Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1846 - 1852 (Creation)
Level of description
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 of… read more
Repository
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, there… read 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 is… 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
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.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Gützlaff Karl Friedrich August 1803-1851 (Subject)
- Stevenson John 1798-1858 (Subject)
- Rawlinson Henry Creswicke 1810-1895 (Subject)
- Buist George 1805-1860 (Subject)
- … read more
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued in 2023 by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist.