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"Burushaski and its Alien Neighbours: Problems in Linguistic Contagion" by Lieut.-Col. D.L.R. Lorimer, C.I.E., read at a meeting of the Philological Society on Friday, 4 December 1936 and reprinted from the Philological Society's Transactions 1937, pp.63-98. Printed pamphlet with soft cover.

This contains 2 letters from David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer, 2 letters to Carter in his role as political agent, a single letter in Urdu responding to Carter's questions, and Carter's letter of donation to Miss Nielsen, Royal Asiatic Society.

There are three letters from David Lorimer to Sidney Duly and one letter from Emily Lorimer to Sidney Duly. There is a further letter from Duly to Richard Pankhurst, RAS Librarian, to donate the material to the Society

"(D.L.R. Lorimer: The Burushaski Language) Introduction". Typed manuscript with handwritten annotations of the Introduction describing the Land and its People including introductory comments of the language. On the front page is the annotation "3rd Copy" and signed by Lorimer with date 7/9/34. The final page states "Aliabad, Hunza, 1.9.34, D.L.R. Lorimer". 44 pages.

Letter from David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer to Bailey to respond to both Bailey's and Professor Bruce Dickins' letters to supply notes to aid Lt. Carter. Typed letter, one side, dated 21 January 1946. With the letter are a series of notes entitled "Note on the Study of the Languages of the Gilgit Area, N.W. India" which includes the language groups, research already available and possible areas of research. Typed, 13 pages, also dated 21 January 1946.

Letter from David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer to Roland Carter in which he thanks Carter for his letter and ruminates upon the disadvantages of being an amateur in any field of research. He writes concerning Mahbib 'Ali and Shaukat 'Ali and the areas Nagir and Yaghistan. He thanks Carter for his information on recruits in Yasin who claimed they have Khowar as their first language. Lorimer asks that if Carter remains in Gilgit whether he can obtain more information on the Wakhi language and people for his current book and sets some specific details that he would like to know. Typed letter with handwritten annotations, 2 sides, dated 24 May 1946.

Letter from David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer to Sidney John Duly in which he apologises for his behaviour concerning oranges but all his time has been taken up with sorting the ARP and "Black-out". He therefore has been unable to touch his own work or photography since the middle of September. He feels the problem is spiritual and that he does not feel at home in a world of Hitlers and Chamberlains. Lorimer is returning Duly's "Latent Defect" and adds his comments on it. Written from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Handwritten with embossed letterhead, 2 pieces, 3 sides, dated 11 November 1938.

The Series contains correspondence and notes by David Lockhart Robinson Lorimer to aid Roland Carter on a tour of the Gilgit region in 1946. There are also some notes that Carter made to try to answer Lorimer's queries and letters from "local notables" in Urdu. There is a further letter from Carter to Miss Nielsen, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the material for its Collections.

This series consists of correspondence between the Lorimers and Sidney Duly, manuscripts concerning the Gilgit Expedition; and some printed articles by the Lorimers. There is also a letter from Duly to Richard Pankhurst, RAS LIbrarian, to donate the material to the Royal Asiatic Society.

Two sets of notes, probably those mentioned in Carter's letter for Miss Neilsen (LOR/2/1/5) - notes from Lorimer concerning language and Carter's notes on his tour of Gupis and Ishkoman.