"Minutes of the Meeting of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society". Signed minutes. Includes also:

• Committee Meeting Minutes
• Medal Fund Account, 1899
• Report of the Auditors for 1897
• Report of the Committee appointed to arrange a Banquet to be given at the Hotel Metropole in honour of the Chiefs and Representatives from India attending the Coronation, 1902
• Letter concerning the award of the Gold Medal, 1903
• Report from Finance Committee concerning the Medals and others funds, 1903
• Report from Finance Committee concerning the Medals and others funds, 1903
• Printed Report from Committee on Publishing Arrangements, 1904.

Brief index at back of volume. Hardcover bound lined notebook with green/yellow cover. Handwritten with handwritten, typed and printed inserts.

The Royal Asiatic Society has a strong history of publications, both of its academic Journal, and of monographs and other literature. During the course of its existence various committees have overseen this work. This collection contains the minutes for the meetings of these committees.

At the beginning of the Book are signed minutes for the Publications Committee, 1840-1852. These are followed by Proceeding of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1871-1891, signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society Special Meeting, 26 June 1885
• Proceedings of the Sub-Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society, 6 Sep 1895

• Memo with regard to the Salary of the Secretary Special Meeting of the Council 2 November 1895

  Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. New binding. Handwritten.
  There are several inserts:

• Newspaper cutting concerning the "Endowment of Oriental Studies at Oxford" inserted into Minutes for 18 June 1877
• Handwritten note inserted into Minutes for 17 December 1877 "From the Publishers: Vedische Mythologie, A. Hillebrand"
• Handwritten letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 with report from Committee appointed to consider the letter concerning the study of Eastern languages in England, Signed Robert Madagan. Also Letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 regarding the Seventh International Oriental Congress, signed J. Buhler
• Minutes for adjourned Special Meeting of Council of RAS, 3 January 1887
• Letter inserted into Minutes for 18 July 1887 concerning proposal for thanks to be given to F J [Goldsmid] for his role as Secretary to the Society

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council; signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of Library Committee, Finance Committee, Publications Committee, and Ways and Means Committee
• Letter from Carnegie UK Trust, solicitor's letter re BC Law Trust
• Memorandum from the Honorary Treasurer regarding a meeting with the Duke of Westminster's solicitor concerning the possibility of a rent reduction
• Letter from RAS secretary to the Times re 'Asian Art'

Brief incomplete index at back of volume. Large red leather bound book, typed pages glued into it. Cover in good condition.

Minutes of Proceedings of the Council, signed Minutes. Also includes:

• Minutes of Committees including Finance and Publication, Public Schools' Gold Medal, Library, Centenary and Entente
• Report of Honorary Auditors
• Forlong Fund
• Procés Verbal de la Réunion de Bruxelles, 8 et 9 Octobre 1924
• Report on Bill for Centenary Supplement
• Committee on Increase of Membership
• Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Coins in the Possession of the Society, 1927

Hardcover large plain book with red leather cover with mainly typed, a few handwritten pages glued into the book. Good condition cover.

The Minutes for the Publications Committee from 9th June 1977 to 8th December 2011. These are pasted into a large hardback bound volume with a blue and red cover. The Minutes contains details of those from the Committee that were present and apologies for absence, matters concerning the Journal of the Society including articles submitted, under consideration and accepted, exchanges with other institutions, books for review and permissions requested for other publications. They also considered the prizes such as the Barwiss-Holliday Fund and the George Staunton Prize for articles and theses.