Fonds OS9 - Society for Old Testament Study

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 OS9

Title

Society for Old Testament Study

Date(s)

  • 1938 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

10 items typed and handwritten

Context area

Name of creator

Administrative history

The Society for Old Testament Study (SOTS) is a learned society, based in the British Isles, of professional scholars and others committed to the study of the Old Testament. It was founded in 1917. In September 1938 it held its 'Coming of Age Meeting',read more

Name of creator

(1823-)

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 ofread more

Archival history

These papers were sent and received by the Royal Asiatic Society in the course of its business.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The material is part of the institutional records of the Society from its dealings with other organisations.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Correspondence concerning a special meeting to be held from 20-23 September 1938, at Keble College, Oxford, to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of the founding of the Society for Old Testament Study. These are:

  • Letter from Theodore H. Robinson,
  • read more

Conditions of access and use area

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.read more

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 Society also holds the publication of the Essays read at the Special meeting at Keble College, Oxford. More details can be found in our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-os9

Archivist's note

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