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The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Letter from Secretary of the East India Company to Richard Clarke, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send a communication to the Society to accompany a letter from Mr Frere, Commissioner of 'Sattara' giving an account of Arabic manuscripts in the 'City of Beejapore' as well as the building in which they are contained. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 9 May 1850 (Mr Frere's letter is not with this one).
• Letter from Secretary of the East India Company to Richard Clarke, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of Clarke's letter and thank the Society for the accompanying 'Copy of a Persian Work by the Nawab Suraj ool Moolk'. The Society had also sent a memorandum from Dr Nicholson regarding remains recently discovered at 'the Ancient City of Vamilepoora in Gujerat' which the Company will forward to Bombay (Mumbai), 1 piece, handwritten, dated 21 May 1857.
• Correspondence concerning the creation of a Professorship of Sanskrit at the University of Cambridge. These include three letters from John Muir to Edwin Norris, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, dated 19-23 July 1858; a memorial to the Rt. Honourable Lord Stanley, the Rt. Reverend the Lord Bishop of Chester and the Commissioners regarding the professorship, signed by several member of the Royal Asiatic Society, dated July 1858; and a letter from Edward A. Bunbury, Secretary, Cambridge University Commissioners, to inform that the matter would be brought under the consideration of the commissioners, dated 2 August 1858. All the correspondence is handwritten.
• A letter from the Royal Asiatic Society to the University Commissioners regarding the desirability of making some provision for the teaching of the 'more recondite Dead Languages of the East'. The letter continues to explain which languages they consider important. Printed, 2 pieces, dated February 1878.

• Report of the Committee appointed to consider the advisability of compiling a list of persons willing to give instruction in Oriental languages. The report is headed Royal Asiatic Society and details the results of a meeting held on 28 June 1905. The signatures are George A. Grierson, F.W. Thomas, J.F. Blumhardt, A.G. Ellis and J. Kennedy. Printed, 1 piece.

  There is also correspondence dating 1898-1904 concerning the 'Restoration of Ancient Monuments at Anuradhuapura, Ceylon'. These are:
  Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of his letter concerning the preservation of 'Abhayagiriya and Miriswetiya Dagobas at Anuradhapura', typed, 1 piece, dated 15 June 1898. Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he has received a report on the condition of some of the monuments and the decision to be made from this report. Typed, 1 piece, dated 16 August 1898. Letter to T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, from Lord Stanmore to express his despair at persuading the Colonial Office to act, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 18 March [1899]. Telegram to Lord Stanmore from Governor, Colombo, to inform the '8th colony will pay half', 1 piece, handwritten, dated 18 September 1900. Two letters from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning him going to Sri Lanka to make an official report on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society. These are annotated by Rhys Davids. Two pieces, handwritten, dated 19 September 1900. Two letters from Lord Stanmore, one to T.W. Rhys Davids and the other to the Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning financing Mr Oertel's expedition, 2 pieces, handwritten, dated 20 September 1900. Telegram from Lord Reay to the Royal Asiatic Society giving consent to guarantee the money, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 1 October 1900. Letter from R.S. Antrobus, Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Stanmore to inform that the Government of India will allow Mr Oertel to spend three months visiting Sri Lanka, 1 piece, typed, dated 15 October 1900. Letter from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids to organise a meeting to discuss plans for the proposed trip, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 25 October 1900. Letter from F.O. Oertel to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning payment of his subscription prior to his departure, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 20 November 1900. Letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Colonial Secretary, Ceylon, to inform of the forthcoming visit of Mr Oertel to assess the monuments, typed, 3 pages, dated 20 November 1900. Letter from T.W. Rhys Davids to F.O. Oertel to inform him of the current state of communication with the Ceylon Government and requesting he proceeds to Colombo to create his report, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 20 November 1900. Letter from Lord Stanmore to T.W. Rhys Davids to inform he would be happy to see Mr Oertel, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 7 April 1901. Letter from Lord Stanmore to enclose a Colonial Office letter and inform of his reply, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 13 November 1901. Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Stanmore to resend a letter regarding Mr Oertel, typed, 1 piece, dated 22 November 1901. Letter from Lord Stanmore to enclose a further Colonial Office letter and inform of his reply, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 23 November 1901. Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the finances of Mr Oertel's trip, 1 piece, typed, dated 19 December 1901. Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the finances of Mr Oertel's trip and the whereabouts of his report, 1 piece, typed, dated 25 February 1902. Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to request again for the report by Mr Oertel, 1 piece, typed, dated 15 July 1902. Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that Mr Oertel's report is now with the printers, 1 piece, typed, dated 4 September 1902. Letter from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids to inform that he is returning to England and to remind the Society of their debts to him, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 14 July 1903. Minutes of a Meeting of the Finance Committee, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the payments due to Mr Oertel, handwritten, 2 pieces, dated 22 October 1903. Letter from J. Kennedy, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to F.O. Oertel concerning the money which Oertel is claiming from the Society. There is a further piece with this letter concerning Oertel's original instructions, 3 pieces, typed, dated November 1903. Letter from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids to discuss the matter of the money and that the Honourable Munshi Madho Lal be appointed a life member of the Society, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 31 December 1903. Letter from F.O. Oertel to James Kennedy, Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask whether the Council would reconsider their decisions, typed, 2 pieces, dated 31 December 1903. 'Report on the Restoration of Ancient Monuments at Anuradhapura, Ceylon. By F.O. Oertel, F.R.I.B.A., Indian Public Works Department', printed in Colombo, 1903. Letter from James Kennedy to Sir Raymond West regarding the outcome of the Finance Committee, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 1 February 1904. Letter from Raymond West to James Kennedy in response to Kennedy's letter, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 2 February 1904. Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lord Stanmore to send all the papers relating to Mr Oertel's expenses, typed, 2 pieces, dated March 1904. Letter from Lord Stanmore to acknowledge receipt of the Secretary's letter, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 25 March 1904. Letter from Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to F.O. Oertel to inform him of the Council's deliberations, 2 versions, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 4 May 1904. Lists relating to the correspondence, handwritten, 5 pieces.

The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Correspondence between the Under-Secretary for Sates for India and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the proposal for the establishment of an Oriental Research Institute at Delhi, Two letters, typed, 7 pieces, dated 25 July 1912 and undated.
• Correspondence between the Under-Secretary for Sates for India and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning a proposed survey of the languages of Burma (Myanmar). Three letters, typed, 7 pieces, dated 8 November 1916, 5 June 1917 and undated.
• Correspondence between Sir George Grierson, the Linguistic Survey of India, the American Oriental Society and George B. Danton, concerning tones in various Indo-Chinese languages and their representation in writing. Typed, 6 pieces, dated 9 October 1920 - 3 April 1921.
• Letter to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society concerning some matter in Saudi Arabia, One piece, handwritten, dated 11 May 1938.

The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt regarding the establishment of a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 11 November 1943.
• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt concerning the progress into the investigation for a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 6 April 1944.
• 'Inter-departmental Commission of Inquiry into Existing Facilities for Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies' undertaken for the Foreign Office by Sir Richard Winstedt and Sir Atul Chatterjee of the Royal Asiatic Society. Twenty pieces, typed, dated 5 April 1945.
• Letter from Harbans Singh, The High Commission of India, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the setting up of a library in India after the name of General Sir William H. Sleeman. With the letter is a photocopy of books and periodicals required. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 14 May 1964.

The correspondence preserved for this period is:

• Correspondence concerning a subpoena issued by the Union of India. Typed, 19 pieces, dated 5 June 1986-25 February 1987.
• Correspondence concerning an international colloquium to mark the bicentenary of a permanent Ottoman embassy in London. Typed and photocopy, 2 pieces, dated 5-12 June 1991.
• Letter from Geoffrey King to Ralph Pinder-Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning excavations at Julfar, typed, 1 piece, dated 21 July 1991.
• Letter from Robert Hillenbrand concerning a Festschrift for Basil Robinson, typed, 1 piece, undated [1992].
• Correspondence concerning the restoration of the monument to Sir William Jones in the University Church of St. Mary's, Oxford. Typed and handwritten, 9 pieces, dated 3 February 1996 - 10 February 1997.
• Correspondence with the Institut Catala de la Mediterrania concerning nomination of a candidate for their Premi Internacional Catalunya. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 20 June 1997 - 20 April 1998.
• Correspondence concerning support for the Centenary Seminar on Central Asia to mark the centenary of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Handwritten and typed, 13 pieces, dated 28 February 2001 - 2 November 2001.
• Correspondence concerning the nomination received for the Order of Australia. Typed, three pieces, dated 24 May - 15 June 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the departure of the Ambassador of Kazakhstan from London, Typed, 2 pieces, dated 24 July 2007.
• Letter from Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to British Embassy Seoul regarding a recommendation for the Queen's birthday honours. Typed, one letter, dated 11 December 2014.

Early correspondence connected to the governance of the Society. These are:

• 'The Memorial of the President, Director, Vice-Presidents, and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland' to 'The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. M.P. First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer' to request that the Government might grant them use of a Public Building and in particular the recently vacated premises of the Royal Academy of Painting, dated 28 March 1835, printed material, 2 copies.
• Letter from Henry St George Tucker (1771–1851) to Sir George Staunton (1781-1859) concerning an Agricultural branch for the interchange of useful plants between England and India, and concerning Staunton's application for a House, offering space in "this great House... if the Society could migrate so far east". Address, East India House. Dated 9th February 1839, handwritten.
• "Anno Sexto & Septimo Victoriae Reginae. Cap. XXXVI An Act to exempt from County, Borough, Parochial and other local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific and Literary Societies, 28th July 1843", printed pamphlet.
• Letter from Victor [Houlton], Private Secretary, Office of Works, to H.H Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that Sir William Molesworth would be happy to receive a deputation from the Society. Handwritten, dated 31 July 1854.
• Letter from Colonel Sykes to Mr Norris, regarding Presidentship of the Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 15 May 1858.
• Letter from Ian Reynold to a newly appointed official at the Society to explain that for the first time in 28 years he is too unwell to attend the meeting and therefore would the recipient act on his behalf. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 12 January 1864.

The additional items of correspondence are:

• Letter from Alex H. Wilson, T.L. Wilson & Co., Solicitors, to Ella Sykes, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give his advice concerning the appointment of a further trustee for the Society and the right of the Society to sell its possessions. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 14 February 1923.
• Postcard from Professor S. Langdon to Col Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he would represent the Society on the Council of Bell School, dated 18 June 1935.
• Copy of a letter to Miss Kennedy from British Council, Colonial Office, regarding the possibility of absorbing the Royal Asiatic Society, 1 piece, dated 20 November 1940.
• Letter from B. Chatterjee, Military Secretary to the President of India, to Sir Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform the Society that the President graciously consents to be a Vice-Patron of the Society, dated 5 May 1952. With the letter is a a certificate stating Dr Rajendra Prasad, President of the Republic of India, is pleased to be Vice-Patron of the Royal Asiatic Society.

The additional items of correspondence for this time period are:

• Correspondence with Selwyn Press concerning the printing of a letterhead for the Society, 4 pieces, dated 16 August 1971 - 10 May 1972.
• Correspondence regarding possible support for the Society from the British Academy, 6 pieces, dated 21 May - 4 June 1973.
• Correspondence regarding finding alternative premises, 2 pieces, dated 10 April 1974.
• Correspondence regarding an expert opinion on the constitutional position of the Society, 34 pieces, dated 8 September - 9 October 1978.
• Letter from G.A. Calver concerning investment of money, dated 24 September 1980.
• Correspondence between Ishwari Raj Pandey, Ambassador, Royal Nepalese Embassy, and Dennis Duncanson, President, regarding the memorial lecture for Sir Ralph Turner. The ambassador wishes to present a book of poems from the late King Mahendra, 3 pieces, dated 2 and 9 May 1985.
• Letter from Yvonne Calver to Frank Steele, President, to thank him for his letter on the death of her husband, Gordon A. Calver, 1 piece, dated 2 April 1990.
• Correspondence between Kit Naylor and David MacDowall, President, concerning corporate support for the Society, 8 pieces, dated 18 July - 1 December 1994.
• Correspondence regarding possible moving of premises, sharing premises with other institutions, or disposal of the collections, 9 pieces, dated 2 December 1995 - 22 July 1996.
• Correspondence regarding trustees' liabilities for the collections, 42 pieces, dated 23 September 1996 - 8 September 1997.
• Letter from the President, Anthony Stockwell to Fellows of the Society to highlight the activity of the Society in the past year, 3 pieces, dated December 2018.

In 1919 the Society for Biblical Archaeology was absorbed into the Royal Asiatic Society. This series of correspondence and allied papers concerns the amalgamation. These are:

• 'Memo' concerning the possible amalgamation of the two Societies, by James Kennedy, Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, dated 7 December 1917.
• 'Memorandum' concerning a private conference between certain members of the two Societies, held 7 December 1917.
• Record of the Resolution passed by the Joint Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Society for Biblical Archaeology held 13 April 1918.
• Agreed Minutes for the Joint Committee Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Society for Biblical Archaeology held 13 April 1918.
• Correspondence between Francis Legge, Society of Biblical Archaeology, and James Kennedy, Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society concerning the amalgamation, 13 letters, handwritten, dated 16 January - 22 July, 1918.
• Correspondence between Francis Legge, Society of Biblical Archaeology, and R.W. Frazer. Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, 4 letters, dated 19 April - 28 May 1918.
• Correspondence between Francis Legge, Society of Biblical Archaeology, and Eleanor Hull. Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, 2 letters, dated 7 May 1919 and undated.
• Correspondence between W.L. Nash, Society of Biblical Archaeology, and Francis Legge, R.V. Frazer and Eleanor Hull, 3 letters dated 7 July 1918 - 26 September [1919].
• Letter from James Kennedy to R.V. Frazer, dated 22 July 1918.
• Correspondence with Chris Harper, Liquidator, concerning the voluntary liquidation of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, 10 letters, dated 21 January 1918 - 23 June 1919.
• Letter from Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the sale of the books belonging to the Society of Biblical Archaeology, dated 2 December 1918.
• Letter from A.H. Wilson, Honorary Solicitor, Royal Asiatic Society, to R.W. Frazer, Secretary, concerning the proposed agreement between the two societies, dated 3 August 1918.
• Printed letter from the Royal Asiatic Society to its members to inform of the circumstances of the amalgamation of the Society of Biblical Archaeology with the Royal Asiatic Society, date 18 September 1918.
• 'Memorandum of Special General Meeting 8 October 1918' when the provisional agreement was brought before the Society. Draft agreement between the two societies, undated.
• Letter from Francis Legge to Miss Phillips concerning the winding up of the Society for Biblical Archaeology, dated 16 March 1920.
• Society of Biblical Archaeology Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended December 31st 1916.

Copy of the death certificate for Charles Elliott of 47 Portland Place who died on 4 May 1856. Copy of the death certificate for Sir George Staunton who died at 17 Devonshire Street on 10 August 1859.

Both of these certificates were issued in January 1861. They were needed to redeem some of the Society's shares which were bought when these men were trustees.

The correspondence regarding appointments to and resignations from the Council consists of the following material:

• Letter from George A. Grierson to Lord Reay to tender his resignation from being Honorary Secretary for the Society with a note of the reply sent to him. Two pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 6 March 1920.
• Letter from the Secretary to Sir Edward Maclagan, to inform him that the Council wished to appoint him a Vice-President after his term as President, 1 piece, dated 14 March 1928.
• Pro forma letter from the Secretary to inform individuals of their nomination to a position on Council, 1 piece, dated 14 March 1928.
• Letter from R.E. Enthoven to Richard Winstedt to inform he was willing to undertake a further term of office, 1 piece, dated 14 February 1943.
• Letter from L.C. Hopkins to Mrs Davis, Secretary to tender his resignation from the Council, 1 piece, dated 6 September 1943.
• Letter from Richard Burn, Vice-President, to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to inform he would be unable to make the Council Meeting due to black-out restrictions, 1 piece, dated 5 December 1943.
• Letter from Alfred Master to Richard Winstedt to accept the honour of becoming a member of Council, 1 piece, dated 11 December 1943.
• Letter from Robert Codrington to Richard Winstedt to suggest several people as potential Council members, 1 piece dated [5 January 1944].
• Letter from Charles A Kincaid to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to tender his resignation, 1 piece, dated 3 February 1944.
• Letter from L.M. Clauson to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to refuse the invitation to serve on Council, 1 piece, dated 13 February 1944.
• Letter from C.J. Gadd to Mrs Davis to refuse the invitation to serve on Council, 1 piece, dated 21 February 1944.
• Letter from C.N. Seddon to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to refuse the invitation to serve on Council, 1 piece, dated 3 March 1944.
• Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to Sir Richard Winstedt to ask him to reconsider his retirement from the Society, 1 piece dated 10 February 1964.
• Correspondence between Diana Crawford, Secretary and G.A. Claver concerning his nomination to serve on Council, 2 pieces, dated 18 February - 24 February 1974.
• Letter from Michael Loewe to the President to tender his resignation from the Council, 2 pieces, dated 31 May 1982.
  • Correspondence between Simon Digby and the President concerning his resignation as Honorary Librarian, 2 pieces, dated 12 and 23 April 1985.
• Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, to Ralph Pinder-Wilson to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece dated 10 May 1985.
• Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, to J.B. Selwyn to inform that his nomination for Council was approved by the Council and to ask whether he is willing for his name to stand at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 14 March 1986.
• Letter from Charles R. Bawden to Dennis Duncanson to tender his resignation from the Council, 1 piece, dated 22 July 1988.
• Letter from Caroline Finkel to Lydia Collins, Secretary, to confirm that she is unable to stand for Council, 1 piece, dated 2 May 1989.
• Letter from Dennis Duncanson, Director, to J.R. Knox concerning his place on Council due to lack of payment of his subscription, 1 piece, dated 16 March 1989.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Dr MacDowall to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 16 May 1989.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Professor Gombrich to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 16 May 1989.
• Notes from David Bivar and David Morgan to Frank Steele to suggest names for nomination to Council, 2 pieces, dated 5-6 February 1990.
• Correspondence regarding the resignation of Frank Steele as President of the Society, 3 pieces, dated 26 June-30 July 1990.
• Correspondence between David Bivar, President, and Richard Gombrich concerning Gombrich's resignation from Council, 4 pieces, dated 17 December 1990 - 17 February 1991.
• Letter from Richard Gombrich to Lydia Collins, Secretary, concerning his resignation, 1 piece, dated 12 January 1991.
• Correspondence between David Bivar, President, and J.D. Smith concerning Smith's resignation from Council, 2 pieces, dated 14 and 22 October 1993.
• Correspondence regarding the proposal of Venetia Porter as a member of Council, 3 pieces, dated 29 March 1994.
• Correspondence regarding the proposal of Dominik Wujastyk as a member of Council, 2 pieces, dated 30 and 31 March 1994.
• Correspondence between G.W. Shaw and David Bivar, President, concerning Shaw's resignation from Council, 2 pieces, dated 12 and 14 April 1994.
• Letter from I.J. Leslie to Lydia Collins, Secretary, to inform that she was delighted to be nominated for Council, 1 piece, dated 4 May 1994.
• Letter from D.J. Duncanson to Venetia Porter to send a personal word of welcome to the Council, 1 piece, dated 17 May 1994.
• Letter from David Morgan to Lydia Collins, Secretary, to suggest possible candidates for Council, 1 piece, dated 19 December 1994.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Dr Walls to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 12 May 1995.
• Letter from Barbara Brend to Dr D. MacDowall, President, to inform that she would be willing to serve on a Sub-committee, 1 piece, dated 6 October 1995.
• Letter from Michael Macdonald to David MacDowall, President, to suggest candidates for election to Council and to report on a visit to Sion College, 2 pieces, dated 14 January 1996.
• Letter from Phillipa Vaughan, Director, to David MacDowall, President, to suggest candidates for election to Council, 1 piece, dated 30 January 1996.
• Letter from J.E. Reade to David MacDowall, President to suggest a candidate for President and for new Council members, 1 piece, dated 1 February 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to L. Conrad to inform that his name was approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 9 February 1996.
• Correspondence between Lydia Collins, Secretary, and Renate Sohnen-Thieme concerning her name being approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 2 pieces, dated 9 and 2 February 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to B.C Bloomfield to inform that his name was approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 9 February 1996. The letter is annotated with his acceptance.
• Correspondence between Lydia Collins, Secretary, and Robert Arbuthnot concerning his name being approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 2 pieces, dated 13 and 15 February 1996.
• Correspondence between Lydia Collins, Secretary, and Farrokh Vajifdar concerning his name being approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 2 pieces, dated 20 and 21 February 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Helen Cordell to inform that the Council has agreed that she can take up the post of Honorary Librarian, 1 piece, dated 16 April 1996.
• Letter from T.N. Guina, Secretary, to David Bivar to welcome him back to Council, 1 piece, dated 4 June 1999.
• Letter from Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville to Francis Robinson concerning the vacancy in the Presidency, 1 piece, dated 2 February 2000.
• Letter from Anthony Stockwell to Francis Robinson to inform that he is willing to stand for the Presidency, 1 piece, dated 2 February 2000.
• Letter from Godfrey Goodwin to Francis Robinson to inform that he would be honoured to accept the position of Honorary Vice-President, 1 piece, dated 27 December 2003.