Fonds RAS PROP5 - Royal Asiatic Society Property: 56 Queen Anne Street

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Cote

GB 891 RAS PROP5

Titre

Royal Asiatic Society Property: 56 Queen Anne Street

Date(s)

  • 1946 - 1988 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

2 archival boxes

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Nom du producteur

Histoire administrative

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.

Nom du producteur

Histoire administrative

Histoire archivistique

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

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

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

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

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

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d’accès

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.

Language of material

  • anglais

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

    Finding aids

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    Existence and location of originals

    Existence and location of copies

    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. 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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    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Mots-clés - Genre

    Zone du contrôle de la description

    Identifiant de la description

    gb891-rasprop5

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    Rules and/or conventions used

    Statut

    Niveau de détail

    Dates of creation revision deletion

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        Archivist's note

        These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.

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