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Requests for reproductions are made by researchers, institutions and publishers. Most of these are not kept for archival purposes. The ones listed below are kept either as examples of reproduction that has been carried out historically or because of the more significant nature of the project.

• Correspondence with the British Council and British Embassy concerning the microfilming of Burmese manuscripts requested by the Burmese Historical Commission. Typed and photocopied, 3 pieces, dated 29 August - 31 October 1963.
• Correspondence with Gregg Press Limited concerning the loan of volumes from the Society's collections for facsimile reprints. Also a booklet listing the books borrowed. Typed, handwritten and printed, 16 pieces, dated 17 December 1964 - 1 January 1970.
• Correspondence with the British Library concerning supplying photocopies of Malay manuscripts for an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 6 - 25 January 1984.
• Correspondence with the British Council and the British Library concerning the microfilming of Javanese manuscripts for the Sultan of Yogyarta, Indonesia. Typed and copies of handwritten, 12 pieces, dated 26 May 1988 - 12 February 1990.
• Correspondence concerning the desirability for the Society to have photographic records of six Persian manuscripts on long-term loan to the British Library. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 15 January 1992.
• Correspondence with the King Fahd National Library, Saudi Arabia, concerning the microfilming of Arabic and Persian manuscripts in the Royal Asiatic Society's collections. Typed, 11 pieces, dated 17 December 1994 - 3 October 1995.
• Agreement between the Royal Asiatic Society and The Yayasan Karyawan, Malaysia, to publish a facsimile edition of Raffles Manuscript 67. Two copies of the agreement, 4 pieces, dated 15 September 1997.
• Correspondence between Florence Tran, Cafe Productions Limited, and Kit Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the reproduction of artworks from the Society's collections to be included in the TV programme, 'The Great Wall of China'. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 2 -3 November 1998.
• Agreement between the Royal Asiatic Society and the Bridgeman Art Library, London, for production and sale of images of artworks within the Society's Collections. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 1 March 1999.
• Correspondence and agreement with the National Galleries of Scotland concerning the digitisation of two artworks for an online exhibition in connection with their 'The Tiger and the Thistle' Festival exhibitions. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 30 December 1999 - 20 January 2000.
• 'Microfilm of R.A.S. Oriental Manuscripts' - list of the manuscripts for which the Society has microfilms. Typed, 8 pieces, dated January 2000.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society Titles Microfilmed by Microform Academic Publishers' - list of the Society's publications reproduced. Typed, 5 pieces, undated.
• Memorandum of Agreement with the Folio Society for the publication of a Folio Society edition of the 'Life of Muhammad: Ibn Ishaq' translated by Edward Rehatsek. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 March 2003.
• Correspondence with Prometheus Books concerning the right to publish Edward Rehatsek's 'Life of Muhammad'. Typed and copies of emails, 8 pieces, dated 14 April - 1 November 2005.
• Correspondence with the Institute of Oriental Philosophy concerning the publication of the Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscript in the Society's Collections. Typed, 6 pieces, dated 3 June - 24 July 2007.
• 'Microfilm of R.A.S. Oriental Manuscripts' - list of the manuscripts microfilmed. Typed, 18 pieces, dated 29 June 2009.
• Correspondence with Max Communications concerning the digitisation of material in the Society's collections and the creation of a digital library With this material is the text of a talk given by Edward Weech, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, at the Max Communications Archives and Heritage Conference 2018. Typed, 15 pieces, dated 2018.

Correspondence concerning the visit of Chandan Roy Chaudhuri to London. These are:

Letter from Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to Dr M.D. McDowell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to give information of a possible research collaboration that will benefit the Asiatic Society, and to inform of his forthcoming visit to London when he hoped to meet with Dr McDowell. Dated 7 March 1995.

Letter from Michael Coyne, British Council, to Dr M.D. McDowell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the need to arrange a programme of visits for Dr Roy Chaudhuri's visit. With the letter is an enclosed visitors note giving details of purpose and aims of the visit. Dated 30 March 1995.

Letter from Dr M.D.. McDowell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to express his regret at Dr Roy Chaudhuri's illness that prevented him from visiting the Royal Asiatic Society. McDowell hopes that the Societies will be able to establish a closer collaboration. Dated 28 April 1995.

In 1984, the Asiatic Society celebrated its bicentenary. This material is concerned with the celebrations held in both Britain and India. These are:

Letter from the Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to John Burton-Page to ask if he would be the Society's contact to 'celebrate Sir William Jones in 1984'. Typed, dated 8 May 1978.

Letter from Garland Cannon, Professor of Linguistics, Texas A&M University, to Joan C. Lancaster, Director, India Office Library and Records, to respond to her suggestion of a London site for an International Symposium on the Bicentenary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. With this letter are others of support to and from Allan H. Fry, American Society of Geolinguistics, and to Mr. Afgani, Cologne, Germany. All these letters are photocopies, dated 13 May - 30 May 1978.

Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Ballhatchet to enclose literature for a possible symposium in 1984 for the bicentenary. Typed, dated 16 February 1982.

Correspondence between Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, and Barry C. Bloomfield, The British Library, concerning the possibility of an exhibition at the British Library and the offer of a paper from Garland Cannon. Two letters, dated 29 June-20 September 1982. With this correspondence are copies of the correspondence between Ray Desmond and Garfield Cannon concerning the paper, two letters, dated 30 August - 7 September 1982.

Correspondence between Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, and P.C. Gupta, President, Asiatic Society, concerning the celebrations planned in London and inviting members of the Asiatic Society to be part of them. Two letters, dated 11 -25 November 1982.

Note to the President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of a phone call from Mr Twite of the British Council concerning the Asiatic Society's intentions for celebrating their bicentenary. Typed, dated 14 December 1982.

Correspondence between the British Council, the Royal Asiatic Society and the Asiatic Society concerning the visit of Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to England and the chance for him to discuss the bicentenary celebrations. 3 letters and a reference, dated 28 July - 10 October 1983.

Letter from Satya S. Pachori, University of North Florida, to Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inquire regarding the possibility of presenting a paper at any forthcoming celebration of the bicentenary of the Asiatic Society, dated 12 October 1983.

Letter from R.H. Robins, Honorary Secretary, The Philological Society, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inquire regarding their plans to celebrate William Jones in 1984 as the Philological Society were considering a celebration in 1986 of 200 years since Jones' 'famous address to the Asiatick Society in 1786', dated 17 October 1983. With the letter are cards for the Meetings and the Council of the Philological Society.

Letter from Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to invite him to be present at their celebrations to be inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, on 15 January 1984, dated 11 October 1983.

Correspondence between Tan Sri Dato' Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the potential bicentenary celebrations of the Asiatic Society. Two letters, dated 10 -31 October 1983.

Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Fellows of the Society to inform them of the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Asiatic Society which the Royal Asiatic Society will hold on 12 January 1984. Dated 28 October 1983.

Letter from Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give details of the bicentenary celebrations, to ask the presence of the Society and also requesting that the Society should celebrate the bicentenary. Dated 29 November 1983.

Letter from Hugh Cortazzi, British Embassy, Tokyo, to Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send a letter of congratulations to the Asiatic Society from the Asiatic Society of Japan and to ask for him to forward it. The letter is with this one, both dated 2 December 1983.

Correspondence from Tan Sri Dato' Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, to Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning a representative from the Malaysian Branch at the bicentenary celebrations of the Asiatic Society. Two letters, dated 4-23 December 1983.

Letter of congratulations from the Council and Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society to the Council and Fellows of the Asiatic Society which is to be sent by the hand of Sir Cyril Philips, Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society. Undated.

Letter from the President, Royal Asiatic Society to Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to express the Society's gratification at the news brought back by Sir Cyril Philips concerning the Asiatic Society, particularly concerning its future. Dated 23 March 1984

"Rediscovery of our Heritage (The Inaugural Speech at the Bi-Centenary Celebrations of the Asiatic Society at Calcutta on 11th January 1984), Indira Gandhi", printed pamphlet containing the speech.

"The British Library Exhibition Notes: Sir William Jones and the Asiatic Society of Bengal". Printed exhibition leaflet held from 20 January - 29 April 1984 at the British Library, 3 copies.

Newspaper article "Letter from Calcutta" with section entitled, "Society in Distress" concerning the financial predicament of the Asiatic Society as it approaches its 200th anniversary. From The Illustrated Weekly of India, 6 February 1983.

Photocopy of a newspaper article, "Asiatic Society on verge of closure" regarding the state of the Asiatic Society. From Calcutta, The Telegraph, 14 March 1983.

• Letter from J.R. Jones to announce the preliminary work that has been undertaken to resuscitate the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 17 December 1959. With this letter is a copy of a letter from Sir Richard Winstedt, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, expressing the Society's support, typed, dated 10 November 1959; and a copy of the "Rules of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1959", printed.
• Correspondence between Miss E.O. Michaeliones, Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Branch, and Miss Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the definition of a 'Fellow' of the Royal Asiatic Society. Two letters, typed, dated 20 June 1967-10 July 1967.
• Correspondence between Miss E.O. Michaeliones, Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Branch, and Miss Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the affiliation privileges of Members of the Societies. Two letters, typed, dated 31 August 1967-10 November 1967. With the letter from E.O. Michaeliones is a copy of the Rules of the Hong Kong Branch.
• Correspondence between J.R. Jones, President, Hong Kong Branch, and Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the application of Kenneth Pius H.M. Lee for membership of the Royal Asiatic Society. Two letters, typed, dated 12 January 1968-14 February 1968.
• Correspondence between H.A. Rydings, Honorary Librarian, Hong Kong Branch and Diana Crawford, Secretary and Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask and provide advice concerning Library rules. Two letters, typed, dated 5 March -27 March 1968,
• Letter from G.A.L. James, British Council, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the forthcoming visit of Mrs Margaret O'Hara. Typed, dated 24 June 1970.