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Correspondence regarding speakers' accommodation and the Papers they wish to present at the Symposium. These include correspondence with Connaught Hall where the speakers were to be accommodated and corespondence with individual speakers regarding their arrangements, 20 letters, dated 11 January 1973 -12 July 1973. There are five letters concerning the nature of the Papers to be presented, dated 16 April 1973 - 16 July 1973, one of which is written in German and one in French.

The correspondence can broadly be divided into several categories:

• Correspondence concerning Eckenstein's acquisition of material
• Correspondence concerning possible sale of material by Eckenstein
• Correspondence concerning acquisition of the material by the Royal Asiatic Society
• Correspondence concerning the acquisition of the hat and stick

Two letters from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, one to Professor Luce to ask whether he minds if Mr Stewart Wavell of the B.B.C. makes a recording of his lecture; the other to Mr Wavell to enclose 2 tickets for the Presentation. Both typed and dated 6 January 1966.

Correspondence concerning the bust of Brian Houghton Hodgson. Two items concerning the making of a bust of Hodgson, 1844-1845.

Correspondence concerning the Festschrift of Derk Bodde and asking Graham to contribute, and expressing disappointment at his refusal. Two letters from Wallace Johnson, University of Kansas, and two letters from Charles Le Blanc and Susan Blader, Dartmouth College.

Correspondence concerning the acquisition of the Richard Burton Consular Hat and Stick. There are two letters - one written by E J Passant at the time of the original donation and one written by Earl Attlee in response to an inquiry from the Royal Asiatic Society regarding the donation.

Correspondence concerning the submission by Richard Phelan:

• Letter from Richard Phelan to submit his paper on 'The Form of Priesthood in the Kadazan/Dusun System of Religion, handwritten, dated 20 December 1980.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to Dr Hobart to ask his opinion on Phelan's submission, typed with handwritten annotation, dated 29 January 1981.
• Letter from E.V. Gibson, RAS Secretary, to Richard Phelan to inform that he had won the Award, typed, dated 30 June 1981.

Correspondence concerning the preparation of the translation of the Goğğam chronicle.

• Letter from John O. Hunwick, Department of History, Northwestern University College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois, USA, to Richard Pankhurst to reply to Pankhurst's letter concerning the preparation of the translation of the 'Gojam Chronicle' (The Goğğam chronicle). Dated 23 October 1983.
• Letter from Professor P.M. Holt, Chairman, Fontes Historiae Africanae Committee, The British Academy, to Richard Pankhurst concerning possibly finding another collaborator to undertake the translation. Dated 18 November 1983.

This correspondence covers the time that Manning spent in France, mainly in Paris and at Chateau de Serrant. It holds historical interest because Manning was held in France at the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars and the letters include both official and personal correspondence dating from that time. They are arranged into 4 Sections:

TM/3/1 Official correspondence and documents TM/3/2 Personal Correspondence TM/3/3 Calling cards and invitations TM/3/4 Diligence information

Correspondence from A.J. Wensinck to Charles Ambrose Storey to ask Storey to contribute an article on ' Mollā Shah, the Indian saint' for the Encyclopaedia of Islam.