalogues and Handlists
  • RAS COLL6/2 - Printed material
  • RAS COLL6/3 - Manuscripts
  • RAS COLL6/4 - Archives
  • RAS COLL6/5 - Artworks
  • read more

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Some material is held electronically. This can be accessed 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 researcherread more

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted for open records upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law. Copies of digital material may also be made available.

Language of material

  • English

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Some catalogues of the collections have been published. Details of these can be found on our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/. Copies of the published catalogues can be accessed in our Reading Room.

Access points

Subject access points

Description control area

Dates of creation revision deletion

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.