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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.

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.

Correspondence, reports and statements produced in the administration of the Forlong Fund between 1991 and 2000. These are:

1991

• Letter from E.U. Kratz, Chairman, Scholarships Committee, SOAS, to John Payne, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the money for the Forlong Fund scholarships and to also ask for the arrangements to continue as at present. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 31 January 1991.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Accounts Department ,SOAS, to enclose the cheque for the Forlong Fund scholarships. Typed, 1 piece, dated 5 February 1991.
• Memorandum from John Payne to Members of the Council, Royal Asiatic Society, to give information concerning the administration of the Forlong Fund. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 9 February 1991.
• Letter from E.U. Kratz to John Payne to suggest some of the Forlong Fund be used for an occasional series of publications of outstanding Masters' theses. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 February 1991.
• Letter from John Payne to E.U. Kratz to concur with his suggestion for a publication series. He will put the idea to the Society's Publication Committee. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 February 1991.
• Letter from E.U. Kratz to John Payne to ask about the conditions of Exhibitions of the Forlong Fund. Typed, 1 piece, dated 27 February 1991.
• Letter from Robina Maguire, Secretary, SOAS , to John Payne to send the photocopies omitted from letter Kratz's concerning the Forlong Fund scholarship. Typed with photocopies, 3 pieces, dated 1 March 1991.
• Letter from John Payne to E.U. Kratz concerning the conditions of the Forlong Fund with regard to scholarships and awards. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 6 March 1991.
• Letter from John Payne to E.U. Kratz to inform that the Publications Committee was not in favour of publishing Masters' theses using money from the Forlong Fund. Typed, 1 piece, dated 21 March 1991.
  Letter from E.U. Kratz to John Payne to inform of his opinion of the Publication Committee's decision. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 24 March 1991.
• Memo from John Payne to Members of the RAS Council to propose that the Forlong Fund be used to help with publication of Masters theses, the recommendation which had not been accepted by the Publications Committee. Typed,1 piece, dated 10 April 1991.
• Letter from Avril A. Powell, Lecturer in History, SOAS, to Diana L. Driscoll, Deputy Registrar, SOAS, to recommend Miss Kathleen Taylor for a Forlong Endowment Scholarship. She sends Miss Taylor's request for funding. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 30 May 1991.
• Letter from Diana L. Driscoll to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the Scholarship Committee has recommended that Miss Beatrice Kathleen Patricia Taylor be awarded a scholarship from the Forlong Fund. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 June 1991.
• Letter from E.U. Kratz to Lydia Collins to add his recommendation for Miss Taylor to receive an award. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 June 1991.
• Letter from John Payne to E.U. Kratz to inform that as Kratz had been unable to attend the Council meeting, their decision had been deferred. Typed, 1 piece, dated 18 April 1991.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to HM General Register Office to ask for a copy of the will of James George Roche Forlong. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 June 1991.
• Letter from J. Waugh, Keeper of the Records of Scotland, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform of the cost for a copy of Forlong's will. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 June 1981.
• Photocopies of the will of James Forlong provided by the Scottish Record Office. Photocopies of typed and handwritten papers, 42 pieces.
• Letter from Diana L. Driscoll to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the cheque for Miss Taylor's award. Typed, 1 piece, dated 26 September 1991.
• Memo from John Payne to give information regarding the Forlong Fund. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 4 October 1991.
• Letter from Lydia Collins to Diana L. Driscoll to enclose the Forlong Fund Accounts. These are with the letter. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 14 November 1991.

1992

• Letter from John Payne to E.U. Kratz to enclose a copy of the accounts for the Forlong Fund. These are with the letter. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 25 February 1992.
• 'James G.R. Forlong Fund: Balance of Fund as at 31 December 1992' - account sheet. Typed with initials J.A. P[ayne] with handwritten annotations, dated 16 November 1992.

1993

• Letter from Deidre J. Goodman, Assistant Registrar and Secretary to the Scholarships Committee, SOAS, to Lydia Collins to inform that the Committee recommend that Mr Jurgen Ludwig Grotz be given a Forlong Scholarship. Typed, 1 piece, dated 7 July 1993.

1994

• 'James G.R. Forlong Fund: Balance of Fund as at 31 December 1993' - account sheet. Typed with initials J.A. P[ayne], dated 16 March 1994.
• Letter from. Lydia Collins to Deidre Goodman to send the accounts and to inform there would be no money for a scholarship in 1195. Typed, 1 piece, dated 17 March 1994.

1995

• Letter from. Lydia Collins to Deidre Goodman to confirm no Fund will be available for an award in 1995. It will then be available in 1996 and 1997 but not in 1998. Typed, 1 piece, dated 3 February 1995.

1996

• Letter from Lydia Collins to the Secretary, Scholarships Committee, SOAS to advise that a sum of £1000 would be available for an Forlong Fund award. Typed, 1 piece, dated 13 February 1996.
• Letter from Deidre Goodman to Lydia Collins to inform that the Scholarships Committee recommend Ms L. Du Perron and Mr W.S. Kailkiti for Forlong Fund scholarships. Typed, 1 piece, dated 11 June 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins to Deidre Goodman to send the cheque for the Forlong scholarships. Typed, 1 piece, 20 June 1996.

1997

• Letter from Naman P. Ahuja to Dr D.W. MacDowall, President Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the Forlong Endowment and to provide a report of the first part of his field work. The report is with the letter. Typed, 10 pieces, dated 26 April 1997.
• Letter from Deidre Goodman to Philippa Vaughan, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to enquire of the amount of money available for Forlong Fund scholarships in 1997. She also encloses a list of the members of the Scholarships Committee. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 24 June 1997.
• Letter from T.N. Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Deidre Goodman to advise that the award has been agreed for this year, He also asks for information about previous recipients and the outcome of their research. Typed, 1 piece, dated 2 July 1997.
• Letter from Deidre Goodman to T.N. Guina to give the information that she is able to concerning previous candidates. Typed, 1 piece, dated 4 July 1997.
• Letter from T.N. Guina to Deidre Goodman to thank for the information and to send the cheque for the Forlong Fund scholarships. Typed, 1 piece, dated 15 July 1997.

1998

• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Deidre Goodman to suggest that since the Society is about to embark on a more vigorous publications programme that for two years out of three the Forlong Fund monies be kept by the Society for publications. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 January 1998.
• Letter from Deidre Goodman to Francis Robinson to thank him for informing her of the future administration of the Forlong Fund. Typed, 1 piece, dated 14 January 1998.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 1991 and 2000.

• Correspondence between the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for a photographic exhibition of Indonesian manuscripts, 'Golden Letters' to tour major towns in Indonesia. Typed and printed, 22 pieces, dated 11 December 1990 - 28 April 1994.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Asia Society, New York, the British Library, the Kunsthal, Rotterdam and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning loan of material for the exhibition, 'The Court Arts of Indonesia' which first went to the Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, and then travelled to the Netherlands. Typed, printed and photographic, 36 pieces, dated 21 October 1988 - 14 August 1992.
• Letter from Frances Wood, Curator, British Library to Dennis Duncanson, Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a Persian manuscript for an exhibition of oriental books and manuscripts illustrating gardens. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 19 June 1992.
• Correspondence between the National Museum, Singapore, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of Malay manuscripts for an exhibition to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles landing in Singapore. Two pieces, typed, dated 12 October - 20 October 1992.
• Correspondence between the Musée de L'Homme, Paris, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a Persian manuscript for their exhibition about Herat, Afghanistan. Typed, six pieces, dated 20 September 1995 - 24 November 1995.
• Correspondence, documentation and publicity material between the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of artworks for the 'Royal Persian Paintings: The Qajar Epoch 1785-1925' which opened in 1998. This exhibition then went to the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London and there is some material associated with that exhibition also. Typed and printed, 64 pieces, dated 29 June 1995 - 6 January 1999.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the portrait of Alexander Cunningham for the exhibition, 'From Persepolis to the Punjab: Coins and the Exploration of the East'. Typed, printed and handwritten, 7 pieces, dated 27 March 1997 - 2 September 1977.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Museum, Department of Ethnography, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for an exhibition on Sir Stamford Raffles. Typed and printed, 9 pieces, dated 27 November 1997 - 4 December 1998.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Museum, the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of items for the 'Persian and Indian Paintings Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections' held at the British Library, June - October 1998 to mark the 175th anniversary of the Society. Typed and printed, 35 pieces, dated 20 February - 26 October 1998.
• Correspondence and publicity material between the National Galleries of Scotland and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of 2 paintings for 'The Tiger and the Thistle: Tipu Sultan and the Scots in India, c.1760 -1800' Exhibition. Typed and photocopied, 9 pieces, dated 3 August 1998 - 24 August 1999.
• Correspondence regarding the possible loan of the VHS copy of the Northern Iraq film to be used in a Channel 4 series, 'Lost Worlds'. Typed and photocopied, 3 pieces, dated 13 January 1999.
• Correspondence between the American Museum of Natural History and the Royal Asiatic Society regarding the possible loan of a painting for the 'Body Art: Marks of Identity' Exhibition. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 23 February 1999.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery, Powys, Wales and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for their exhibition, 'Major David Price and the East India Company. Typed and printed, 15 pieces, dated 3 August 2000 - 4 April 2001.

• 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.

The Accessions Registers, Lists and Correspondence pertaining to Acquisitions in this Period. Some of these are electronic documents which may be accessed in the Reading Room.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1992.

Administrative documents, correspondence and a newspaper cutting concerned with the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on Doreen Ingrams and Beatrice de Cardi.