Calcutta Historical Society

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Calcutta Historical Society

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== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Francis Maclean.jpg|thumb|The Honorable Sir Francis Maclean, first president of the society]]
[[File:Francis Maclean.jpg|thumb|The Honorable Sir Francis Maclean, first president of the society]]
The Calcutta Historical Society is a learned society founded on 27 April 1907 at the [[Kolkata Town Hall|Calcutta Town Hall]] in Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]).{{Cite web |last=Chakrabarti |first=Bhaskar |date=17 June 2021 |title=Bengal Past and Present |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Bengal_Past_and_Present |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Banglapedia |language=en}}{{Cite journal |date=July 1907 |title=Calcutta Historical Society: Abbreviated Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433069685240?urlappend=%3Bseq=13%3Bownerid=117725393-33 |journal=Bengal, Past & Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1–8 |hdl=2027/nyp.33433069685240?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 |via=Hathi Trust}} Its founders included almost eighty of the leading Englishmen of the city. The society was "formed to preserve ancient and historical Institutions in Calcutta and its environs". Its founders focused on preserving historical monuments and buildings, and the ancient institutions of the city. The society's first president was Sir Francis Maclean, the chief justice of the [[Calcutta High Court]].
The Calcutta Historical Society is a learned society founded on 27 April 1907 at the [[Kolkata Town Hall|Calcutta Town Hall]] in Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]).{{Cite web |last=Chakrabarti |first=Bhaskar |date=17 June 2021 |title=Bengal Past and Present |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Bengal_Past_and_Present |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Banglapedia |language=en}}{{Cite journal |date=July 1907 |title=Calcutta Historical Society: Abbreviated Minutes of the Inaugural Meeting |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433069685240?urlappend=%3Bseq=13%3Bownerid=117725393-33 |journal=Bengal, Past & Present: Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1–8 |hdl=2027/nyp.33433069685240?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 |via=HathiTrust}} Its founders included almost eighty of the leading Englishmen of the city. The society was "formed to preserve ancient and historical Institutions in Calcutta and its environs". Its founders focused on preserving historical monuments and buildings, and the ancient institutions of the city. The society's first president was Sir Francis Maclean, the chief justice of the [[Calcutta High Court]].


In 1910, society members began a successful search for the grave of [[Walter Landor Dickens]], son of the author [[Charles Dickens]].{{Cite news |date=1911-01-09 |title=The Grave of Dicken's Son |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-echo-the-grave-of-dickens-son/174940264/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=Daily Echo |location=Bournemouth, Dorset, England |pages=2 |via=Newspapers.com}} Dickens's son died in India while serving with the 42nd Highlanders. On June 18, 1911, the Calcutta Historical Society installed a bust of [[William Makepeace Thackeray]], at [[St. John's Church, Kolkata|St. John's Church]] in Calcutta, where the author was baptized.{{Cite news |date=1911-06-16 |title=A Thackeray Bust |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-a-thackeray-bust/174939060/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |pages=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1910-11-23 |title=Thackeray's Birthplace |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-thackerays-birthplace/174939939/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Times |location=London, England |pages=13 |via=Newspapers.com}} The society commissioned the bust from London sculptor Leonard Jennings for the centennial of Thackeray's birth in Calcutta. The [[Royal Academy of Arts|Royal Academy]] in London received a replica of the bust. The society held a dinner to celebrate the 218th anniversary of the founding of Calcutta on August 25, 1911.{{Cite news |date=1908-08-26 |title=The Governor of Bengal. "Weary of Criticism" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-the-governor-of-bengal-we/174939648/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Guardian |location=London, England |pages=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}
In 1910, society members began a successful search for the grave of [[Walter Landor Dickens]], son of the author [[Charles Dickens]].{{Cite news |date=1911-01-09 |title=The Grave of Dicken's Son |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-echo-the-grave-of-dickens-son/174940264/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=Daily Echo |location=Bournemouth, Dorset, England |pages=2 |via=Newspapers.com}} Dickens's son died in India while serving with the 42nd Highlanders. On June 18, 1911, the Calcutta Historical Society installed a bust of [[William Makepeace Thackeray]], at [[St. John's Church, Kolkata|St. John's Church]] in Calcutta, where the author was baptized.{{Cite news |date=1911-06-16 |title=A Thackeray Bust |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-a-thackeray-bust/174939060/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |pages=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1910-11-23 |title=Thackeray's Birthplace |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-thackerays-birthplace/174939939/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Times |location=London, England |pages=13 |via=Newspapers.com}} The society commissioned the bust from London sculptor Leonard Jennings for the centennial of Thackeray's birth in Calcutta. The [[Royal Academy of Arts|Royal Academy]] in London received a replica of the bust. The society held a dinner to celebrate the 218th anniversary of the founding of Calcutta on August 25, 1911.{{Cite news |date=1908-08-26 |title=The Governor of Bengal. "Weary of Criticism" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-the-governor-of-bengal-we/174939648/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |work=The Guardian |location=London, England |pages=5 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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