Drawing of Chinese Gentlemen with some Chinese characters. Pink paper with evidence of previous insect damage (宋=Sòng 生=Mister 行=to go 劉=Liú 軍官=General 拜=bye;pay respect. Mr.[Sòng ]is leaving and General Liú bids him farewell )

Han Phonology and Textual Criticism by Nils Göran David Malmqvist from the Centre of Oriental Studies Occasional papers 1 (1963), 1-31.

Hardcover folder with green /red marbling. The initial M is written on ink on front cover. This contains notes, some of which are still held to the cover, others are loose and include three small notebooks. They cover from Manning's time at university to his later years.

Notes on research into Chinese language. Some of these are unordered.

Letter from Angus Graham to David Keightley in reply to Keightley's letter and to send a copy of the paper. A draft of the article is with the letter.

Letter from David Keightley, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley, to Angus Graham to ask if Graham would be willing to have his paper on tseng pu published in Early China.

Letter from F.Th. Dijkema, Oriental Editor, Brill, to Professor Graham to ask him again whether he would be willing to write a Chinese grammar to be published by Brill.

Letter from J Elphinstone to Thomas Manning. Manning had recommended Abel Yen and his dictionary. He wishes Manning will for his trip to Cochinchina (Vietnam). Undated [1808] Handwritten, 1 piece, 1 side