A burgundy and tan hardcover journal. It contains the "Journal of Travel & Observation, H.G.Q. Wales Vol.I 1923-1927", handwritten journal of his travels in South America and Southeast Asia. The journal contains maps of Siam and the neighbouring countries, Java, plan of Petchaburi, Cambodia and Cochinchina, plan of the park of Angkor, ground plan of Angkor Wat and longitudinal section of Angkor Wat. There are also the notes of his journey to a "Himpse of the Pampas", the West & East coasts of the Gulf of Siam, Ayutthaya, Chiangmai, Bangkok-Singapore, Java, Petchaburi, Lopburi, Cambodia & Cochinchina, and Toongmisung.

Chinese notebook, small, green cloth covered, including original pencil. Contains Chinese vocabularies; 2 sketches of Dalai Lama; shopping lists and memos; medical notes; list of English words beginning 'ab'; diary notes on leaving Lhasa; notes on literature - French, Greek, etc.; mathematical problems. Inserted are loose sheets of paper - more diary notes; numerical list.

This Series contains 52 letters between Thomas Manning and his father, William Manning, Rector of Diss. These date from 1785, when Thomas was a child on holiday, until 1810, the year of William Manning's death There are a further 5 letters between Thomas Manning and other family members.