Archief RAS GOV3 - Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Royal Patronage

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 RAS GOV3

Titel

Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Royal Patronage

Datum(s)

  • 1824 - ongoing (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

3 archival boxes

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

Naam van de archiefvormer

Naam van de archiefvormer

Naam van de archiefvormer

Geschiedenis van het archief

These form part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society.

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 patronage material includes original Charters and royal letters, and institutional correspondence concerning the Patronage of the Society.

Ordeningstelsel

The material was arranged according to the reigning monarch acting as Patron. Though there is no material for some of the Patrons, a series has still be created to show the succession and to inform where related material may be found. The series are:

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Mostly Open. The current twenty years are closed for confidentiality reasons. Please contact the archivist. nc@royalasiaticsociety.org The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointmentread 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

The Minutes of Council Meetings (RAS GOV1) should be researched in conjunction with this material in order to gain a fuller picture of the Patronage history of the Society.

Trefwoorden

Onderwerp trefwoord

Geografische trefwoorden

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-rasgov3

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.