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• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Malaysian Branch, to ask whether he can acquire a copy of the Second Supplement, 1974-1983, of the Index Malaysiana. Typed, dated 25 April 1995.
• Letter from Linda Bree, Editor, Cambridge University Press, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the address of the Malaysian Branch. The reply is appended to this letter. Typed, dated 26-28 September 1995.
• News Bulletin from Malaysian Branch advertising forthcoming talk, Annual General Meeting and Publications. Talk is dated 21 July 1995.

The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2001-2010 is:

2001

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2001, 1 piece.
• Notice that due to the popularity of the Anniversary General Meeting only Fellows will be admitted and these on a first-come, first-served basis, 1 piece.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 2001-2002, 1 piece.

• Minutes of the Meeting along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 8 pieces.

  2002

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 2002, 1 piece.
• Notification of the procedure for election of officers, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 27 February 2002, 1 piece.
• Nominations for Council 2002-2003 and Applications for Fellowship, 3 pieces.

• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, the Honorary Treasurer's Report and the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2001, 15 pieces.

  2003

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2003, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 15 April 2003.
• Council of Management 2002-2003 indicating retiring members, Nominations for Council 2003-2004 and Applications for Fellowship, 4 pieces.

• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, and the Honorary Treasurer's Report, 6 pieces.

  2004

• 'Election of Officers 2004' - letter sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, to Fellows to inform of the procedure for nominating members for the Council. Typed, 1 piece, dated February 2004.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2004, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, dated 20 April 2004, 1 piece.
• Council of Management 2003-2005 indicating retiring members, candidates elected to fellowship, and apologies received, 3 pieces.

• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 9 pieces.

  2005

• Notification concerning Election of Officers for2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, with list of Nominations for Council, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 7 pieces.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• Poster for Special General Meeting, Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 2 pieces.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2006

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 June 2006, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Signed copy of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, the President's Address and Address concerning the presentation of the Royal Asiatic Medal to Professor Christopher Shackle, 10 pieces.

• Poster for Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 1 piece. Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2007

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2007, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 3 pieces.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2008

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2008, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2009

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 7 May 2009, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 5 pieces.
• Invitation letter from Camilla Larsen, Executive Officer, to Mr Cameron to invite him to the AGM, 30 April 2009, 1 piece. Offprint of the Presidential Address, printed by Cambridge University Press, 1 pamphlet.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2010

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2010, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

Final Accounts and associated correspondence for the years 1991-1993, 1995-1996, 1998-2004, 2006-2010. Electronic versions for 2007, 2010, 2011 (+ accounts for digital archive), 2019-2020. There are also Cash Accounts for 2018.

Advertising leaflets for subscription to the Journal produced by Cambridge University Press for the years 1991 (2 copies), 1996 and 1999 (2 copies).

There are two types of agreements:

• Memorandum of agreement for 20th December 1989, for Cambridge University Press to publish the Journal from 1 January 1991. Also further Memoranda of agreement for 22 December 2005, with Addenda to this agreement made on 28 February 2008, 27 May 2008 and 19 February 2009, and for 14 April 2010 with an Addendum for 3 August 2011. (The current agreement is held within the office records.)
• JSTOR Publication License Agreement between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Asiatic Society with a contract date of 31 August 2005, and a further agreement dated 18 January 2007 (2 copies).

Cambridge University Press began publishing the Society's Journal in 1991. This is still ongoing. The material in this series includes memoranda of agreement, a publication license agreement, meeting minutes, final accounts, correspondence and administrative documents, and advertising leaflets.

Two cards from University Press, Cambridge, to C.A. Storey to acknowledge receipt of folios.

The sub-series consists of the correspondence found within this folder mainly concerning the publication of Allen's book about Russian Embassies to the Georgian kings.

Correspondence and Administrative Documents made in the course of the interaction between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Asiatic Society. Of the many documents made in the course of the interaction, these have been kept as of potential archival value. They are:

• 'RAS Journal: Proposal From Cambridge University Press', detailing services offered and potential costs. Undated [1989].
• Correspondence regarding copyright and permissions, three letters, dated 1- 10 August 1990.
• A letter to subscribers announcing that the Journal will be published by Cambridge University Press from January 1991 and advising how to pay their subscriptions, dated 13 October 1990.
• Letter from Jill Walden, Cambridge University Press, to Lydia Wright, Royal Asiatic Society, to sum up their meeting and confirm the agreements reached regarding the Journal, dated 22 October 1990.
• Notice from David Morgan, Honorary Editor, for the Publications Committee of 16 May 1991 to address concerns raised in the President's letter regarding the publication of the Journal by Cambridge University Press, dated 2 May 1991.
• Advertising letter for the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and Modern Asian Studies produced by Cambridge University Press, dated 8 October 1992.
• 'Proposal to Publish the JRAS electronically' written by Andrea P.A. Belloli, Publications Officer, Royal Asiatic Society, 27 January 2000.
• Email from Martine Walsh, Cambridge University Press, concerning developments in Open Access, 2013 (electronic).
• Email from Gordon Johnson to Sarah Ansari, Tony Stockwell, Alison Ohta and Charlotte de Blois (officers at the Royal Asiatic Society) concerning the challenges of academic publishing and how they affect the Journal, dated 4 September 2018.
• 'Preparing for a more open future: A briefing document from Cambridge University Press', concerning allowing open access, dated April 2019.
• Email from Cambridge University Press regarding how the covid-19 pandemic is affecting their operations, dated 26 March 2020 (electronic).
• 'Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Open Access Update' (undated) laying out the process for open access. (electronic)

Fax from Nicki Marshall to Andrea Belloli concerning the covers of the Charter and Byelaws booklet.