Fonds RAS GOV6 - Royal Asiatic Society Governance: Special General Meetings

At irregular intervals a Special General Meeting is called by the Council. These are to discuss and vote upon major changes within the Society such as a change in the Charter or Byelaws, the sale of some part of the collections, or the necessity of moving premises. Much of the discussion concerning these Meetings will be minuted in the Council Minutes and the meetings minuted in the General Meeting Minutes. This archive contains the supplementary material that has been collected concerned with Special General Meetings.

Historic documents are open. More recent documents may be subject to closure due to data protection issues. 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 made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.

Further information regarding the business of the Society can be found in the Society's Governance records. Reports from Special General Meetings would often be included within the Society's Journal. As many of the Special General Meetings were concerned with changes in the Rules there is overlap between this catalogue and that for the Charter and Byelaws.