Fonds RAS COLL2 - Royal Asiatic Society Collections Policy Documents

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 891 RAS COLL2

Titre

Royal Asiatic Society Collections Policy Documents

Date(s)

  • 1823 - ongoing (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

1 archival folder +21 electronic records paper and digital archives

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

(1823-)

Histoire administrative

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

Histoire archivistique

These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records and therefore part of the historical records of the Society.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

These are part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society which have been accumulated throughout its history.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

This catalogue contains the policy documents of the Society regarding Collections management. Because of the relatively small nature of the Society, historically many such policy decisions have been made by its Council or Library Committee, recorded inread more

Mode de classement

The Material was divided into Series covering the various areas that policies cover:

  • RAS COLL2/1 - Acquisitions
  • RAS COLL2/2 - Disposals
  • RAS COLL2/3 - Collections Management
  • RAS COLL2/4 - Disasters
  • RAS COLL2/5 - Volunteers
  • RAS COLL2/6 - Access

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

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 Tuesdaysread more

Conditions de 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.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Zone des sources complémentaires

Unités de description associées

The Minutes of the Council and Library Committee Meetings, and the Charters and Byelaws of the Society, contain information regarding policy decisions.

Mots-clés

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Identifiant de la description

gb891-rascoll2