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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…
Working with the Royal Asiatic Society’s Collections
Yesterday evening (Thursday 23rd March) we held a Collections Evening. This is one of the highlights of the year for the Collections Team, librarian, Edward Weech, and myself, Nancy Charley, archivist. The…
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,…Looking forward to the Autumn
Cataloguing Update: Over the past few weeks, I have been busy cataloguing material from the ‘lectures and events’ section of the institutional archive and this is now available for people to view…Bayly Prize Update
The Society is delighted to announce that the adjudicators for the Bayly Prize have reached their decision about the winners for the 2021 competition. The judges report a gratifyingly strong field of submission…
West Papers now live on Archives Hub
We are happy to announce that the personal papers of the West brothers - Edward William, Arthur Anderson, Henry, Clement and Walter - have now been catalogued and are available for readers…Cataloguing the Institutional Archive
Whilst many of the Society’s collections of personal papers have now been catalogued, there is still a great deal of work to be done to make accessible items from the Society’s institutional…
Henry Thomas Colebrooke’s Legacy
Tuesday (15th June) marked the 256th anniversary of the birth of the former President and founder of the Society, Henry Thomas Colebrooke (15th June 1765 -10th March 1837). Colebrooke was born…
Cataloguing the Duncanson Collection
Over the last year, one of our volunteers has been working on the cataloguing of the personal papers of the former President and Director of the Society, Dr John Dennis Duncanson, O.B.E…
Cataloguing the Gerald Tibbetts Collection
This week I have been busy finishing off the cataloguing of the Gerald Tibbetts papers that we have recently acquired. Tibbetts was renowned for his interest in early Arab navigation in the…
