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Correspondence, lists and a catalogue concerning the disposals of material in this period.

Letters and notes concerned with the disposal of coins from the Royal Asiatic Society's Collections. the correspondence is between Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, Sir Richard Burn, R.B Whitehead, Philip Thorburn and J.Allen. 27 items, typed and handwritten.

Plaster cast coins mounted on a piece of card with the heading, "JRAS 1929, Plate VI, R. B. Whitehead. P.259." This plate accompanies the article by R.B. Whitehead, "Akbar II as Pretender: A Study in Anarchy". With the coins is a letter from Stephen Austin and Sons Ltd., dated 29th November 1933, in which they write that they have found a few plaster casts of coins and some photo negatives of Chinese and other inscriptions.

This archive consists of lists and correspondence concerned with the disposal of items in the Collections of the Society. The Society has not kept comprehensive records throughout its history. Further information pertaining to Disposals of the Society may be found in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and in the Minute books for the Council and General Meetings. Disposals may continue in the life of the Society. More recent ones are held in the Society's records management system and will be transferred to the archive in due course.