Série RAS ALL5/2 - Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai

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GB 891 RAS ALL5-RAS ALL5/2

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Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai

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  • 2002-present (Création/Production)

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2 physical items + 77 digital files

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(1823-present)

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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 subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

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(1857-1952, 2006-present)

Histoire administrative

The Royal Asiatic Society China is a learned society based in Shanghai and Beijing, China. It was established in Shanghai in 1857 by a small group of British and American expatriates as the Shanghai Literary and Scientific Society, and within a year had achieved affiliation with the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and become the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (NCBRAS). The first journal was published in 1858 and thereafter for 90 years. The Society's original home comprised a ground-floor reading room, library and lecture hall, but was expanded in 1874 to house a museum on the floor above. The Society was closed in 1952. The book collection went to the Shanghai Library and most of the museum exhibits to the Shanghai Natural History Museum.

In 2006 the society was re-established in Hangzhou and transferred to Shanghai the following year as the Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai. The Journal has been resurrected and a growing library and museum opened to members and scholars. In 2013 a chapter was established in Beijing as the Royal Asiatic Society in Beijing.

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Archival digital files were created in 2024.

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Governance, administrative, and event material from the Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai and some material from their interaction with the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

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The material was divided into subseries:

  • RAS ALL5/2/1 - Council Agenda and Minutes
  • RAS ALL5/2/2 - Other Committees
  • RAS ALL5/2/3 - Governance administration and correspondence
  • RAS ALL5/2/4 - Membership
  • RAS ALL5/2/5 - General Meetings and Lectures
  • RAS ALL5/2/6 - Other events

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      gb 891 ras all/2

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