Newspaper Cuttings

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Scope and Content

Newspaper Cuttings supplied by Durrant's Press Cuttings concerning the Joint Meeting. These are:
* "The Unchanging East: Orientalists in London" from The Daily Telegraph, 4 September 1919.
* "Freedom from German Science: American Effort in Asiatic Research" from The Times, 4 September 1919.
* "Oriental Research" from the Morning Post, 4 September 1919.
* "Palestine Exploration: Allies to Co-operate" from The Daily Telegraph, 5 September 1919.
* "With the Intellectuals: Gazing at Ancient Beauties" from the Daily Herald, 5 September 1919.
* Untitled cutting from the Near East, 5 September 1919.
* "Oriental Studies: Research with the Armies" from The Daily Telegraph, 6 September 1919.
* "Freedom from German Science: American Report in Asiatic Research" from The Times, 6 September 1919.
* "Orientalists in Conference" from the Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury, 6 September 1919.
* Untitled cutting from The World, 6 September 1919.
* "Dinner to Foreign Orientalists" from The Times, 8 September 1919.
* "The School of Oriental Studies" from The Times Educational Supplement, 11 September 1919.
* Untitled cutting from Near East concerning the visit to the School of Oriental Studies, 12 September 1919.
* Untitled cutting from Near East concerning the banquet, 12 September 1919.

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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