Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1823 - 1846 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
2 bound volumes handwritten
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… read more
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
These were created during the undertaking of the Society's business.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
As part of the institutional records, they have always been part of the Society's possessions.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
The first minutes for the Committee of Correspondence are for 19 May 1831. However before this time items communicated to the Society were being recorded. Thus these two volumes are both connected with the administration of correspondence. These are:
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. 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… read more
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Verwante materialen
Related units of description
These form part of the Governance material. As several of the items of correspondence were also read at the General Meetings these records also overlap with the institutional records concerned with Lectures and Events. The Correspondence volumes ( RAS… read more
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.