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Four Letters:

• Letter from Hugh Kennedy to RAS to submit his title, "The Sh'ite Movement under the Early Abbasid Caliphate" for approval for the Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 6 June 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to High Kennedy to inform him that his title for the Essay Competition had been approved. Typed, 1 side, dated 21 June 1971.
• Letter from Hugh Kennedy to RAS to ask for information concerning his entry in the Prize Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 14 January 1972.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Hugh Kennedy to inform him that he had been unsuccessful in the Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 4 February 1972.

Correspondence with significant individuals regarding possible contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These include:

• Draft letter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
• Correspondence with Lt. General, H.H. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, dated 21 August 1971 -24 November 1971.
• Correspondence with Dr N.S. Junankar, dated 19 May 1972 -6 June 1972.
• Letter to S.L. Egerton, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 4 September 1972.
• Letter from J.V. Mills, dated 21 October 1972.
• Correspondence with Lord Selkirk, dated 6 November 1972.
• Correspondence with Arthur Russell, Editor of Asian Affairs, dated 28 November 1972.
• Correspondence with Dr Gyllensvard, dated 19 December 1972 - 28 December 1972.
• Correspondence with Professor Ullendorff and Professor Latham, dated 5 January 1972[3] - 7 February 1973.
• Correspondence with Arthur Dash, dated 20 February 1973 - 6 March 1973.
• Correspondence with the Hon. Lord Cameron, dated 2 March 1973.
• Correspondence with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, dated 31 May 1973 - 29 June 1973.
• Correspondence concerning His Imperial Majesty The Shahanshah Aryamehr, dated 21 March 1974 - 3 May 1974.

Correspondence from Henri L. de Mink, Managing Director, Inter Documentation Company, BV, The Netherlands, to Richard Pankhurst concerning the copying of Ethiopian Bibles.

• Letter from Mink to Pankhurst to enclose photocopies of collections of printed Bibles and manuscripts. One piece, dated 12 October 1983. With this letter are photocopies of the relevant parts of 'Historical Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Bible House Library', 'A Bibliography of Scripture in African Languages' and a list of books in 'Agni, Akunakuna, Aladian, Amharic'.
• Letter from Mink to Pankhurst to express his uncertainty regarding the usefulness of Bibles in various languages and to send a photocopy of the cards from Pankhurst's Ethiopian lists and suggests he checks it with the holdings at SOAS and the Royal Asiatic Society. One piece, dated 24 October 1983. The photocopy is with the letter.

Correspondence with the International Cultural Society of Korea regarding their gift of 3 Korean novels. Two letters, dated 25 January 1989 and 3 May 1989.

Four Letters:

• Letter from James McLean to RAS Secretary to submit his title "China - A new man in a new world" for approval for the Essay Competition. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 4 June 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to James McLean to ask him to amplify on the title which he proposes. Typed, 1 side, dated 21 June 1971.
• Letter from James McLean to RAS Secretary to expand on his proposal for his essay. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 29 June 1971.
• Letter from Rev. John Fleming to RAS Secretary to write about James McLean's proposed essay and to ask whether there is confirmation of its acceptability. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 3 November 1971.

Ten Letters:

• Letter from Joan Leopold to RAS Secretary to submit her title, "The Aryan theory of race as applied to India: British expression of opinion between 1850 and 1870" for approval for the Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 5 June 1971.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary, to Joan Leopold to inform her that her essay had won the prize of £50. Typed, 1 side, dated 7 February 1972.
• Letter from Joan Leopold to RAS Secretary to ask concerning the results of the competition. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 8 February 1972.
• Letter from Joan Leopold to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, to thank her for informing her concerning the winning of the Prize. She asks if there are plans to publish the essay and if so, could she make some alterations. Typed, 1 side, dated 11 February 1972.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Joan Leopold to return her essay for corrections and so ask her to attend the presentation on 8 June. Typed, 1 side, dated 22 February 1972.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Joan Leopold to ask if the Presentation could be postponed until 12 October. Typed, 1 side, dated 30 March 1972.
• Letter from Joan Leopold to RAS Secretary to write she would be happy to receive her prize at either the June or October General Meeting, 1 side, dated 13 April 1972.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Joan Leopold to thank for her letter and confirm the Presentation will take place on 12 October. Typed, 1 side, dated 3 May 1972.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Joan Leopold to give further details concerning the Presentation. Typed, 1 side, dated 28 July 1972.
• Letter from Joan Leopold to Miss Crawford to return the original copy of her essay. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 7 August 1972.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary, to Joan Leopold to welcome her to the Presentation on the forthcoming Thursday. Typed, 1 side, dated 9 October 1972.

Correspondence with John Lust concerning the Society's Chinese prints. These are:

• Letter from John Lust to Raymond Head to ask if he would send copies of the Chinese prints for his files. Handwritten, dated 20 February 1984.
• Copy of a letter from Raymond Head to John Lust to give a summary of the information he has worked out concerning the Chinese prints. Copy of typescript, 2 pieces, undated.
• Letter from John Lust to Raymond Head to state that he hopes more Chinese prints might be found at the Royal Asiatic Society as the inventory he provided does not match the prints they have found. Typed, undated.
• Letter from John Lust to Raymond Head to point out the difference between exorcist and excorcist. Handwritten, undated.
• Note from John Lust to Raymond Head to correct Head's notes concerning the use of seals. Typed, undated.
• Statement from John Lust on the Morrison collection of Chinese woodblock prints. Typed, undated.

Four Letters:

• Letter from Jonathan Clarke to RAS Secretary to submit his essay title of "Some minor landscape painters of the Yuan dynasty" for approval for the Prize Essay Competition. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 28 April [1970].
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Jonathan Clarke to say his title would be put for approval at the next Council Meeting. Typed, 1 side, date 30 April 1970.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Jonathan Clarke to inform that his essay title had been approved. Typed, 1 side, dated 12 June 1970.
• Letter from Jonathan Clarke to RAS Secretary to inform that his essay would not be ready for submission and to ask that his title might be held over for the following year. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 13 September 1970.

Four Letters:

• Letter from Jonathan H. Fryer to D. Crawford, RAS Secretary to submit his title, "The effect of War on the Cultural and Religious Life of the Kingdom of Laos" for approval for the Essay Competition. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 19 May 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Jonathan H. Fryer to inform him that his essay title had been approved. Typed, 1 side, dated 25 May 1971
  *. Letter from "Bo Pinh Yanh" (alias used) to Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary, to enclose his essay for the Competition. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 13 September 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Jonathan H. Fryer to inform him that he had been unsuccessful in the competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 4 February 1972.

Letter from Judith Lowy to RAS to submit her title, "The Qarmathian Movement: Its Rise and Development" for approval for the Prize Essay Competition. Handwritten, with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 3 June 1971.