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There are three items of correspondence regarding the purchase of the Medal. For more information on conferment of the Medal, see Related Material.

A Special General Meeting was held on 10 May 1990 for the adoption of new Byelaws on entry procedure and on 10 October 1991 for a change to the Byelaw concerning the auditors of the Society. On 9 December 1993 the Meeting was held to consider the resolutions concerning disposal of the Society's assets. A further Special General Meeting was held on 14 May 1998 for further amendments of the Byelaws. The material is:

Special General Meeting 10 May 1990

• Notice of the meeting with a Note from the President and a copy of the Proposed Byelaws, dated 24 April 1990.

  Special General Meeting 10 October 1991

• Notice of the meeting with a Note from the Honorary Treasurer, dated 3 September 1991.

  Special General Meeting 9 December 1993

• Notice of a Special General Meeting to be held on 9 December 1993, including a statement by the President and an Extract of the President's address of 13 May 1993. The notice concerns sales of major assets. Sent by Lydia Collins, Secretary, dated 1 December 1993.
• Minutes of the Special General Meeting of 9 December 1993, 2 pieces, signed Dennis Duncanson, dated 13 January 1994.
• List and signatures of attendees at the Meeting, handwritten, 3 pieces.
• Correspondence from Fellows concerning the Meeting and expressing their views and requesting to speak, 41 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 3 November 1993 - 4 January 1994.

• Notification from D.J. Duncanson, Director, to the Fellows unable to be present at the Special General Meeting. He informs of the two major resolutions adopted at the meeting.

  Special General Meeting 14 May 1998

• Notice of a Special General Meeting to be held on 14 May 1998 to consider proposed amendments to the Byelaws.
• List and signatures of attendees at the Meeting, handwritten, 2 pieces.

"The Asiatic Society of Japan, Bulletin No.7, September 1999" - typed pamphlet with news of the Society.

Meeting Cards, Notices of Lectures Series, and Notices of Change of lecture dates, and Correspondence connected to Lectures and General Meetings held between 1990 and 1999.

Information regarding conferences and study events held in the 1990s. These are:

1997
19-21 May: 'Persianate Sufism in the Safavid & Mughal Period', School of Oriental and African Studies. This was not a RAS event but they provided significant sponsorship.

• Programme for the event, 1 item, printed.
• Correspondence between Professor David O. Morgan, a convenor of the conference, and Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the request for funds for the conference, 3 pieces, dated 21 February-3 March 1997.

22 September 1997: 'Symposium on South Asian Art: Transfers of Power and Perception: South Asian Art 1920-1960', in conjunction with the Royal Asiatic Society and the Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS, and held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Advertising leaflet, 1 item.
• Advertising leaflet with draft programme, 1 item.
• Programme listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning the organisation of the event and subsequent publication of one of the papers, 7 items, dated 3 January-2 December 1997.

1998
22 September: Proposed seminar on 'Sri Lankan Art'. This was eventually postponed.

• Correspondence concerning the seminar and the necessity of it being postponed, 16 pieces, dated 27 December 1997-18 June 1998.

1999
17 September: 'Meeting of the Texts in Translation Project: Portuguese Encounters with the World in the Age of the Discoveries', run by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, King's College, London and held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Programme for the event, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning the organisation of the event, 10 pieces, dated 1 April-26 July 1999.

24 September: ''Symposium on Indian Architectural Drawings in the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society'', with display of the drawings, held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Proposal for the Symposium by Giles Tillotson, Acting Director, Royal Asiatic Society, 1 item.
• Registration form for the Symposium, 1 item.
• Programme for the day's events listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning attendance at the symposium, 4 items, dated, 18 February - 26 May 1999.

Articles published in the 1990s and associated correspondence.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1991. It is at this stage that signed Minutes for the Committee Meetings were begun to be collated.

• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Malaysian Branch, to ask whether he can acquire a copy of the Second Supplement, 1974-1983, of the Index Malaysiana. Typed, dated 25 April 1995.
• Letter from Linda Bree, Editor, Cambridge University Press, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the address of the Malaysian Branch. The reply is appended to this letter. Typed, dated 26-28 September 1995.
• News Bulletin from Malaysian Branch advertising forthcoming talk, Annual General Meeting and Publications. Talk is dated 21 July 1995.

• Letter from David Sheil, Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society to thank Michael for his visit to see the Society's library and to promise to send the Hong Kong Branch's catalogue when he returns to Hong Kong. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 5 January 1991.
• Letter from Geoffrey Roper, Chairman, Activities Committee, Hong Kong Branch, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to report on a visit made by members of the Hong Kong Branch to Shanghai to see the library of the former North China Branch. Typed, dated 8 April 1997.
• Correspondence between D.D. Waters, President, Hong Kong Branch, and T.N. Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the possible use of the Royal Asiatic Society's premises for meetings of overseas members of the Hong Kong Branch. Three letters, typed, and a handwritten note of a telephone conversation, dated 6 August 1997-28 November 1997.
• Correspondence concerning the Hong Kong Branch's application to become a charity. Six letters plus two included reports, typed, dated 21 August 1999-6 July 2000.

Material from events in the 1991-2000:

1998-1999
Visit of the Chinese Ambassador to the Society's premises on 10 July 1998 to see some of the Society's treasures. This was followed by the Ambassador giving a lecture at the Society on 11 November 1999.

• Correspondence concerning the Chinese Ambassador's visit, 6 pieces, dated 2 June -13 July 1998.
• 'Chinese Ambassador's Visit to the Royal Asiatic Society', report on the event, 1 piece.
• Photographs - 23 colour images taken at the visit.
• Correspondence concerning the Ambassador's lecture, 9 pieces, dated 4 November 1998 - 15 November 1999.

2000
2 March: The Friends of Hadhramaut held an evening of traditional Uzbek and Sufi Music and Song, at the premises of the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Notice of the event, with application form and information about the musicians, typed, 2 pieces.