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Date(s)
- 1823 - 2011 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
15 bound volumes
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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
Minutes for the General Meetings held by the Society for its Members to attend. At these meetings, new members would be admitted, donations presented, and Papers or letters read on Asiatic topics. The Minutes have been accumulated into bound volumes… read more
System of arrangement
The Minutes have been arranged chronologically. They are housed within bound Minute books and therefore these have become the files of the fonds.
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details are 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. Please bring photo ID
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
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Related units of description
Other Lecture and Events material also form part of the institutional records. Details of material available can be accessed in the Reading Room.
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Archivist's note
The material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.