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News cutting from the Athenaeum containing a list of volumes which Brian Houghton Hodgson had sent to the Vatican having been given them by the Grand Lama of Tibet. They had been confiscated from former Catholic missionaries. Printed material, 1 side, dated 5 January 1884.

News cutting from The Academy concerning Dr. Rajendralal Mitra's work on the Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal which mentions the materials given by Hodgson. Printed material, 1 side dated 21 June 1883.

News cutting from the Athenaeum with a review of "The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal" by Rajendralal Mitra and mentioning the generosity of Hodgson. Printed material, 2 sides, dated 5 January 1884.

Extract from Du Journal des Savants concerning Csoma de Koros in which Hodgson is mentioned for his commitment to finding manuscripts for scholars. Printed material in French, 4 sides, dated March 1887.

News cutting from [The Academy] containing reviews of three catalogues of Sanskrit and Chinese Buddhist manuscripts by Bunyiu Nanjio (Clarenden Press 1883), Cecil Bendall (Cambridge University Press 1883) and Rajendralal Mitra (Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta 1882). Includes reference to Buddhist texts preserved in Nepal and the translated versions of many of them in China. Printed material, 2 sides, dated 30 August 1884.

Letter from Émile Senart to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he acknowledges Hodgson's letter informing him that Hodgson was going to send a pamphlet relating to his work which was not yet ready. Senart writes of his appreciation of Hodgson's contribution to scientific research and studies and of his eager anticipation of the arrival of the pamphlet. Handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 7 November [1887]

Letter from Sir Monier Monier Williams to Mrs. Susan Hodgson in which he acknowledges receipt of the copy of the pamphlet on Brian Hodgson's work. He writes of his appreciation of Hodgson's support for Monier Williams' project to found the Indian Institute at Oxford and for his ongoing interest in it. He refers to Brian Hodgson's name as a subscriber to papers published by the Institute and writes concerning a transcription (in Nagari and Latin) of the popular ancient Buddhist formula. Handwritten in English and Sanskrit, 2 sides, dated 16 January 1887.

Extract from "Commemoration Day at Oxford" which includes the conferment of an Honorary Degree on Hodgson. Printed material in English and Latin, 1 side, dated July 1889.

News cutting concerning the conferment of Honorary degrees at the University of Oxford, including that of Hodgson. Printed material, 1 side, undated [1889].

Handwritten copy of the University of Oxford's Vice Chancellor's (Dr Bellamy) ovation on the occasion of Hodgson receiving his honorary degree. Handwritten in Latin, 2 sides, dated July 1889.