Material concerned with the Royal Asiatic Society's invitation to send a delegate for the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Catania. These are:

• Printed invitation to the Royal Asiatic Society to send a delegate for the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Catania. Printed in Latin with accompanying envelope.
• Note to state that Professor Margoliouth reports that the Council had suggested Professor Nallino as the Society's representative. In Col. Hoysted's hand, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, undated.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Nallino to state that for the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Catania, the Council deemed that Professor Nallino could best represent the honour of the Society. Typed, dated 15 June 1934.
• Letter from Carlo Alfonso Nallino to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to accept the honour of representing the Society. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 1 September 1934.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Nallino to state the Council's gratification that he would represent the Society and to enclose the official form. Typed, dated 4 September, 1934.
• Newspaper cutting from The Times, Tuesday 23 October 1934, reporting on the five hundredth anniversary celebration of the University of Catania.

Throughout its history the Royal Asiatic Society has made links with various universities. Perhaps most notable is that with the School of Oriental Studies (Now School of African and Oriental Studies), University of London, for which the Royal Asiatic Society had a representative on the Governing Body for many years. Material in these papers includes connections between the Royal Asiatic Society and the School for Oriental Studies, the University of Catania, Sicily, the Université Libre de Bruxelles, the University of Hong Kong, and the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford.