Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1823 - ongoing (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 archival boxes and 1 bound volume
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
The Society's collections have always been open for researchers to come and use. This in turn has generated additional information concerning the collections both formally through articles and research papers and informally through correspondence. The… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Mostly open. Some modern records may be closed. 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… 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
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Pali
- Japanese
Allied materials area
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The other Collections catalogues will overlap with this one as will some of the material in the Lectures and Events Catalogues
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Archivist's note
These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2025.