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1989

• 23 February 1989: Seminar, 'India Towards the Year 2000', chaired by Professor Sir Cyril Philips, held at the lecture theatre, SOAS. Publicity poster giving details of the event and the contact details of Royal Asiatic Society to register attendance.

Information regarding conferences and study events held in the 1990s. These are:

1997
19-21 May: 'Persianate Sufism in the Safavid & Mughal Period', School of Oriental and African Studies. This was not a RAS event but they provided significant sponsorship.

• Programme for the event, 1 item, printed.
• Correspondence between Professor David O. Morgan, a convenor of the conference, and Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the request for funds for the conference, 3 pieces, dated 21 February-3 March 1997.

22 September 1997: 'Symposium on South Asian Art: Transfers of Power and Perception: South Asian Art 1920-1960', in conjunction with the Royal Asiatic Society and the Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS, and held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Advertising leaflet, 1 item.
• Advertising leaflet with draft programme, 1 item.
• Programme listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning the organisation of the event and subsequent publication of one of the papers, 7 items, dated 3 January-2 December 1997.

1998
22 September: Proposed seminar on 'Sri Lankan Art'. This was eventually postponed.

• Correspondence concerning the seminar and the necessity of it being postponed, 16 pieces, dated 27 December 1997-18 June 1998.

1999
17 September: 'Meeting of the Texts in Translation Project: Portuguese Encounters with the World in the Age of the Discoveries', run by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, King's College, London and held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Programme for the event, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning the organisation of the event, 10 pieces, dated 1 April-26 July 1999.

24 September: ''Symposium on Indian Architectural Drawings in the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society'', with display of the drawings, held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Proposal for the Symposium by Giles Tillotson, Acting Director, Royal Asiatic Society, 1 item.
• Registration form for the Symposium, 1 item.
• Programme for the day's events listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning attendance at the symposium, 4 items, dated, 18 February - 26 May 1999.

Information regarding conferences and study events held from 2000-2001. These are:

2000
7 July: One-day symposium, 'Grand Narratives of Transformation and the Historiography of South Asia', held at the Royal Asiatic Society, with keynote speaker, Professor Peter van de Veer.

• Programme for the day including abstracts for the papers to be delivered, 8 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning expenditure, 3 pieces, dated 27 July-10 October 2000.

28 July: Fourth Annual Colloquium of The History of Christian Missions in Asia, 'Indigenous Clergies and Enculturation', held at the Royal Asiatic Society, chaired by Dr John Villiers.

• Application form for attendance at the Colloquium, 1 item.
• Programme for the day listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerned with the administration of the event, 4 pieces, dated 2 October 1998 - 16 August 2000.

2001
22-24 February: 'Asceticism and Power in the Asian Context', co-organised by the Royal Asiatic Society and the School of Oriental and African Studies, and supported by The British Academy.

• Conference Programme detailing events, speakers and papers presented, 3 pieces.

8 May: 'Royal Asiatic Society, Symposium on the Manuscript Collection', held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Application form for attendance at the Symposium, 1 item.
• Programme for the event listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.

Information regarding conferences and study events held from 2011-2020. There is little material for these events as yet available archivally. The documents within the archives are:

2015
26 September: 'Updating Hodgson: A Study day on the work of Brian Houghton Hodgson, 'Father of Himalayan Studies', held at the Royal Asiatic Society in association with the Bagri Foundation.

• Publicity poster with a programme containing speakers and their papers, and further background information, 3 pieces.

9-10 October: 'Muslim South Asia Graduate Conference 2015', convened by the Muslim South Asia Research Forum, Royal Asiatic Society, and SOAS; and held at SOAS.

• Publicity poster advertising the conference and the keynote speaker, Professor Michael Boivin, 1 piece.
• Conference programme listing panels, speakers and papers presented, 2 pieces.

Documents and correspondence concerned with the administration of the Award:

• Letter from Elizabeth Samson to Professor A.D.H. Bivar, President, Royal Asiatic Society, expressing her concerns that the Award should primarily be for student travel. She has only been informed of one use of the Award for a publication, Islamic Fundamentalism, following a seminar. She asks for a meeting to be arranged to discuss the matter. Handwritten, one piece, dated 22 July 1991.
• List of correspondence concerning the award, mentions of its use, and current details of the account. Handwritten, 1 piece, undated [1991].
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to John Payne, Hon. Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform concerning the letter sent from Elizabeth Samson, and proposing visiting her in September to discuss her concerns. Typed, 1 piece, dated 30 July 1991.
• Copy of a letter from John Payne to Ralph Pinder-Wilson to inform of Elizabeth Samson's letter and the impending visit on which he will accompany Professor Bivar. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 August 1991.
• 'File Note: Dr. O.W. Samson Fund' - Note on the forthcoming visit to Mrs Samson and the references to the fund in the Council Minutes. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 August 1991.
• 'Dr. O.W. Samson Fund' - report, written by John Payne, on the visit of the President and the Honorary Treasurer to Elizabeth Samson and the proposals for the administration of a Travelling Award, Typed, 3 pieces, dated 16 September 1991.
• Letter from Elizabeth Samson to Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for her letter and to ask her to thank Professor Bivar and John Payne for their understanding. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 15 December 1991.
• Note from Sharon Eicher to the Royal Asiatic Society to ask if she is eligible to apply for the award. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 1 April 1992.
• Letter from Clio Whittaker, SOAS Journals, to Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a copy of the Bulletin in which the Society had placed an advertisement for the O.W. Samson Travelling Award and to send the invoice. Two pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 3 November 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, O.W. Samson Travelling Award (1993)' - notice of the award and to invite applications. Printed, 2 copies.
• List of institutions to which adverts had been sent. Typed, 1 piece, dated August 1993.

Graham spent much of his academic career at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He held some visiting fellowships within his tenure there and after his retirement held several posts at universities in many locations. This series contains material connected with his appointments.

A Catalogue of the Robert Morrison Chinese Library deposited at the University of London. The catalogue was compiled by Henry F. Holt, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, for use by the Society. Each entry was given a Chinese and English title plus a small description in English. The books are now housed at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. The volume was dated to 1885 as this was when Holt served as Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society.