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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.

Copy of a letter from E.H.Johnston (Edward Hamilton Johnston) to John Allan, concerning a Chinese correspondent in Paris, Lin Li-Kouang, who has found a number of references in the Chinese translations which explain satisfactorily Quaritch Wales's Kedah inscription, some of which occur in texts of the Madhyamika school. He further elucidates various aspects of the inscription. Typed letter, 2 pieces, 2 sides, dated 31 January 1939.

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

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