Minutes, notes and correspondence concerned with the Investment Committee that was set up by the Council in September 1981. These are:
* Notes on a conversation with Dr Ware regarding power of the Council to invest the Society's money. Signed by G.A. Calver, dated 24 September 1980.
* Royal Asiatic Society: Investment Policy, dated 12 March 1981.
* Letter from G.A. Calver to Eric Southall to state that at the last Council Meeting it was agreed to set up an Investment Committee of these two plus Simon Digby, dated 8 September 1981.
* Letter from Eric Southall to G.A. Calver to state that he would be willing to serve on an Investment Committee, dated 12 September 1981.
* Letter from Eric Southall to G.A. Calver to send a draft memorandum concerning the Society's investments, dated 11 February 1982.
* Letter from Eric Southall to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a memorandum on the Investment Policy, dated 11 March 1982.
* Minutes of Investment Sub-Committee Meeting of 22 March 1982.
* Minutes of Investment Committee Meeting held at 56 Queen Anne St London on Thursday 14th October '82 at 6pm.
* Minutes of an Investment Committee meeting on 21st October 1982 at 56 Queen Anne St at 2pm.
* Minutes of the Investment Sub-Committee held on 10th January 1983 at 4.30pm.
* Financial Decision of Library Committee 12/1/83 countersigned by G.A. Calver, Hon Treasurer, 14 January 1983.
* Thoughts on RAS transactions, signed by Calver, dated 29 April 1983.
* Minutes for Investment Committee, 28 September 1983.
* Minutes of a Meeting of the Investment Committee on Monday 21st May [1984].
* Minutes of the Meeting of the Investment Committee held on Monday 29th October 1984.
Investment Committee, 1980-1984
This material is held atRoyal Asiatic Society Archives
- Reference
- GB 891 RAS FIN1-RAS FIN1/2
- Dates of Creation
- 1980 - 1984
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 archival folder typed and handwritten
Scope and Content
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.
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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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