Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1931 - 1984 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1.5 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. However there has not been a systematic keeping of records throughout the history of the Royal Asiatic Society and therefore some… read more
Content and structure area
Scope and content
From 1904-1929 the Royal Asiatic Society awarded a Gold Medal to a schoolboy writing on a chosen essay title. However, as entrants dwindled and few schools seemed interested in teaching Indian history, it was decided that the competition should be… read more
System of arrangement
The archive has been arranged into series representing the conferment of each medal. Thus:
- RAS UPE/1 - Institution and Governance of the Fund
- RAS UPE/2 - 1933 - Norman Richard Seddon
- RAS UPE/3 - 1934 - Dorothy Anne Louise Stede
- RAS UPE/4 - 1935 - Evan … 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
Allied materials area
Related units of description
The Council Minutes Books of the Royal Asiatic Society have decisions minuted regarding the institution of the Medal, the yearly establishment of a Committee to choose the essay titles and to judge the entrants, with subsequent conferment of each Medal… read more
Access points
Name access points
- McGill University Montreal, Canada (Subject)
- John Pinches London, England Medallist (Subject)
- Universities Bureau of the British Empire (Subject)
- School of Oriental and African Studies University of London (Subject)
- Keble College Oxford GB (Subject)
- … read more
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Description identifier
Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2018. Some of this material had previously suffered from mould damage. The items are housed in individual melinex sleeves and should not be removed from this packaging.