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On this Day – 15 November
On occasion, when writing a blog post I ally it with an event in history or an international day. However, this week I decided to take a different slant and discover within…
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Charles Ambrose Storey
I am delighted to announce that the catalogue for the Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey is now available. These papers were donated to the Society as part of Storey’s bequest and have…
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Terence Gray in Egypt
In 2022 the Society acquired a large collection of Papers relating to Terence Stannus Gray, known in his later life as Wei Wu Wei. Since the acquisition the material has all been…
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The Royal Asiatic Society’s Visit to Norwich
Our Director, Dr Alison Ohta, writes: On the 24th May, the Society visited the Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia and the exhibition held at the Forum library entitled Nara…
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King Charles III remains our Patron
We are pleased to be able to announce King Charles III has agreed to continue to be the Society’s Patron. We are grateful to be able to continue our royal patronage, first…
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Bayly Prize 2023 and a New Archives Catalogue for the Society
Last evening, Thursday 25th April, the Society were pleased to welcome the winner and shortlisted candidates of the Bayly Prize 2023 to celebrate their achievements and hear about their research. As mentioned…
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Dr. Giles Tillotson and Rev. John Drew Bate
The Society has been involved in the publication of translations of works in various Asian languages through the Oriental Translation Fund which was established in 1828. On the 25th of January, Dr…
The Society’s 100th Anniversary in 1923
As well as researching the Society’s past, and its collections for the forthcoming exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, I am also researching the past anniversaries of the Society to present a paper…
Reflecting on 2021
For the last blog post of 2021, we wanted to reflect on some of the work that has taken place across the Society over the last year. Before we mention these achievements,…
