Fonds RAS ALL4 - Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS ALL4

Title

Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka

Date(s)

  • 1970 - 2003 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 archival folder

Context area

Name of creator

Administrative history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka was founded in 1845 as the Asiatic Society of Ceylon. It immediately applied for incorporation which was accorded in January 1846, thus becoming the Royal Asiatic Society of Ceylon. It has published its Journalread 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

The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka was incorporated soon after its foundation as an affiliated society to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. This material covers some of the interaction between the two societies. These are:

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 Society holds copies of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka within its Collections. Further details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-rasall4

Archivist's note

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