Archief RAS PROP3 - Royal Asiatic Society Property: 22 Albemarle Street

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 RAS PROP3

Titel

Royal Asiatic Society Property: 22 Albemarle Street

Datum(s)

  • 1869 - 1919 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

5 archival folders

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1823-)

Institutionele geschiedenis

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

Naam van de archiefvormer

Geschiedenis van het archief

These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records and therefore part of the historical records of the Society.

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

These are part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society which have been accumulated throughout its history.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

The Royal Asiatic Society leased the premises at 22 Albemarle Street from 1869-1919. These papers contain official lease documents, correspondence regarding the property and possible alternatives, and a more recent photograph.

Ordeningstelsel

The material was arranged into Series thus:

  • RAS PROP3/1 - Lease Documents
  • RAS PROP3/2 - Correspondence with Professor T.W. Rhys Davids
  • RAS PROP3/3 - Correspondence regarding alternative provision of premises
  • RAS PROP3/4 - Correspondence regarding
  • read more

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

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

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Verwante materialen

Related units of description

The Minutes of the Council Meetings provide evidence of the decisions being taken regarding the leasing of this property and the attempts to find finance and support for premises.

The chapter, "A History of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1823-1973" by C.F.read more

Trefwoorden

Onderwerp trefwoord

Geografische trefwoorden

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

gb891-rasprop3

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

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