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Five sets of correspondence concerning:

• Correspondence related to Quaritch Wales' time in Kedah
• Correspondence with Leonard J. Robbins
• Correspondence concerning the publication of Siamese State Ceremonies
• Correspondence concerning some photographs and a replica of a Siamese lion
• Correspondence with the Department of Fine Arts

Correspondence regarding the excavation undertaken by Quaritch Wales in Kedah, Malaysia. 44 handwritten and typed letters.

Letter from Richard Winstedt to Quaritch Wales in which he asks Quaritch Wales to write an article for the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. He further expresses his opinion concerning the descriptions of Gangga Nagara and Johore. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 10 December 1938.

Letter from Richard Winstedt to Quaritch Wales, concerning the Tanjung Rambutan bronze in Perak owned by Alma Baber, a talk about Ganga Nagara, and the derivation of Din Dang, suggesting Abbaside corroborates Arab voyage accounts, He suggests Quaritch Wales might write an article to Singapore Sunday newspapers to stimulate support for further government grants. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 10 June 1938.

Letter from Richard Winstedt to Quaritch Wales concerning the possibility of a city on a hill in Malaya but suggests that Fort Canning in Singapore and the palace of Malacca Kings were situated on a hill. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 10 June 1938.

Letter from Richard Winstedt to Quaritch Wales concerning Quaritch Wales' excavation at Kedah. Handwritten letter, 2 sides, dated 24 February 1938.

Letter from Richard Olaf Winstedt to Quaritch Wales, concerning the possibilities of excavation in the Perak area. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 30 March1936.

Letter from Richard Winstedt to Quaritch Wales congratulating him on receipt of a grant and hoping for success in his excavations, suggesting Kedah might be the most likely place. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 6 June 1937.

Note from Richard Winstedt giving his opinion of the essays. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 2 November [1940].

The Papers of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales contain papers relating to his archaeological work in southeast Asia including expedition notes, personal notebooks, diaries, manuscript proofs, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and maps. Listed within this catalogue are objects and items of furniture which were also part of the bequest of Quaritch Wales' wife, Dorothy, to the Royal Asiatic Society.