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Four items connected to Hodgson's ethnographic research.

This material covers other events organised, given or attended by Society members. These are:

20 and 25 January 2007 - Visit to Huqingyutang Apothecary

• Publicity for the visits to learn about the Medicine Men of Hangzhou.
• Itinerary for the visits.

23 January 2007 - Rotary Club Lecture

• Copy of the lecture given by Judith Kolbas, Vice-President, to the Rotary Club concerning the move of the Royal Asiatic Society China to Shanghai.

29 May 2007 - Visit to the Tea Fields at Meijiawu near Hangzhou

• Announcement for the visit to the tea fields at Meijiawu.
• Details of the Visit.
• Itinerary for the Visit.

2017 - Visit to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

• Postcard from Officers of "Shanghai RAS Library" to Edward Weech, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the tour of the Royal Asiatic Society Library. Handwritten, dated 8 August 2017. The image on the postcard is of "Lane 481, Taixing Road, a shikumen longlang".

This series covers all the other correspondence with the Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson, It ranges in date from 1843 to 1880 and covers personal, political and research interests.

These letters range from a criticism of Manning';s mathematical work to a family friend writing to William Manning regarding his concern of Thomas Manning's plan to visit China. Of particular note is a draft letter from Manning to Joseph Banks outlining the route of his Chinese studies and plans to travel to China.

This Series contains further correspondence between Duncanson and others.

Correspondence to Charles Ambrose Storey regarding his working and personal life.

Correspondence from Max Müller and J. Bühler concerning the Oriental Translation Fund.

Minutes and Agendas from Committees of the Society:

• List of Committees, undated.

Finance Committee

• Royal Asiatic Society of Hangzhou - Shanghai, Finance Committee Agenda, undated [2006]'
• Royal Asiatic Society Shanghai, Report on Finances, 19 April 2007.
• Royal Asiatic Society Shanghai, Report on Finances, 31 May 2007.

Library Committee

• Royal Asiatic Society Shanghai, North China Branch RAS Library Report, 2 June 2007.

Membership Committee

• Royal Asiatic Society of Hangzhou - Shanghai, Membership Committee, Agenda, undated [2006].

Scholarship Committee

• Royal Asiatic Society of Hangzhou - Shanghai, Scholarship Committee, Agenda, undated [2006].

Offprint from the Alpine Journal Vol. LXV, No. 300, May 1960, pp.62-79 of the article "Oscar Eckenstein, 1859-1921" by David Dean. With supplementary articles on "Eckenstein: The Man" and "Eckenstein: The Climber" by T.S. Blakeney and D.F.O. Dangar. Printed material with green soft cover.

"Original paper in the handwriting of Nana Furnevees (Fadnavis) and Rughoba Dada (Raghunath Rao)" In the label created by Simon Digby he suggests this may be either the instrument of treaty between the two parties dated 25 September 1767, or that of 6 August 1768. Paper in Marathi with title in English in a different hand.