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Copies of official documents and articles about the Malayan Hajj along with research notes made by Roff. These are:

• 'Political Intelligence Bureau, Singapore', a letter written by R. Onraet, to forward a report compiled by Haji Abdul Majid, the Malay Pilgrim Officer, about the Malay Hajj in 1924. Photocopies, 21 pages, dated 10 October 1924.
• 'Malay Pilgrimage', review of the Malay Pilgrimage that sailed on the S.S. Titan from Singapore, 13 November 1929, arriving in Jeddah on 1 April 1930. Photocopy, 7 pages.
• Letter from Mahmood, Dato' Perdana Mentri Paduka Raja, Kelantan, to bring to the notice of the Government his observations of the Mecca pilgrimage season 1929-1930. Photocopy, 8 pieces, dated 6 November 1930.
• 'Memorandum of Observations and Comments in Reply to the Remarks and Suggestions put forward by the Dato Perdana Mentri of Kelantan, written by Sd. Haji Abdul Majid, Malay Pilgrimage Office, after consultation with Mr C.G. Hope-Gill, British Legation, Jeddah. Photocopy, 4 pieces, dated 26 January 1931.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1355-1356 A.H. or 1936-1937 A.D.' written by Haji Abdul Majid. Photocopy, 6 pieces, dated 13 April 1937.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1937-1938 A.D. or 1356-1357 A.H.' written by Haji Abdul Majid. Photocopy, 11 pieces, undated.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1938-1939 A.D. or 1357-1358 A.H.' written by Haji Abdul Majid, dated 26 March 1939, with covering letter by E.E.H. Beck, Director, Special Branch, Straits Settlements Police, dated 21 April 1939. Photocopy, 10 pieces.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1939-1940 A.D. or 1358-1359 A.H.' written by Pin bin Jusoh, Malay Pilgrimage Officer, dated 28 March 1940, with covering letter by A.H. Dickinson, Inspector-General, Straits Settlements Police, dated 31 May 1940. Photocopy, 6 pieces.
• 'Economic Implications of Moslem Pilgrimage from Malaysia' by Abdul Kadir Haji Din, published in Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol.4, Number 1, June 1982, pp. 58-75. Photocopy, 9 pieces.
• Notes about Hajj, 9 handwritten and 1 typed sheet.

Handwritten research notes, made by Roff, on publications about Hajj. The notes are arranged alphabetically by author of the work, 101 pieces.

Papers by other scholars sent to Roff:

• 'Ziarat: Pilgrimage in an Iranian City', by Anne H. Betteridge, given at 10th ICAES Congress, Delhi, 1978, typed.
• 'The Abortive Uprisings of the Indonesian Communist Party and its Influence on the Pilgrims to Mecca: 1926-1927' by Akira Nagazumi, from Rima, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1980, typed.
• 'Islam in the Mirror of Ritual' by William A. Graham, given at the 1981 Levi della Vida Conference, typed.
• 'The Economic Effect on Indonesia of the Hajj', by Zamakhsyari Dhofier, from Prisma, 36, 1985, early typed draft and photocopy.
• 'The Pilgrim Ships: Southeast Asia' by H.W. Dick, draft chapters, dated 20 May 1986, typed.
• 'Mecca: Center of Communication' by Harry B. Partin, typed, undated.
• "I have been curious for some years about the way the experience of the hajj has changed over time...", untitled paper with annotation asking for Roff's comment, typed, undated.
• 'Ayat hajj ki Sufi tafasir', from Islam awr 'Asr-i Jadid, Delhi, photocopy, in Arabic.

Handwritten research notes written by Roff collating information gained from manuscripts and publications about the acts of separation associated with Hajj pilgrimage,21 pieces.

Papers written by Roff about Hajj. These are:

• 'The meaning of the Meccan Pilgrimage for Southeast Asian Islam'. This came from a folder dated 1977 and is annotated with 'read at Jerusalem Conf., & to be published in proceedings'. Typed, 10 pages. With the paper are handwritten and typed notes on Hajj, and a typed notice from the Colombia University in the City of New York, advertising a lecture series entitled, 'The Pilgrimage Process: Transience as a Means of Religious Community'; 16 pieces.
• 'Pilgrimage and the History of Religions: Theoretical Approaches to the Hajj'. This came from a folder dated 1980 and is annotated, 'Read at Phoenix Conf., & to be published in [Martin] edited vol.'. Typed, 18 pages.
• 'Sanitation and Security: The Imperial Powers and the Nineteenth Century Hajj'. This is annotated 'Arabian Studies, VI' which was published in 1982. Typed, 43 pages.
• 'Works cited', a handwritten bibliography for an unknown paper, 5 pieces.

Two Pilgrim Passes for Mecca:

• Pilgrim Pass for Heji Abdul Azio bin Heji-Samat, a pilgrim from Kelantan, Malaysia. The pass is the portion to be retained by the Malay Pilgrimage Officer at the Jeddah Office, and bears the details of the passholder, his photograph and thumbprint. It is dated 18-19 June 1924.
• Pilgrim Pass for Che Ali bin Mamat, age 21 months, from Kelanatan, Malaysia. The pass was valid for one return journey on pilgrimage to Mecca, and contains his personal and family details and a photograph. Appended is a repot from the Chief Medical Officer, Kelantan, giving dates of the child's smallpox and cholera vaccinations. It is dated 2-18 August 1939.

Unfinished half front elevation of Cave No. 68 in pencil. Scale is 2 ft. to an inch.

Han Phonology and Textual Criticism by Nils Göran David Malmqvist from the Centre of Oriental Studies Occasional papers 1 (1963), 1-31.

A hand-drawn map of Baiswara, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, which Simon Digby notes is named in Hindi, with one note in English by Elliot, appearing to state next to four names that "these are subdivisions of the Lokhandee (?) [caste?] throughout Baiswara". There is also another note in an Arabic script, probably Persian, on the reverse of the map.

A small handmade notebook with a beige paper cover with two loose sheets inserted into the notebook. Includes notes on books, on Bible Scripture and on language construction and usage. Handwritten in English, French, Greek, Latin, Chinese. Undated