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The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1999.

Early correspondence connected to the governance of the Society. These are:

• 'The Memorial of the President, Director, Vice-Presidents, and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland' to 'The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. M.P. First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer' to request that the Government might grant them use of a Public Building and in particular the recently vacated premises of the Royal Academy of Painting, dated 28 March 1835, printed material, 2 copies.
• Letter from Henry St George Tucker (1771–1851) to Sir George Staunton (1781-1859) concerning an Agricultural branch for the interchange of useful plants between England and India, and concerning Staunton's application for a House, offering space in "this great House... if the Society could migrate so far east". Address, East India House. Dated 9th February 1839, handwritten.
• "Anno Sexto & Septimo Victoriae Reginae. Cap. XXXVI An Act to exempt from County, Borough, Parochial and other local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific and Literary Societies, 28th July 1843", printed pamphlet.
• Letter from Victor [Houlton], Private Secretary, Office of Works, to H.H Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that Sir William Molesworth would be happy to receive a deputation from the Society. Handwritten, dated 31 July 1854.
• Letter from Colonel Sykes to Mr Norris, regarding Presidentship of the Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 15 May 1858.
• Letter from Ian Reynold to a newly appointed official at the Society to explain that for the first time in 28 years he is too unwell to attend the meeting and therefore would the recipient act on his behalf. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 12 January 1864.

A small amount of 19th century correspondence concerned with the Journal remains. These are:

• 'Some remarks on reading Lt. Col. Colebrooke's papers relating to Ceylon' - a critique of a paper submitted by Lt. Col. Colebrooke, unknown author, undated.
• Correspondence from J.W. Bosanquet to Edwin Norris concerning a paper he is submitting, two letters, dated 29 October 1858 and 2 November 1858. Also a letter from H.H. Wilson to Edwin Norris to state there would be no objection to Bosanquet's paper being included, dated 27 [August 1859]. The article was published in the Journal in 1860.
• Correspondence from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Edwin Norris and J.W. Redhouse concerning the publication of papers he had sent. Four Handwritten letters dated 18 January 1861, 19 January 1861, 16 February 1861 and 19 February 1861. Hodgson first deems the material not worth printing, then reconsiders and offers and sends £10 towards the cost. There is a further letter from R. Spence Hardy considering that the material may well be of interest if it does not overlap that of Gutzlaff's printed in 'Miscellaneous Translations from Oriental Languages'. Handwritten, dated 20 May 1861. The article appeared in JRAS 18 (1861), "Notice on Buddhist Symbols" pp.393-399.
• Correspondence from J.E. Hall to J.W. Redhouse concerning a paper he is writing on an inscription and how ill-health has slowed the process. Two letters, dated 18 July [1863] and 17 August 1863. Letter from Henry Cope, Secretary of the Agri-Horticultural Society of the Punjab, requesting a copy of the paper written by Professor Medlicott to be translated into the local languages, dated 22 January 1863.
• Letter from Professor P. Petersen to Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot responding to criticism of his article by Mr Fleet, dated 14 October 1892.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 2000.

Information regarding conferences and study events held from 2000-2001. These are:

2000
7 July: One-day symposium, 'Grand Narratives of Transformation and the Historiography of South Asia', held at the Royal Asiatic Society, with keynote speaker, Professor Peter van de Veer.

• Programme for the day including abstracts for the papers to be delivered, 8 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning expenditure, 3 pieces, dated 27 July-10 October 2000.

28 July: Fourth Annual Colloquium of The History of Christian Missions in Asia, 'Indigenous Clergies and Enculturation', held at the Royal Asiatic Society, chaired by Dr John Villiers.

• Application form for attendance at the Colloquium, 1 item.
• Programme for the day listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerned with the administration of the event, 4 pieces, dated 2 October 1998 - 16 August 2000.

2001
22-24 February: 'Asceticism and Power in the Asian Context', co-organised by the Royal Asiatic Society and the School of Oriental and African Studies, and supported by The British Academy.

• Conference Programme detailing events, speakers and papers presented, 3 pieces.

8 May: 'Royal Asiatic Society, Symposium on the Manuscript Collection', held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Application form for attendance at the Symposium, 1 item.
• Programme for the event listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.

"The Asiatic Society of Japan, Bulletin No.8, October 2001" - typed pamphlet.

Copies of emails between Mark Lee Ford, Council, Asiatic Society of Japan, and Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning strengthening links between the two societies, Two emails, dated 18 April 2003.

Material from Exhibitions between 2000 and 2010.

2002
27 May: Exhibition to mark ten years conservation work undertaken by NADFAS (the Arts Society) from 1991-2002.

• Notice of the date of the exhibition.

2008
18-21 May: 'In Good Company - The Royal Asiatic Society and India', an exhibition held at Christie's, King Street, London. * Exhibition catalogue, printed material, 2 copies.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 2001.

In 2001 and 2002 there was a bilateral Symposium on Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800. This was arranged by the Royal Asiatic Society and the Centre for Documents and Diplomatic History of the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs with sponsorship by the British Institute for Persian Studies and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

From 10-11 June 2001 the Round Table was held in Iran:

• Provisional Programme for the Conference panels, 1 item.
• Abstracts for some of the presented papers, 6 pieces.
• Opening address given by Professor Francis Robinson on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society, 3 pieces.
• Report on the conference with the full programme by Francis Robinson, dated 12 June 2001, 8 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the Round Table, 84 pieces.

From 24-25 June 2002 the Round Table was held at the Royal Asiatic Society, London:

• Application form for attendance at the symposium, 1 piece. Programme for the two days of the symposium, 3 pieces.
• Invitation from Charles Gray, Head of the Middle East Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office to a Reception in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on the evening of 24 June, 1 piece.
• List of Participants, 2 pieces.
• List of Iranian Speakers and the papers they presented, 1 piece.
• Opening address given by Seyed Ali Moujani on behalf of the Centre for Documents and Diplomatic History of the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 5 pieces.
• Abstracts for some of the presented papers, 14 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the event, 45 pieces.
• Photographs and negatives of the symposium, 13 colour images, 5 of which have been mounted on a piece of white cardboard, and 20 negatives.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 2001 and 2005:

• Correspondence on behalf of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, the British Museum, London, and the Asia Society New York to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of items to the exhibition, 'Hunt for Paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-76'. Typed, 8 pieces, dated 21 December 2000 - 5 December 2002.
• Acknowledgment of collection between Curzon Press and the Royal Asiatic Society for the copying and rebinding of a book. Typed, 1 piece, dated 28 June 2001.
• Correspondence between the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a photograph for an exhibition on the erhu family of instruments. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 July 2001.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs for the exhibition, 'Traces of India: Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation'. Typed and printed, 36 pieces, dated 20 June 2002 - 23 September 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of artworks for an exhibition. Typed and printed, 7 pieces, dated 17 March - 30 November 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between Asia Society, New York, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of a manuscript and paintings for the exhibition, ‘Asian Games: The Art of Contest’. Typed and printed, 33 pieces, dated 20 September – 29 November 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between Asia Society, New York, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of a folio of a manuscript for the exhibition, ‘The Arts of Kashmir’. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 13 October 2005 – 9 February 2006.