Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1946 - 1988 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 archival boxes
Context area
Name of creator
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 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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Archival history
These records are part of the Royal Asiatic Society's Institutional Records and therefore part of the historical records of the Society.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These are part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society which have been accumulated throughout its history.
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Scope and content
The Royal Asiatic Society leased the premises at 56 Queen Anne Street from 1947 to 1988. The papers include official lease documents, sub-letting agreements, correspondence, plans and photographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material was arranged in series:
- RAS PROP5/1 - Lease Agreements
- RAS PROP5/2 - Subletting - Ground Floor
- RAS PROP5/3 - Subletting - Second Floor Flat
- RAS PROP5/4 - Subletting - Third Floor Flat
- RAS PROP5/5 - Room Hire
- RAS PROP5/6 - Repair of Roof Dome
- RAS PROP5/7 - Development of Premises
- RAS PROP5/8 - Letters of Support
- RAS PROP5/9 - Sale of Lease
- RAS PROP5/10 - History of Property
- RAS PROP5/11 - Property Plans
- RAS PROP5/12 - Headed Notepaper
- RAS PROP5/13 - Photographs
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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. 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.
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- English
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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. Beckingham, within "The Royal Asiatic Society: Its History and Treasures", edited by Stuart Simmonds and Simon Digby, published 1979, provides further information regarding the history of the Society's premises.
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- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Howard de Walden Estates (Subject)
- Embroiderers' Guild of Great Britain (Subject)
- Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Shakespearean Authorship Society (Subject)
- Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (Subject)
- China Society London (Subject)
- Asian House (Subject)
- Centre for South-East Asian Studies (Subject)
- Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Subject)
- Society for the Preservation of the Architectural Resources of Egypt (Subject)
- Historic Buildings Council for England (Subject)
- Greater London Council (Subject)
- Pilgrim Trust (Subject)
- Sotheby & Co. London England (Subject)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Subject)
- University of Chicago (Subject)
- Benaki Museum (Subject)
- Bangalore University (Subject)
- The Toyo Bunko (Subject)
- University of Jordan Amman (Subject)
- Annamalai University (Subject)
- Guru Nanak Dev university (Subject)
- University of Nottingham Library (Subject)
- Nottingham County Library (Subject)
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Archivist's note
These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.