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Following the death of Denis Sinor on 12 January 2011 a further £10000 was bequeathed to fund the Denis Sinor Medal. This material concerns the administration of the legacy:

• Letter from Lawrence Graham LLP to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that his firm LG legal are acting in the UK estate of Denis Sinor and that a pecuniary legacy of £10000 is bequeathed to the Society. Typed, 1 piece, dated 29 March 2012.
• Notice of Unsupervised Administration from the State of Indiana to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that the Old National Trust Company are appointed as Executor of the Estate of Denis Sinor. Three copies, 9 pieces, signed Linda Robbins, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, dated 25 January 2011.
• Letter from Dr Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lawrence Graham to thank for his letter informing of the legacy and to confirm that the Society is able to accept the legacy for the purpose stated. Typed, 1 piece, dated 10 April 2012.
• Letter from Lawrence Graham to the Royal Asiatic Society to enclose the cheque for the legacy amount and to advise that the Society must fill in a W-8BEN form. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 23 April 2012.
• Notification from Alison Ohta to acknowledge receipt of the pecuniary legacy. With this receipt is a Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding. Typed and printed with handwritten insertions, 2 pieces, dated 1 May 2012.

Letter from W Mowbray Donne to Mr Manning in which he reiterates the article reference and the page numbers which refer to Manning. He thanks him for corrections of book plate. And writes about his testimonial. Dated 6 November 1894. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides

Correspondence with other Official Bodies: These are:

• Correspondence with the British Academy concerning the giving of a grant from the British Academy to support the Sesquicentenary Symposium, 8 letters, dated 19 December 1972 - 7 June 1973.
• Correspondence with the Mayor of London, Mansion House, regarding the possibility of holding a Reception at Mansion House. This was not possible, 4 letters dated 19 March 1973 - 29 March 1973.
• Correspondence with the Corporation of London regarding the possibility of them hosting a Reception. This was not possible. 2 letters, dated 6 April 1973 - 23 May 1973.

"A song of the Játs, told and recorded by Gamgá Dhar Ját of Atasú of Agrá": Gahán sé nekí uth gai badí ghar ghar mén ghustí hai… With translation: Virtue has bade adieu to this land… Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand. Handwritten, 2 sides, undated.

Galley proofs for the 1970 Charter & Byelaws Booklet.

Galley proofs of the RAS Charter and Byelaw, 1981, with hand-written corrections.

Map of the route from Gantok [Gangtok]to Gyantse, dated 1939. Drawn in pencil and ink

Three small ink and pencil drawings of gated windows in from Cave No. 52. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Correspondence regarding acquisitions to the Society. These are:

• Letter from Mrs Z M Yalland to donate a copy of her book, "Traders and Nabobs, the British in Cawnpore 1765-1857", dated 12 December 1988.
• Letter from John Hansman to Ralph Pinder Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society to state that he had left a box of Arabic manuscript with David Bivar to be offered as a donation to the Society, in appreciation of the kindnesses offered to him by the Society. He is also donating a biography of Richard Burton by Feme Brody. Typed letter, dated 26 June 1991.
• Letter from Zurab Makharadze, Chairman of the Scientific industrial Unification 'Memtiane' of the Republic of Georgia, to the Director, Royal Asaitic Society, to send a second volume of Persian firmans of the Tbilisi Collection. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 July 1991.
• Correspondence regarding the donation of the book "Poet Tambimuutu - a Profile", 8 letters, 10 December 1991-26 October 1993.
• Correspondence with John Page concerning the donation of two volumes of Publications de L'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient Memoires Archaeologiques, 2 letters, 26 February 1992-4 March 1992.
• Letter from Ian Proudfoot to donate a copy of his survey of "Early Printed Malay Books", 1 letter, 7 August 1992.
• Letter from Kazem Musavi Bojnurdi to donated four volumes of "Great Islamic Encyclopaedia", 1 letter, 11 September 1992.
• Correspondence with A.J. H. Reid concerning the donation of the book, "Diary of Events on the Progress of SHAMEEN 1859-1936, Diary of events happened or noticed on Shameen surrounding the surrender of Canton City", 1938 and photographs concerning China belonging to his grandfather, 3 letters, 25 March 1993 - 27 August 1993.
• Letter from M. Chahin to donate his recently published monograph, "Some Legendary Kings of Armenia", 16 December 1993.
• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to Hedley Sutton, Oriental and India Office Collections, British Library to confirm the duplicate serial parts the Society would like from the British Library's surplus, typed, dated 6 January 1994.
• Letter from Mayura Brown to Michael Pollock to sned a copy of her review of 'Napalese Textiles' by Mrs Dunsmore, which had recently been donated to the Library. Two pieces, typed and printed, dated 18 January 1995.
• Correspondence regarding the donations of books from the Ecole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient, 2 letters, 9 April 1996-17 April 1996.
• Correspondence regarding the RAS agreement to house the archive of the Society for South Asian Studies, 1 letter, 6 January 1997.
• Letter to Dr Khalili to thank him for the presentation of a set of catalogues of his Collections, 25 February 1997.
• Card from Helen B. Smith, wife of Professor Ronald Morton Smith, to donate a copy of his book, undated. And letter from Michael Pollock to Helen B. Smith to thank her for the donation of her late husband's book, 'Kings and Coins in India' by Professor Morton Smith. Typed,1 piece, dated 11 September 1997.
• Correspondence with Lt. Col. P.H. Haslett concerning the donation of the four volumes of The Shah Nameh collated by Turner Macan, Calcutta, 1829, 2 letters, 2-8 June 1998.
• Letter from Bernard Nurse, Librarian, Society of Antiquaries of London, to Michael Pollock to express his thanks that the Society will accept an Arabic manuscript and to ask whether the Society would also like volumes of the Belleten of the Turk Tarih Kurumu. Typed, 1 piece, dated 30 June 1998.
• Correspondence with Mr Christopher Ondaatje regarding his donation to the Society of three books relating to his travels in Sri Lanka, India and Africa, 2 items, 16 November 1998.
• Correspondence with Peter Jackson concerning the donation of his book, The Delhi Sultanate, 2 letters, 27 May 1999-1 June 1999.
• Letter from J.M.G. Halsted regarding the donation of books on Iran to the RAS, and list and notes concerning those books, 3 items, 11 March 2000.
• Correspondence regarding the re-acquisition of NEVE, Arthur, Picturesque Kashmir, London, Sands, 1900, part of the Fanshawe bequest. 3 letters, 22 May 2000-30 May 2000, electronic document originally created in 2000, archival document made in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.01).
• Letter from Anthony Stockwell concerning the donation of a lacquer-boarded album of Japanese hand-tinted photographs and some Chinese photographs from Jean Lowe, 5 April 2001.
• Letters concerning the donation of material pertaining to Professor Rhys-Davids. One is an electronic document first created in 22 May 2001 and made into a archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.02); the other is a physical letter, 29 May 2001.
• Correspondence with Mr Worswick concerning donation of the catalogue from the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem to the Society's library and the possible purchase of photographic material from the Society, 2 letters, 4 March 2002 - 21 March 2002.
• Printed email from Gerry Birch to Michael Pollock regarding the bequest of Mrs Mayura Brown of two Buddhas and a number of books plus further letter from Lt. Col G D Birch concerning the bequest, 5 November 2002 - 22 November 2002.
• Letter from Robert Deans to donate the tenth volume of the Friends of Jade in memory of the late Robert L. Frey, 14 November 2002 plus letter from RAS to thank him for his donations, electronic document first created 6 June 2001, made into archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.03).
• Letter to the Librarian at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to thank for the donation of publications, 20 January 2003.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of slides of Angkor Wat taken by Valery Gibson. Donated by her brother Tim Gibson following Valery's death, 5 items, 15 March 2003 - 2 April 2003.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of Jaipur documents by Michael Willis, 3 items, 21 May 2003 - 26 June 2003.
• Letter to Dr Shams N. Zaman to thank for donation of books. Electronic document first created 30 June 2003 and made into an archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.04).
• Correspondence concerning the donation of publications from Mr Haribar Raj Joshi, 2 items, 20 January 2004 -17 February 2004.
• Letter to Mrs N. Whitelaw for the donation of material on Malay and Chinese languages. This is an electronic document first created 21 January 2004 and made into an archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.05)
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "Singular and Different" by Ian Rae, 2 items, 4 October 2004-13 October 2004.
• Letter to Mme Rachel Arie to thank for her donation of "Historia y Cultura de la Granada Nazari", 20 October 2004.
• Letter to Natasha Smirnova, Keeper, Numismatic Department of State Pushkin Museum, to thank for the donation of a new book from the Pushkin Museum, 16 November 2004.
• Letter from the British Embassy of Kathmandu to the Royal Asiatic Society to send a copy of the book on Raj Man Singh Chitrakar written by My Harihar Raj and Mrs Indi Joshi, dated 30 August 2005.
• Correspondence with Raphael Loewe concerning the donation of journals belonging to his great-grandfather, 2 items, 11 September 2005 - 22 September 2005.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "A Study of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society" by Wang Yi, 2 items, 13 January 2006 - 3 November 2006.
• Letter to Dr V. Nersessian to thank him for the donation of two books on Armenian history, 8 March 2006 and a further letter to Dr V. Nersessian to thank for the donation of the book on Armenian clergymen buried in West Bengal by T. Baghumyan, 10 December 2008.
• Letter to thank Mr R Woodward for his donation of books. With the letter is a list of the donated books and a biography of Reg Woodward with list of slides, 24 November 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "Preserving Pakistan's past: notes on archival resources and management" by Martin Moir, 2 items, 29 May 2007-31 May 2007.
• Letter to thank the Director-General, The Toyo Bunko, for his donation of the "Treasures of the Toyo Bunko", 27 November 2008.
• Correspondence regarding the donation of an Ottoman manuscript by Robert Darley-Doran, 5 items, 2 March 2009-9 September 2011.
• Shipping notice for Encyclopaedia of Islam Supplement Fascicules, 24 March 2009.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "The Fall of Arbuthnot and Co." by Rangaswamy Srinavasan, 3 items, 27 March 2009 - 8 April 2009.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "Pashmina: The Kashmir Shawl and Beyond", 2 items, 13 April 2009 - 21 April 2009.
• Letter from Jane Mann to donate 4 Hong Kong Annual Reports for 1953, 1963, 1964 and 1969, 5 November 2009.
• Letter to thank Dr Bakhtiar for his donation of books to the RAS Library, 11 June 2010

Catalogues and handlists concerning the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society. These include catalogues and lists which cover more than one type of material and also catalogues and lists of other catalogues and lists.