Fonds RAS GOV7 - Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Correspondence Volume Two

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS GOV7

Title

Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Correspondence Volume Two

Date(s)

  • 1846 - 1852 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 bound volume handwritten

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 ofread more

Archival history

These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records created in the business activities 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

This volume contains copies of, or extracts from, letters sent to the Royal Asiatic Society between 1846 and 1852. They are written into a leather-bound volume with the title 'Extracts' on its front cover. Besides the letters which cover 93 pages, thereread more

System of arrangement

The material was catalogued according to its order in the volume.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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

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

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Related material includes Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Correspondence Volume One and the Minutes for the Committee of Correspondence. Many of these letters were read at the Society's General Meetings. The catalogue for the Minutes of the General Meetings is available.

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-rasgov7

Archivist's note

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