Fonds RAS ALL8 - Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS ALL8

Title

Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch

Date(s)

  • 1956 - 2003 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

2 archival folders

Context area

Name of creator

(1900 - present)

Administrative history

The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch applied to be an Associate Society in 1900 and this was approved in January 1901. As such, it is the oldest organization in Korea designed to introduce people to Korea in all its many aspects. Its early history wasread more

Name of creator

(1823-)

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 papers were sent and received by the Royal Asiatic Society in the course of its business.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The material is part of the institutional records of the Society from its dealings with other organisations.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This material was collated in the interactions between the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch and the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. It consists mainly of correspondence between the Societies, and newsletters and publications detailsread more

System of arrangement

Three series were created for Correspondence, for Newsletters, and for Publications, Membership and History.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. 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.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

The Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society form part of the Library Collections. More details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

Access points

Subject access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-rasall8

Archivist's note

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