The Royal Asiatic Society leased the premises at 22 Albemarle Street from 1869-1919. These papers contain official lease documents, correspondence regarding the property and possible alternatives, and a more recent photograph.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandPrinted letter from F.F. Arbuthnot concerning the changes that have been made to the Oriental Translation Fund as decided by the Committee at its meeting on 4th December 1899. This particular letter is addressed to T.W. Rhys Davids.
Arbuthnot F.FPostcard from F.F. Arbuthnot to T.W. Rhys Davids, sent from Marseille, to give his address for Rhys Davids to send information about a Persian text and Chinese translation.
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from F.F. Arbuthnot, written on Royal Asiatic Society headed notepaper, to confirm that he will donate all of his books and his writing table which are currently in the Society's rooms to the Society in the event of his death. He will also donate the material associated with the Oriental Translation Fund currently housed at Park Street. He also writes that the Council of the Society would be free to deal with them as they see fit.
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from F.F. Arbuthnot, written on Royal Asiatic Society headed notepaper, to confirm that he will donate all the volumes of the Oriental translation Fund New Series including all the unbound volumes held at the printers, upon his death, with the hope they will be of benefit to the Society.
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from F.F. Arbuthnot to T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask him to lay before the Council the document enclosed concerning the abandoning of the revising of the Oriental Translation Fund via donation and subscription. He states his proposal for the Fund and attaches the Memorandum to be presented to the Council.
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from F.F. Arbuthnot to T.W. Rhys Davids concerning publications being undertaken for the Oriental Translation Fund. This letter is undated.
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot to Thomas Rhys Davids in regards to the costs for printing a work of the Oriental Translation series..
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot to T.W. Rhys Davids in which he writes that due to poor health he must give up the management of the Oriental Translation Fund. He hopes the Council of the Society will take it over as a going concern. If the Council agrees to this he will present to them all his own volumes. He then details the progress of several publications.
Arbuthnot F.FLetter from F.F. Arbuthnot to Professor T.W. Rhys Davids in which he advises that the Society accepts Asprey's conditions and to ask for Asprey to send a draft lease.
Arbuthnot F.F