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In 1973 the Royal Asiatic Society celebrated its Sesquicentenary (150 years). The archival material includes Planning committee administration; material connected with the various events held, exhibitions put on and publications produced in celebration of the occasion; and material concerned with fundraising for the Society.

As part of the Sesquicentenary several Fellows went to give lectures at schools. This series contains administrative material and correspondence concerned with these lectures.

Correspondence regarding the possibility of giving a lecture at Wellington College. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Headmaster, Wellington College, to ask whether the College might be interested in hosting a lecture, dated 1 January 1973.
• Letter from F.F. Fisher, Master, Wellington College to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he would ask colleagues concerning hosting a lecture, dated 8 January 1973.
• Letter from R.E.H. Strachan, Administrative Assistant to the Master, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the Master expects that Mr Willey would be interested and will contact Robinson directly, dated 6 March 1973.
• Letter from Peter Willey, Wellington College, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if he would like to come and see the College's exhibition and to suggest planning for a date for the lecture, dated 14 March 1973. Annotated on this letter is a reply from B.W. Robinson to send his apologies that he would not be able to get to the exhibition and to agree that May would be a good time for the lecture.