Letter from William IV to state that "the King has great pleasure in complying with the wish conveyed to him through Lord Marlborough by the Royal Asiatic Society that His Majesty should become their Patron." Handwritten letter, mounted on a wooden frame. This letter was removed from a picture frame. (The original letter was replaced with a facsimile).
William IV King of Great Britain 1765-1837In 1889 a Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the Royal Asiatic Society and W.H. Allen and Company concerning the publishing of the Journal. This series contains that Memorandum and associated correspondence.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandReport from Morton-Smith & Co., Chartered Surveyors, concerning water penetration through roof leakages into the property. Four page report with accompanying 10 colour photographs.
Morton-Smith & Co. SurveyorsPolicies and Allied Documents concerning Volunteers working with the Collections.
Within this series there are rubbings probably from inscriptions on copper plates, diagrams of agricultural tools and a hand-drawn map of Baiswara.
This series contains two letters connected to the Patronage of Queen Victoria.
Hobhouse John Cam 1786-1869Correspondence regarding the use of professional fundraisers to help with the Sesquicentenary Appeal.
Unreason within Reason: Essays on the Outskirts of Rationality was published by Open Court, (LaSalle: IL) in 1992. This series consists of drafts, correspondence and a review concerning the publication.
Graham Angus Charles 1919-1991There are two handwritten documents. Both have little to identify their origin. There is a handwritten copy of Richard Burton's birth certificate and a Memorial Poem to Burton signed A.F. Ruge.
Plaster cast of Sibthorp Medal presented by the Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford. The medal was first presented to Professor Dr H Walter Lack in 2001.
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