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Date(s)
- 1823 - ongoing (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
19 bound volumes + 1 archival box
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 form part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
As part of the institutional records, they have always been part of the Society's possessions.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Royal Asiatic Society is governed by a Council who attend regular meetings to discuss the Governance of the Society. These Papers are the signed minutes for these meetings.
System of arrangement
The Minutes have been arranged chronologically. Most of them are housed within bound Minute books and therefore these have become the files of the fonds.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Mostly Open. The current twenty years minutes are closed for confidentiality reasons. Please contact the archivist using the email address given nc@royalasiaticsociety.org The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to… 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
Other governance material also forms part of the institutional records. Details of what is available can be accessed in the Reading Room.
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Archivist's note
These Minutes were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.