Zone d'identification
Cote
GB 891 RAS COLL3-RAS COLL3/5-RAS COLL3/5/3
Titre
Two letters regarding the estate of Sir William Maxwell
Date(s)
- 1st Apr 1898 - 4th May 1898 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Dossier
Étendue matérielle et support
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(1823 - present)
Histoire administrative
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.
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Two letters regarding Malay books and manuscripts bequeathed to the Royal Asiatic Society from the estate of Sir William Maxwell, Governor of the Gold Estate Colony. Dated, 1 April 1898 and 4 May 1898, handwritten, each 1 piece, 3 sides and 4 sides.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- anglais