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Minutes from the meetings of the Oriental Fund Committee were recorded within bound volumes between 1828 and 1865. These detail the members that were present for each meeting, financial information, purchases made, books under consideration, and other activities relating to the Fund.

Review from the South China Morning Post, 'Compact, convincing view of Vietnam War' by WVP.

Correspondence and Lists concerning Companies to Approach for Contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These are:

• Letter from G.A. Calver to Dr John Hansman to send him The Times list of the 1000 largest companies. He suggests a circular is produced to solicit interest from them. He also writes of the companies and organisations that he will personally approach and that he will send Mr Alexander to help on the day of the Reception, dated 16 January 1973.
• The Middle East Association List.
• Asian Banks in London - Indian, Japanese, Pakistani, Middle East, Malayan and Singapore.
• Japanese Trading Houses and Companies in London.
• List of Pakistani Firms in the U.K. with compliment slip from The Embassy of Pakistan.
• List of Companies, who has approached them and their donations.
• Commerce and Industry Company donations.

A chart of Comparative Alphabets of Modern Hebrew, Sabaean, Modern Arabic and English.

A leaf from a notebook systematically comparing the West's account of the Kanheri Caves to that of Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil du Perron dating from 1760. The comparison appears to be related to the numbering of the caves, as well as to some inscriptions.

A set of six manuscripts. Most of these are concerned with Hodgson's comparison of vocabularies in the Himalayan region. There are also notes concerning English-German vocabulary.

Comparative Vocabulary of the Broken tribes of Nepal. "Comparative vocabulary of the languages of the broken tribes of Népál". Vocabulary sheets comparing English, Dărăhí, Dénwár, Pahŕi or Pahi, Chépáng, Brá-mú, Hayu or Váyú, Kaswár. Handwritten, 4 large sheets, 8 sides plus a further sheet, 2 sides of notes, undated.

Comparative Vocabulary of the Kiranti. "Comparative vocabulary of the several languages (dialects) of the celebrated people called Kirântis, now occupying the Eastern most province of the Kingdom of Nêpal, or the basin of the river Arun, which province is named after them, Kirânt. By B.H. Hodgson B.C.S." Sheets of vocabulary comparing English, Rodong or Chámlingu, Rúngchlíngbúng, Chlingtángya, Náchheríng, Wáling, Yákha, Chouraśya, Kulúnģya and Thulunģgya. Handwritten, 6 large sheets, 11 sides, undated.

"Comparative Vocabulary of the Languages of the broken tribes of Népal, by B.H. Hodgson, Esq.". Offprint of Tables of comparative vocabulary with annotations by Hodgson. Unbound material, 4 pieces, dated 1855.

"Compare briefly the British, French and Dutch system of Administration in the East" by "Monte Alto". Prize winning essay by Geoffrey Scott Mowat with authentication note by T.S. Wetherall. Typed, 16 pages.