Archief RAS COLL5 - Royal Asiatic Society Collections Research Registration Records

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 RAS COLL5

Titel

Royal Asiatic Society Collections Research Registration Records

Datum(s)

  • 1823 - ongoing (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

1 volume

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Institutionele geschiedenis

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.

Geschiedenis van het archief

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

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

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

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

All new researchers have to register their details before accessing the Collections. For the most part these exist only as current records and are disposed of at the end of their retention schedule. There is only one historic document that has been kept related in some way to researcher registration. This is a bound leather volume entitled "Names of Visitors to the Museum of the Royal Asiatic Society, Great Britain and Ireland, 1832". At this time the Society had in its possessions many museum objects. The majority of these have now been dispersed to other institutions.
The volume is a registration book for visitors to the Museum covering the period January 1832-January 1840 on pp.1-123, and February 1848-June 1849 on pp. 125-126. It should be noted that on the outside of the Ledger is a label which reads "Committee of Agriculture and Commerce" and on pp.151-157 is an article, "Cost of Carrying Cotton" extracted from "The Friends of India..." dated 23 July 1861. On pp. 158-159 is an extract from the Council Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society, 16 January 1871. The other pages are hand-numbered but are blank. Leather bound volume with ruled pages, handwritten. The binding is in a fragile condition and the leather has some red rot.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Open. 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

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

    Taal en schrift aantekeningen

    Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

    Toegangen

    Verwante materialen

    Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

    Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

    Related units of description

    Related descriptions

    Aantekeningen

    Alternative identifier(s)

    Trefwoorden

    Onderwerp trefwoord

    Genre access points

    Beschrijvingsbeheer

    Identificatie van de beschrijving

    gb891-rascoll5

    Identificatiecode van de instelling

    Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

    Status

    Niveau van detaillering

    Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

    Taal (talen)

      Schrift(en)

        Bronnen

        Aantekeningen van de archivaris

        These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.

        Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik