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Date(s)
- 1931 - 1977 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 file typed and printed letterheads
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
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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,… read more
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Repository
Content and structure area
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.
System of arrangement
The material was arranged into files for each event covered by the correspondence.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This series is open for research.
Language of material
- English
Allied materials area
Related units of description
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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- Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Subject)
- Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd. (Subject)
- Barnard & Crannis (Subject)
- Gale and Polden (Subject)
- Bivar A. D. H. 1926-2015 (Subject)
- Martin B.G (Subject)