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Correspondence concerning the possible development of the property at 56 Queen Anne Street. These include internal correspondence and reports on the needs of the Society and possible courses of action; correspondence with the solicitor, Michael Downs of TL. Wilson; correspondence with the building surveyors, Morton-Smith and Co., and with the Howard de Walden Estates.

The Royal Asiatic Society considered over its tenancy both ways of developing the property, of increasing its income through extra rental, of extending the lease and of trying to buy the property from Howard de Walden Estates. For this purpose, at various times a Development Committee was established. These papers contain Minutes from Development Committee Meetings and allied correspondence.

Notes and correspondence regarding the history of 56 Queen Anne Street. These are:

• "The Royal Asiatic Society's House in Queen Anne Street" - a typed history of the building plus two further pages of typed and handwritten notes.
• Letter from Elliott, Son & Boyton, Surveyors, concerning former lease holders of the property, dated 23 May 1947.
• Correspondence with Howard de Walden Estates about former lease holders, 4 letters, 20 July 1967-29 August 1967.
• Letter from Brian Rawford concerning his memories of the house, dated 26 September 1968.
• Correspondence with the Embroiderers' Guild concerning their memories of the property, 2 letters, dated 25 January 1968 - 26 January 1968.
• Correspondence with the Librarian, University of Nottingham, and the County Archivist, Nottingham, concerning the Portland Papers, 12 items, dated 26 November 1969 - 25 February 1970.

Lease Agreements between the Howard de Walden Estates Limited and the Royal Asiatic Society for the property 56 Queen Anne Street.

Draft Licence relating to the premises known as Number 56 Queen Anne Street between Howard de Walden Estates Limited and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the consent for the Royal Asiatic Society to sublet two rooms on the ground floor to Mr J. Harris.

Licence relating to the variation of user of part of the premises situate and known as Number 56 Queen Anne Street. Licence given by Howard de Walden Estates to the Royal Asiatic Society to change the rate of the Licence fee for the Royal Anthropological Institute to use the premises.

Licence relating to variation of user of part of premises situate and known as Number 56 Queen Anne Street. Licence given by Howard de Walden Estates Limited to the Royal Asiatic Society to grant the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland permission to share the premises with the Royal Asiatic Society.

Correspondence concerning the letting of the rooms formerly occupied by the Embroiderers' Guild to Mr J. Harris, an architect. These letters are primarily between the Royal Asiatic Society, Howard de Walden Estates and T.L. Wilson & Company, Solicitors, and concern the change of usage for the rooms to a commercial nature and the drawing up of the underlease. Dated from 2 May 1960 - 7 September 1960.

The Royal Anthropological Institute began making inquiries regarding the lease of rooms at 56 Queen Anne Street in January 1976 and they began to occupy the premises in 1977. In 1979 they extended the numbers of rooms to include two small back rooms to house their photographic collections. They finally agreed to leave the premises on 5 January 1988.
The material concerns the Underlease agreements between the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal Anthropological Institute. These are:

• Underlease between the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland for the Ground Floor Front Rooms at 56 Queen Anne Street, dated 7 February 1977.
• Licence between the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland for the use of the various rooms for storage, administration and lectures. Dated 7 February 1977.
• Licence between the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland relating to the use of ground floor rooms and other facilities. Dated 1 March 1983.
• Photocopy of Licence between the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland relating to the use of ground floor rooms and other facilities. Dated 27 July 1984.
• Correspondence concerning the agreements between the two Societies, the rental arrangements, and the timing of the move of the Institute on the Royal Asiatic Society relinquishing the lease for the premises. These are mainly between the Royal Asiatic Society, the Royal Anthropological Institute, the Howard de Walden Estate and the institutions' solicitors.

The Royal Asiatic Society leased the premises at 56 Queen Anne Street from 1947 to 1988. The papers include official lease documents, sub-letting agreements, correspondence, plans and photographs.