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Letter from Terence Phelps to Michael Willis, 12 May 2003, to write about the soil at the Kusinagara site. With the letter are copies of extracts of articles concerning Kusinagara by Beal, 1886, Watters, 1902, Bloch 1906-7. Also items relating to Gandak taken from the Internet; and a map of North Bihar Archaeological Sites with supplementary note by Phelps.

Items separated from their original letters. These are:

• Copies of 2 letters sent between Terence Phelps to Dr. W. Zwalf, British Museum, concerning the site of Kapilavastu. These are dated 15 and 19 October 1993;
  *Photocopy of an extract from 'The Maha-Bodhi and the United Buddhist World', 1901-2, concerning a German Buddhist priest;
• An extract from 'The Piprahwa Stupa in the Birdpore Estate containing the relics of Buddha' from the Peppé Papers, Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge;
• A file from the Department of Revenue and Agriculture, 24 March 1899.

Further correspondence concerned with Phelps' and others research into Buddhist relics.

Letter from Terence Phelps to J.R. Knox, 12 September 2003, to acknowledge his previous reply and ask his opinion on forwarding the material he is sending.

Copy of an email and corresponding letter from Paul Seto to J.R. Knox, concerning the possibility of an exhibition of the Piprahwa Relics at the British Museum and to inform of his forthcoming visit to see the relics, dated 31 October 2003.

Letter from Charles Allen to Michael Willis, 10 November 2003, concerning the visit to see the Piprahwa relics and to enclose his report. The report is with the letter.

These papers consist of a memoir of William Augustus Collins, as well as a number of his publications, research papers and reports relating to his work in Southeast Asia. The majority of the material relates to Cambodia, where Collins was involved in various social, educational and legal support programmes and projects. A small part of the digital material concerns a project aiming at improving access to justice in East Timor.

This sub series contains correspondence regarding the choice of candidate for the Gold Medal and arrangement of its subsequent presentation.

Letter from [D. J. Duncanson] to [Professor Sir Harold Bailey] in which he asks whether Professor Bailey would be willing to be part of an informal Committee along with Professors Charles Beckingham and William Watson for selection of a candidate for the Gold Medal. He advises upon the necessary qualifications for the award. Typed letter, dated 7 November 1983.

Letter from [D.J. Duncanson] to Professor J.C. Wright to ask whether he would consider being part of a Committee for selection of the Gold Medal candidate alongside Professor Charles Beckingham and William Watson. Typed, dated 16 November 1983.