Minutes of Council; signed minutes. These are in archival folders and cover the following meetings:

2012
14 June 2012
11 October 2012
13 December 2012

2013
14 February 2013
11 April 2013
13 June 2013
17 October 2013
12 December 2013

2014
13 February 2014
10 April 2014
12 June 2014
9 October 2014
11 December 2014

2015
12 February 2015
9 April 2015
11 June 2015
8 October 2015
10 December 2015

2016
11 February 2016
14 April 2016
9 June 2016
13 October 2016
8 December 2016

2017
9 February 2017
20 April 2017
8 June 2017
12 October 2017
7 December 2017

2018
8 February 2018
19 April 2018
7 June 2018
11 October 2018
13 December 2018

2019
7 February 2019
11 April 2019
6 June 2019
17 October 2019
12 December 2019

2020
13 February 2020
7 May 2020
11 June 2020
15 October 2020
10 December 2020

2021
11 February, 2021
29 April 2021
10 June 2021
14 October 2021
9 December 2021

2022
10 February 2022
28 April 2022
9 June 2022
13 October 2022
9 December 2022

2023
9 February 2023
27 April 2023
8 June 2023
19 October 2023
7 December 2023

2024
8 February 2024
25 April 2024
6 June 2024
10 October 2024
5 December 2024

2025
13 February 2025
17 April 2025
12 June 2025
9 October 2025
11 December 2025

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.

The Minutes of the Editorial Board from 1951-1968 and its continuation, the Publications Committee, from 1969 to present.

The signed Minutes of the Editorial Board from 13th December 1951 until 12th December 1968, and of the Publications Committee from 13th February 1969 to 14 April 1977. These are handwritten into or typed and pasted into a lined notebook with a green cover.

Throughout the period of the Editorial Board the President of the Society chaired the Committee. These were Richard Winstedt, Gerard Clauson, Sir Harold Bailey, and Charles Beckingham. The Publications Committee was chaired either by the President or the Director. These were J. Burton-Page, B.W. Robinson, A.D.H. Bivar, Stuart Simmonds, K.A. Ballhatchet, and Charles Beckingham again.

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.

The Minutes of the Publications Committee from 3 May 2012 to present, covering the following meetings:

• 3 May 2012
• 8 November 2012
• 2 May 2013
• 5 December 2013
• 8 May 2014
• 13 November 2014
• 7 May 2015
• 19 November 2015
• 5 May 2016
• 4 May 2017
• 9 November 2017
• 3 May 2018
• 8 November 2018
• 25 April 2019
• 14 November 2019
• 23 April 2020
• 19 November 2020
• 29 April 2021
• 28 April 2022
• 10 November 2022
• 27 April 2023
• 9 November 2023
• 25 April 2024
• 7 November 2024

The Minutes for the Monograph Editorial Board from 21 April 2021 - present, covering the following meetings:

• 21 April 2021
• 28 October 2021
• 7 April 2022
• 25 October 2022 (wanting)
• 13 April 2023 (see note below)
• 26 October 2023
• 11 April 2024
• 17 October 2024
• 10 April 2025
• 23 October 2025

The Minutes of the Publications Committee from 2025 to present, covering the following meetings:

• 1 May 2025
• 6 November 2025

The Monograph Editorial Board was formed in 2000, originally with the title of Editorial Board. These are the Minutes of the Committee Meetings for the Board.

The Minutes of the Editorial Board 2000-2003. These are computer printed material pasted into a lined A5 notebook with a red hardcover.