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Material from events held between 1900 and 1920:

1902
In 1902 the Royal Asiatic Society hosted a reception and dinner, at the Whitehall Rooms, for the Indian Princes who had come to London for the coronation of Edward VII.

• Coronation Banquet Menu, 17 June 1902, printed card listing the members of the Banquet Committee, the Menu and Vins, and Toasts to be given.
• Table Plan for Coronation Banquet, printed card showing the position of the tables.
• 'Tables' - printed leaflet to show seating of individual guests
  *. Telegram from Windsor Castle to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the King's thanks for the loyal congratulations sent by the Society, the Indian Princes and other Indian representatives, dated 18 June 1902.
• Black and white photograph of the dinner.
• Newspaper cuttings from The Standard, 18 June; Morning Post, 18 June; Daily News, 18 June; Chronicle, undated; 'The Coronation: The Duke of Connaught and the Indian Guests', unidentified paper, undated.
• Original copies of the cartoons from The Daily Graphic, 19 June 1902. This is mounted and framed on archival board.
• Photocopies of cartoons from The Daily Graphic, and the Sketch 19 June 1902, 2 versions of same cartoons.
• Photocopy of 'The Graphic' for Saturday 28 June 1902, which ran a special edition for the Coronation.

1905

• Menu Card for the Dinner of the Heads of Departments of the London County Council, Torcadero Restaurant, Piccadilly Circus, 5 May 1905. It is uncertain whether the Royal Asiatic Society was represented at this dinner. The card is of interest because its owner added the list of wines that were served for each course.

1919-1920
In 1920 the Royal Asiatic Society moved premises from 22 Albemarle Street to 74 Grosvenor Street. There are two cards for associated events:

• Notice of the final meeting at Albemarle Street with the presentation to Mr Henry Cousins of the Pinhay Memorial Medal, and the presentation of the Public School Gold Medal and Prizes, 11 November 1919, printed card.
• Invitation from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to a Reception on the opening of the Society's new premises, 30 March 1920, printed card.

Correspondence and printed material concerning lectures, and a typescript of one lecture. The material is:

• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Sir Charles Eliot, 'The History and Monuments of Cambodia', 13 February 1912.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Professor Albert von le Coq, 'Journey and Results of the 4th Turfan Expedition', 18 October 1927.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Sir E. Denison Ross, 'The Contribution of Hungary to Central Asian Studies with special reference to Csoma de Koros', 12 June 1928.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Sir Aurel Stein, 'A Journey of Archaeological Expedition in South-Western Iran (1933-6)', 11 November 1937.
• Typescript of the lecture given by Professor Kochi Doi on Japanese Myth. The lecture was given on 9 December 1937. The typescript is annotated with a note from Doi to Colonel Hoysted, dated 28 January 1938. With the typescript is an admittance ticket for the lecture and a letter from Harold Powlett to Colonel Hoysted to return the typescript, dated 5 February 1938.
• An album containing correspondence and admittance tickets for lectures held between November 1932 and June 1940.
• Admittance tickets for lectures by Sir Richard O. Winstedt, 'Malaya and the Malays', 13 February 1941; and Dr. H. Buchtal, 'Indian Tales in Islamic Art', 4 March 1941.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Rev. E.R. Hughes, 'The Chinese Collection in the Bodleian Library', 10 April 1941.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Lord Samuel, 'The Hebrew University of Jerusalem', following the Anniversary meeting of 6 May 1941.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Mr Hsiao Ch'ien, 'Some Remarks on Contemporary Chinese Literature', 12 June 1941.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Mr K. de B. Codrington, 'Classical Contacts with Indian Art', 5 March 1943.
• Letter from H.W. Bailey to Sir Richard Winstedt to express his honour at being asked to lecture at the Society, handwritten, dated 23 December 1943.
• Letter from Menier Collin to Sir Richard Winstedt concerning his forthcoming lecture on 'The Ramayana as a work of Art', handwritten, dated 8 April 1944.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Bishop Stephen Neill, 'The beginnings of Tamil Literature' which would follow the presentation of the Triennial Gold Medal to Sir Richard Winstedt, 9 October 1947.
• Admittance ticket for a lecture by Professor Dr. Nihar Ranjan Ray, 'Fundamental Approaches to Indian Art', 24 January 1952, a joint lecture with the Royal India, Pakistan and Ceylon Society.

Material from events held between 1921 and 1960:

1928
On 8 May 1928 a luncheon was held in honour of Sir George Grierson's completion of the Linguistic Survey of India.

• Invitation from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to attend the luncheon, printed on headed notepaper.
• Menu card for the luncheon held at The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly Circus.

1934

• Invitation card from the Royal Asiatic Society to meet His Excellency the Persian Minister on the occasion of the Thousandth Anniversary of the Persian Poet, Firdausi, 1 November 1934, printed card, 2 copies.
• Invitation card from the Royal Asiatic Society to honour the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Alexander Csoma de Koros, at which Sir Denison Ross lectured on 'The Foundation of Tibetan Studies in India', 13 December 1934, printed card.

1936
On 15 October 1936, the Royal Asiatic Society held a Reception at The London Museum, Lancaster House, to honour the 1000th Anniversary of Mutanabbi.

• Invitation card to meet Their Excellencies, The Ministers of the Arabic Speaking States, at the Reception when Professor R.A. Nicholson lectured on 'Mutanabbi: the Man and the Poet', printed card.
• Order of events for the Reception, printed paper.

1937

• Invitation from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to a reception at India House, Aldwych, to meet The Most Honourable the Marquess of Zetland, Secretary of State for India, on the occasion of the Coronation of George VI, 6 May 1937, printed card.

Undated

• Black and white photograph showing a party sat at tables. The napkin identifies the venue as Young's Chinese Restaurant, 178-180 Wardour Street, Soho. The photograph was produced by Rawood Limited who were active from the 1930s to 1950s.
• Unmarked seating plan for the Imperial Restaurant, printed by Wormalds, Printers, Church Street, Soho, London.

During the 1960s the Society held a number of Cocktail Parties and Dinners. Some of these were associated with the Anniversary General Meeting. The material from these events is:

1963
29 March: Royal Asiatic Society Dinner held at Connaught Hall, Tavistock Square, London.

• Notice of dinner with application form for attendance, 1 piece, printed.
• Seating plan for high table and seating list for other tables, typed, 2 pieces.
• Newspaper cutting from The Times reporting on the dinner, dated 30 March 1963.

17 July: Afternoon Party, Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London.

• Application form to attend the Afternoon Party, printed, 1 piece, dated 1 May 1963.
• Letter from the Secretary of the Royal Central Asian Society, to Mrs Davies, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the logistics of the party, 1 piece, typed, dated 26 April 1963.

1964
14 May: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting. Letters of apologies from:

• High Commissioner for Pakistan, 1 piece dated 4 May 1964.
• Korean Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 5 May 1964.
• Nepalese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1964.
• Israel Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1964.
• Iranian Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 7 May 1964.
• The High Commissioner for India, 1 piece, dated 7 May 1964.
• The High Commissioner for Malaysia, 1 piece, dated 12 May 1964.

15 July: Afternoon Party, Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London. This was the party of the Royal Central Asian Society in association with the Royal Asiatic Society, the Anglo-Arab Association (1961). the China Society, the Iran Society and the Middle East Association.

• Notice of the Afternoon Party and need to apply for tickets, printed, 1 piece.
• List of guests from each of the Societies, printed pamphlet.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the event, 2 pieces, dated 9 March - 4 June 1964.

1965
13 May: Cocktail Party at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting.

• Admittance card, typed, 1 piece.

1967
11 May 1967: Cocktail party at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting. The material comprises of a list of invited guests and letters of apology from:

• Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, 1 piece, dated 25 April 1967.
• Burmese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 25 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for Pakistan, 1 piece, dated 26 April 1967.
• Japanese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 26 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for Malaysia, 1 piece, dated 26 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1 piece, dated 27 April 1967.
• High Commissioner for India, but Mr A.J. Kidwai will represent him, 1 piece, dated 27 April 1967.
• Thai Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 28 April 1967.
• Soviet Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 28 April 1967.
• Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, 1 piece, dated 1 May 1967.
• Israel Ambassador, 1 piece, undated.

23 November 1967: Dinner, held at the House of Lords, by the kind invitation of The Earl of Scarborough, Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Menu card for the dinner listing the food served and toasts to be offered, printed card, 2 copies.
• Application form for the dinner, printed paper, 1 piece. List of Dinner Guests, typed with annotations, 1 piece.
• Administrative correspondence and notes concerning the dinner, 12 pieces, dated 26 April 1966 - 24 November 1967.
• Newspaper cuttings from The Times and the Telegraph reporting on the dinner.

1968
9 May 1968: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting.

• List of Guests, typed with handwritten annotations.

1969
8 May 1969: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting.

• List of Guests, typed with handwritten annotations.
• Letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the News Editor, The Times, to ask for a report of the Anniversary General Meeting and the cocktail party to be entered into the paper, 1 piece, typed, dated 6 May 1969.

1970
14 May: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises after the Anniversary General Meeting. List of Guests, typed with handwritten annotations; application form for tickets, printed paper; and letters of apologies from:

• Israel Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 4 May 1970.
• Japanese Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 5 May 1970.
• High Commissioner of India, 1 piece, dated 5 May 1970.
• Jordan Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1970.
• Saudi Arabian Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1970.
• High Commissioner for Malaysia, 1 piece, dated 6 May 1970.
• Iranian Ambassador, 1 piece, dated 7 May 1970.

26 November: Dinner, held at Butchers Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close, London.

• Application form to purchase tickets for the dinner, printed paper, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the meeting of the RAS Dinner Committee for 4 May 1970, typed with annotations, 1 piece.
• Lists of Guests, typed, 2 pieces.
• Press release to the Editor, Daily Telegraph, concerning the dinner, typed, 1 piece, dated 25 November 1970.
• Newspaper cuttings from the Times and the Daily Telegraph reporting on the dinner, dated 27 November 1970.
• Letter from Roy Strong, National Portrait Gallery, to B.W. Robinson, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the dinner and his particular delight in being seated next to Agatha Christie, 1 piece, typed with printed letterhead, dated 7 December 1970.

Cocktail parties and dinners continued through the 1970s and into the early 1980s. The material associated from these events, and from a concert held at the Southbank centre, is:

1974
9 May: Cocktail party held at the Society's premises.

• Application form for tickets for the Cocktail party, printed paper, 1 piece.

1975
4 April: 'Oriental Musical Instruments' with John Leach and the London Oriental Ensemble, held at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London.

• Letter to Fellows informing of the event with application form for tickets, 1 piece, typed, dated February 1975.
• 'Music on the Southbank, April 1975' advertising brochure with event listings, printed pamphlet.
• Advertising poster with programme on reverse, printed paper. Programme, printed paper, 2 copies.
• Administrative correspondence including the Agreement contract for the event, 25 pieces, handwritten, typed and printed, dated 19 September 1974 - 2 September 1975.
• Brochures and programmes for previous event in which John Leach had performed, printed paper, 4 items, dated April - November 1973.

8 May: Cocktail Party held at the Society's premises.

• Application form for tickets for the Cocktail party, printed paper, 1 piece.

1976
27 October: The Society's Triennial Dinner, held at the Oriental Club, Stratford Place, London.

• Notification of the event with application form for tickets, printed paper, 1 piece.
• Menu card with toasts listed, printed card, 1 piece.
• Newspaper cuttings, glued onto a sheet of paper, from the Times and the Daily Telegraph reporting on the event, 1 piece, dated 28 October 1976.
• List of dinners held between 1962 and 1976, with dates and locations, handwritten, 1 piece.

1979
23 October: The Society's Triennial Dinner, held at the Oriental Club, Stratford Place, London.

• Menu card with toasts listed, printed card, 1 piece.
• Newspaper cutting, glued onto a sheet of paper, from the Daily Telegraph reporting on the event, 1 piece, dated 24 October 1979.

1982
27 October: The Society's Triennial Dinner, held at the Oriental Club, Stratford Place, London.

• Menu card with toasts listed, printed card, 1 piece.
• Newspaper cuttings from the Times and the Daily Telegraph reporting on the event, 2 pieces, dated 28 October 1982.

Exhibitions were held almost monthly, at the Society's premises, between 1989 and 1994, usually in association with the lectures. The material associated with these exhibitions is:

• 'RAS Lecture Exhibitions' - list of dates and exhibitions to be held in 1989 and 1990.
• 'On the floor above', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 March 1989.
• 'Twenty Three Views of Kathmandu', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 April 1989.
• 'The Third Exhibition of Works in the Society's Collection: Sir William Jones', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 May 1989.
• 'The Fourth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society: Ebru, or Turkish Marbled Paper', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 June 1989.
• 'The Fifth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 October 1989.
• 'The Sixth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society Collection', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 November 1989.
• 'Seventh Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collection', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 December 1989.
• 'Eighth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 January 1990.
• 'Ninth Exhibition of Works from the Collections of Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 February 1990.
• 'Tenth Exhibition of Works from the Collections of Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 March 1990.
• 'The Eleventh Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 April 1990.
• 'The Twelfth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 May 1990.
• 'The Thirteenth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 June 1990.
• 'The Fourteenth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 October 1990.
• 'The Fifteenth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 November 1990.
• 'The Sixteenth Exhibition of Works of Art from the Royal Asiatic Society Collection of Prints and Drawings', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 January 1991.
• 'The Eighteenth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society: Eight drawings from the Hodgson Collection', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 April 1991.
• 'The Nineteenth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society: A Selection from the Treasures of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 May 1991.
• 'The Nineteenth Exhibition of Works of Art from the Royal Asiatic Society Collection of Prints and Drawings', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 June 1991.
• 'The Twenty-First Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society Collection of Works of Art', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 October 1991.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society: The Twenty-Second Exhibition of Works of Art', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 November 1991.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The Twenty-Third Exhibition of Works of Art', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 December 1991.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 24th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 January 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 25th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society: 19th Century photographs of Japan', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 February 1992.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society: The 26th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 March 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 27th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 April 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 28th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 June 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 29th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 October 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 30th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 November 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 31st Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 December 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 32nd Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 December 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 33rd Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 February 1993.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 34th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 March 1993.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 36th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 October 1993.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 38th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 February 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 39th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 March 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 40th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 April 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 41st Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 May 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 42nd Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 June 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 46th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 April 1994.(Please note the date is that cited on the catalogue.)
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 47th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 June 1994.(Please note the date is that cited on the catalogue.)
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 November 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: Annual General Meeting Exhibition', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 May 1995.