Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1966 - 1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 1/2 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… read more
Repository
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.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
In 1973 the Royal Asiatic Society celebrated its Sesquicentenary (150 years). The archival material includes Planning committee administration; material connected with the various events held, exhibitions put on and publications produced in celebration… read more
System of arrangement
The material was arranged in series thus:
- RAS SESQ/1 - Planning Committee and Administration
- RAS SESQ/2 - Printed Materia
*l RAS SESQ/3 - Sesquicentenary Reception - RAS SESQ/4 - Sesquicentenary Dinner
- RAS SESQ/5 -Sherry Reception
- RAS SESQ/6 - Symposium: … read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. nc@royalasiaticsociety.org 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
- English
- French
- German
Allied materials area
Related units of description
The Minutes of the Council Meetings and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society will give further information regarding the Sesquicentenary Celebrations.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Anglo-Arab Association (Subject)
- Winchester College (Subject)
- Wellington College (Subject)
- Eton college (Subject)
- Westminster School (London) (Subject)
- Iran Society ( … read more
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.