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Minutes of General, Special and Anniversary Meetings. They give details of Papers read and lectures given, of Members nominated and elected, and of changes in Council members.
Handwritten and typed minutes in folio-sized leatherbound volume in reasonable condition.

Minutes of General, Special, and Anniversary Meetings. They give details of Papers read and donations presented, of Members nominated and elected, and changes within the Council.
Handwritten Minutes in folio-sized leatherbound book with recent binding.

Minutes of General, Special, and Anniversary Meetings. They give details of Papers read and donations presented, of Members nominated and elected, and changes within the Council.
Handwritten Minutes in folio-sized leatherbound book with recent binding.

Minutes of General and Anniversary Meetings. They give details of Papers read and donations presented and include information on Honorary Members and Council Appointments. A partial index is at the front of the book.
Handwritten in folio-sized leatherbound book with recent binding.

Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society - signed minutes; index at back of volume of some significant items and names. Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. New binding. Handwritten.

At the beginning of the Book are signed minutes for the Publications Committee, 1840-1852. These are followed by Proceeding of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1871-1891, signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society Special Meeting, 26 June 1885
• Proceedings of the Sub-Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society, 6 Sep 1895

• Memo with regard to the Salary of the Secretary Special Meeting of the Council 2 November 1895

  Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. New binding. Handwritten.
  There are several inserts:

• Newspaper cutting concerning the "Endowment of Oriental Studies at Oxford" inserted into Minutes for 18 June 1877
• Handwritten note inserted into Minutes for 17 December 1877 "From the Publishers: Vedische Mythologie, A. Hillebrand"
• Handwritten letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 with report from Committee appointed to consider the letter concerning the study of Eastern languages in England, Signed Robert Madagan. Also Letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 regarding the Seventh International Oriental Congress, signed J. Buhler
• Minutes for adjourned Special Meeting of Council of RAS, 3 January 1887
• Letter inserted into Minutes for 18 July 1887 concerning proposal for thanks to be given to F J [Goldsmid] for his role as Secretary to the Society

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council; signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of Library Committee, Finance Committee, Publications Committee, and Ways and Means Committee
• Letter from Carnegie UK Trust, solicitor's letter re BC Law Trust
• Memorandum from the Honorary Treasurer regarding a meeting with the Duke of Westminster's solicitor concerning the possibility of a rent reduction
• Letter from RAS secretary to the Times re 'Asian Art'

Brief incomplete index at back of volume. Large red leather bound book, typed pages glued into it. Cover in good condition.

Minutes of Proceedings of the Council, signed Minutes. Also includes:

• Minutes of Committees including Finance and Publication, Public Schools' Gold Medal, Library, Centenary and Entente
• Report of Honorary Auditors
• Forlong Fund
• Procés Verbal de la Réunion de Bruxelles, 8 et 9 Octobre 1924
• Report on Bill for Centenary Supplement
• Committee on Increase of Membership
• Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Coins in the Possession of the Society, 1927

Hardcover large plain book with red leather cover with mainly typed, a few handwritten pages glued into the book. Good condition cover.

RAS Draft Disaster Plan on a Harwell Template (short) Emergency Plan. Partially completed Disaster Plan covering the RAS Collections. Electronic document.

"RAS Donations Received" - list of donations to the Society, prepared for the Council Meeting of 12 February 2009.