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Correspondence from Derek Gladwyn. These are:

• Letter from Derek Gladwyn to Raymond Head to inform him that he had seen the painting at the National Maritime Museum about which he had asked Head. It was in their stores and he warns Head that they need a week's notice to view the item. Handwritten, dated 18 March 1984.
• Copy of a letter from Derek Gladwyn to the Curator, Print Room, National Maritime Museum, to ask for permission to view two paintings of the Trial of Four British Seaman at Canton. Typed, dated 19 March 1984.

These Papers were all produced in the compiling of the A Catalogue of the Paintings and Drawings in the Royal Asiatic Society, London. which was published by the Royal Asiatic Society in 1991. The material includes a manuscript proof, correspondence connected to the artworks of the Society, correspondence and lists for compiling the index, and notes and articles which Head collected and collated during his research.