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Planning lists and correspondence concerned with the Exhibition. These are:

• "Celebration of the Society's 17th Anniversary" - preliminary inquiries regarding cost, location and time.
• "Report 175th Anniversary Celebration of the RAS, 15th June 1988, Hotung Gallery, British Museum", reporting on catering, costs and guests, dated 22 January 1998.
• "RAS 175th Anniversary Reception: Hotung Gallery, British Museum, 15 June 1998" regarding caterers, dated 26 March 1998.
• "Exhibition/Reception "Action" schedule", dated 22 April 1998.
• "Report on arrangements for RAS 175th Anniversary Reception" prepared for the RAS Council Meeting on 11 June 1998 by Leslee Holderness, Orange Square Marketing and Publicity Ltd., and John Villiers, Director, Royal Asiatic Society.
• Press Notice: "Persian and Indian Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" advertising the forthcoming exhibition, undated.

Correspondence with the British Museum concerning the 175th Anniversary Exhibition. These are:

• Letter from Paul Dove, British Museum, to Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to include a list of appointed caterers, undated. The list is with the letter.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to Philippa Vaughan, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the costing for the installation of the Muhammad Juki Shahnameh at the British Museum, dated 9 September 1997.
• Letter from Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to agree to a reception at the Hotung Gallery, dated 24 September 1997.
• Letter from J.R. Knox, Keeper, British Museum, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to apologise for the delay in getting back to him and to state they are looking forward to the events, dated 2 October 1997.
• Letter from Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Paul Dove, Press & PR, British Museum, to state they will confirm the date for the reception once they have heard from the Prince of Wales' office, dated 27 November 1997.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to thank him, on behalf of the Society's Council for agreeing to hold the Reception at the Hotung Gallery, dated 6 January 1998.
• Letter from Venetia Porter to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for showing the manuscripts and to send a preliminary selection list, dated 20 February 1998.
• Letter from Venetia Porter to Philippa Vaughan, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank her for arranging a viewing of the manuscripts and to send information regarding the gallery layout, dated 15 April 1998.
• Letter from Philippa Vaughan, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Graham Shaw, British Library, to thank him for arranging the transfer of the the Royal Asiatic manuscripts at the library for temporary loan at the British Museum, dated 16 April 1998.
• Letter from Venetia Porter, British Museum, to Philippa Vaughan, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a breakdown of costs for exhibition materials, dated 14 May 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to C.C.F. Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, to send a copy of the estimates of the costs of the exhibition, dated 2 June 1998.
• Letter from C.C.F. Naylor, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to enclose a cheque as down payment, dated 4 June 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to C.C.F. Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a receipt for prints made from slides for the display, dated 4 June 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to Helen Cordell, Honorary Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to address conservation concerns. With this letter is a report from Graeme Gardner, conservator expressing his concerns. letter dated 4 June 1998.
• Letter from Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to thank on behalf of Helen Cordell for the information regarding precautions that she has sent, dated 11 June 1998.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Robert Knox, Keeper, British Museum, to thank, on behalf of the Council of the Society, for all that he has done to enable to exhibition to take place. He hopes that further collaboration may be possible, dated 17 June 1998.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to thank him and the Museum's trustees for the support they have given for both the exhibition and the reception, dated 17 June 1998.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to thank her for her help and to extend his hope that this exhibition will pave the way for future collaboration, dated 19 June 1998.
• Letter from Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to agree that the evening was a success and to thank him for the loan of one of the Society's most precious possessions, dated 19 June 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to C.C.F. Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the final accounting for the exhibition, dated 24 September 1998.
• Invoice from British Museum for cost of reception, dated 21 October 1998.

Correspondence with St James's Palace. These are:

• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lieutenant Commander Lavery, St. James's Palace, to request the presence of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales at the reception to mark the Royal Asiatic Society's 175th Anniversary, dated 25 November 1997.
• Letter from Lieutenant Commander Lavery, St. James's Palace, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that the Prince of Wales will be unable to attend the reception, dated 26 November 1997.

"The First Meeting of the Committee of the Richard Burton Memorial Lecture Fund". Agenda for the meeting to be held in 14 June, 1921, at the Royal Asiatic Society Rooms, and a List of the Committee Members.

A small account book of The National Provincial and Union Bank of England Limited, Oxford Branch, bearing the names and money given by donors to the Burton Memorial Fund spanning from 6 June 1921 - 6 October 1923. Bound notebook with white cover on which has been written in ink, The Burton Memorial Fund.

Letter from W.R. Livingstone, Montego Bay, Jamaica, to send a contribution to the Fund. Livingstone mentions that he has seen where Burton lived at Trieste, and served as missionary in the Bombay Diocese which Burton had visited. "Imagination has taken me to Mecca, whither pluck and skill carried him 32 years ago." He signs his letter "Hadgi W.R. Livingstone". He also includes a printed satirical poem "Farewell to Sir Leslie Probyn" about an unpopular British Governor of Jamaica at the time.

Invoice from Barnard and Crannis, Ltd., for postage of a parcel of 100 leaflets to Newport.

Letter from Mr Edward Likeman, Hon. Secretary of the Reading Literary and Scientific Society, to invite Campbell-Thompson, or another member of the Royal Asiatic Society, to lecture at the RLSS on the subject of Richard Burton.

Letter from Lord Chalmers to Norman Mosley Penzer to enclose a contribution of two guineas towards the Fund.

Letter from T.L. Wilson & Co., Solicitors, to Miss Sykes, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which he advises the preparation of a simple declaration of trust for the fund. He offers to submit a draft deed for approval.