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Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RAS SL)

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Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RAS SL)
Founding of the Society
Year
Authority / Notes
1845

According to Otness (1998), the Society was founded in 1845 as the Asiatic Society of Ceylon. In 1846 it became a branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, known as the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. In 1972 it became the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RAS SL).

Seat of the Society
City
Authority / Notes
Colombo,
Sri Lanka
This location is supported by Otness (1998).
Name of the Society
Dates
Name
Authority
1845 - 1846 Asiatic Society of Ceylon Otness (1998).
1846 - 1972 Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Otness (1998) establishes the start date for this name; the end date is established by the fact that the country's name changed on 1972, May 22.
1972 - Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RAS SL) Its publications establish the start date for this name.
Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RAS SL)
Journals of the Society
Years
Full Journal Title
Abbrev.
Indexed
1845 - 1949 [1845 was pub. 1849] (v.1 - 38);
1950 - 1971 (new ser. v.1 - 15)
 
A

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

A record in the Harvard Univ. cat. gives the holdings as v.1-38(1845-1949); new ser. v.1-15(1950-1971). A record in the British Lib. cat. indicates that the 1845 volume was published in 1848.

Continued by B.

[Harvard Univ. cat.; British Lib. cat.]

Ceylon, Journ. Asiat. Soc.
[RSLC, v.7, p.xii.]
J. Ceylon Brch R. Asiat. Soc.
[Man, New Series, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec., 1982), p.778 cites 1925, 30.]
J. R. asiat. Soc. Ceyl.
[Geographical Journal, Vol. 135, No. 4 (Dec., 1969), p.638 cites 6 (N.S.) 1959.]
J. R. Asiat. Soc. (Ceylon Branch)
[J. Roy. Anthrop. Instit., Vol. 93, No. 2 (Jul. - Dec., 1963), p.233 cites n.s. 5, 1956.]
J. Roy. Asiatic Soc. Ceylon Branch
[J. African Hist., Vol. 12, No. 3. (1971), p.388 cites XX (1908).]
Jour. Ceylon Branch, Royal Asiatic Soc.
[Am. Hist. Rev., Vol. 54, No. 1 (Oct., 1948), p.208 cites 1947.]
Journ. Ceylon Branch Royal Asiatic Soc.
[Geographical Review, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan., 1950), p.57 cites Vol. 9, 1885.]
Journ. Roy. Asiat. Soc., Ceylon
[Geographical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan., 1893), p.83 cites 11 (1889).]
Journal, Royal Asiatic Soc., Ceylon Branch
[Notes, 2nd Ser., Vol. 6, No. 4 (Sep., 1949), p.583 cites (1856/8) 3.]
RSLC
1972 - (NS 16 - )
 
B

Journal of the Sri Lanka Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Continues A.

[British Lib. cat.]

   

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