Series RAS JOUR/4 - Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd.

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GB 891 RAS JOUR-RAS JOUR/4

Title

Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd.

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  • 1931 - 1977 (Creation)

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1 file typed and printed letterheads

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(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 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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(1926-2015)

Biographical history

Adrian David Hugh Bivar, FRAS (1926 - 2015) was a British numismatist and archaeologist, who was Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialized in Sasanian seals and rock reliefs, Kushano-Sasanian coins and chronology, Mithraic iconography, Arsacid history and pre-Islamic folklore.

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Scope and content

The printing of the Journal went to Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd. in the late 1800s. This series contains some later correspondence between the printers and the Society.

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The material was arranged into files for each event covered by the correspondence.

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This series is open for research.

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  • English

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    Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd. were used by the Royal Asiatic Society for many of their printing needs. Therefore correspondence and examples of their work can also be found in other institutional archives.

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