1971-1975

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Scope and Content

* Correspondence between Michael R. Dove and Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society concerning possible subscription to the Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Two letters, handwritten and typed, dated 10 May-16 May 1973.
* Correspondence between Maxwell Scientific International and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning shipment of Journals of the Malaysian Branch to the University of Alberta. Two letters plus copy of invoice, letters dated 8 March-26 March 1974.
* Correspondence between Victor King, University of Hull, and Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning becoming a member of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 14 May-29 May 1974.
* Correspondence between G. Rosenberg, British Library, and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning obtaining copies of the Journal of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 30 September-16 October 1974.
* Correspondence between the University of New Zealand and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning obtaining a copy of the Index of the Journal of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 5 June-18 June 1975.
* Correspondence between W.E. Saarbach GMBH and Royal Asiatic Society concerning obtaining copies of the Journal of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 6 June-24 June 1975.
* Correspondence between Paul de Wilde and Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning contents of the Journal of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 25 September-1 October 1975.
8 Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Haji Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the change of Sheppard's title for the Society's records and the current address of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Two letters, typed, dated 25 December 1975-15 January 1976.

Administrative / Biographical 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.

Note

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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