Archief RAS GOV8 - Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Committee of Correspondence

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 RAS GOV8

Titel

Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Committee of Correspondence

Datum(s)

  • 1823 - 1846 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

2 bound volumes handwritten

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1823-)

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 ofread more

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:

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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 isread more

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

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 ( RASread more

Trefwoorden

Onderwerp trefwoord

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-rasgov8

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.