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Typed Lists and Reviews collected in researching for the Catalogue. These are:

• "Early Views in India: The Picturesque Journeys of Thomas and William Daniell, 1786-1794 by Mildred Archer." A review of the book - 1 piece.
• "Paintings from Rajasthan in the National Gallery of Victoria by Andrew Topsfield." A review of the book - 1 piece.
• "Pictorial material in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, 14 March 1979." Introduction to a report on the Society's collections - 1 piece.
• From Eyre and Hobhouse Ltd. - a description of two paintings of Indians from the coast of Malabar by Henry Tresham, R.A. - 1 piece.
• List of Indian paintings and their prices - 4 pieces.
• "Books sold to Raymond Head @ £1 per Volume." A list of books purchased by Raymond Head - 1 piece.

RAS Catalogue Illustrations - list of the illustrations to be included in the Catalogue.

Letter from Raymond Head to Ralph Pinder Wilson to state that he had just finished correcting the proofs and compiling an index for the catalogue. He insists on the necessity for a catalogue and includes his expenses. With the letter is a catalogue list of 16 pages.

Typed index including page numbers.

Handwritten notes and some photocopies made by Head in compiling the catalogue. These include:

• Notes on early donations - 3 pieces
• Notes on Alexander Johnston - 2 pieces
• Notes on an unlocated bust of Charles Metcalfe - 2 pieces
• Notes and photocopy on Charles Doyle - 3 pieces
• Notes and photocopies on Sir William Jones - 8 pieces
• Notes on miscellaneous paintings not within the catalogue - 10 pieces

An initial tabulated index for the catalogue.

Email from Dipti Khera to Kathy Lazenblatt and Alice McEwan, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose an email from Raymond Head on the portrait of Maharana Bheem Sing (Head cat.037.001).

Drafts of two articles, one by Raymond Head, the other by unknown author. These are:

• "Thomas and William Daniell: Illustrations of India" by Raymond Head. Typed draft of a potential article for the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society with a prefatory note by Head about the article - 9 pieces.
• "The Royal Asiatic Society and Its Collection, Founded 1823" - article concerning the origins of the Society and its Collections - 6 pieces.

Descriptions of items loaned to the Victoria and Albert Museum by the Royal Asiatic Society. Each item is on an individual piece of paper, many of which have been annotated by Head. There are also black and white photographs of four of the items.

Correspondence with John Lust concerning the Society's Chinese prints. These are:

• Letter from John Lust to Raymond Head to ask if he would send copies of the Chinese prints for his files. Handwritten, dated 20 February 1984.
• Copy of a letter from Raymond Head to John Lust to give a summary of the information he has worked out concerning the Chinese prints. Copy of typescript, 2 pieces, undated.
• Letter from John Lust to Raymond Head to state that he hopes more Chinese prints might be found at the Royal Asiatic Society as the inventory he provided does not match the prints they have found. Typed, undated.
• Letter from John Lust to Raymond Head to point out the difference between exorcist and excorcist. Handwritten, undated.
• Note from John Lust to Raymond Head to correct Head's notes concerning the use of seals. Typed, undated.
• Statement from John Lust on the Morrison collection of Chinese woodblock prints. Typed, undated.