Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1974-Present (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
Two archival folders plus electronic documents
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia administrativa
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
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
Major J.E. Barwis-Holliday was interested in the Far East. He was the British delegate at the eighth congress of the International Organisation for the Industrial, Scientific and Cultural Advancement in Japan. He owned properties in Sussex and Cumberland.… read more
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
These form part of the institutional records of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
As part of the institutional records, they have been created in the within the Society's business activities.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The Barwis-Holliday was established in 1977 by the donation of investments to the value of £690 by Major J.E. Barwis-Holliday and supplemented by a bequest of £1,000 from the estate of the donor. The income was to be used to finance a monetary award for… read more
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Mostly open, some recent documents are closed for confidentiality reasons. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any… read more
Condiciones
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.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Área de materiales relacionados
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
The Minutes of the Council Meetings of the Society may hold further information.
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
This material was catalogued by Matt McKenzie, Archival Volunteer, under the supervision of Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.