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The Madras Literary Society became allied to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1830. This material was gathered from the interaction between the two societies. These are:

• "Translations of the Three Inscriptions/ old Telugu Character/ on the Five Copper Plates presented to the Madras Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 30th January, 1831".
• Translations of the inscriptions with explanatory notes, handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give the name, Mr M. Ruthnasamy as the Corresponding fellow. Typed, dated 16 September 1941.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give the name and address of the President of the Society. Typed, dated 24 October 1941.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give the name, Professor M.D. Altokar as the Corresponding Fellow. Typed, dated 3 December 1941.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to Miss D Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inquire regarding the association between the two societies. Typed, dated 20 February 1968.
• Note from R. Loewe, University College, London, concerning a paper that he had thought was about the Madras Literary Society. Handwritten, dated 5 April.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to he Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to ask, on behalf of the Council, for the Madras Literary Society to send an account of their activities for the Council to assess if the link between the two societies can be resuscitated. Typed, dated 11 April 1968.
• "Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of Royal Asiatic Society (Est. 1812)" - leaflet concerning the history and current activities of the Society. Printed, dating between 1982 -1988.
• Letter from Radm M Raman, General Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to Professor Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send their society's best wishes as the Royal Asiatic Society moves into its new accommodation. Typed, dated 8 August 2006.
• Letter from Camilla Willemse Larsen, Executive Officer, Royal Asiatic Society, to Radm M Raman, General Secretary, Madras Literary Society, in response to his letter, to express gratitude for their kind words. Typed, dated 24 August 2008.

Correspondence with Luzac & Company, Oriental and Foreign Booksellers and Publishers:

• Correspondence with Luzac & Co. concerning the publishing, selling and stocking of Storey's publications and other books and journals bought by Storey from Luzac. 49 items, dated 18 August 1927 - 19 December 1955.
• Advertisement created by Luzac & Co. for 'Persian Literature: A Bio-bibliographical Survey' by Professor C.A. Storey. Printed, 1 item.
• 'Account Sales' detailing the sales of Storey's Publications for 1 January 1929, Years ending 1929-1931, 1935, 1937-1939, 1942, 1953-1956, 1958-1959, 1961-1963.
• Accounts Rendered sent by Luzac to Storey for the years 1929, 1943-1951, 1953-1954, 1954, 1955-1956, 1956-1958
• Account notes created by Storey for sales of his publications, 14 items, handwritten, covering the period 1928-1959.
• Various editorial notes made by Storey found within this correspondence. Handwritten, 6 pieces, undated.

Menu and Toasts Card for the Centenary Luncheon at Claridge's Hotel, 17th July 1923. The cover and insert have been affixed to the book separately.

Lun Mo zi yu Yang zhu xue pa i 論黑子與楊朱學派 - copy of Guan Feng's 關鋒 paper in "A Marxian Analysis of Mohtzyy and Yang Ju" from Zhonghua wenshi luncong 中華文史論叢 vol. 6.

'Lumbini and Kapilavastu: Are They both in India?' by T.A. Phelps, a copy of the monograph, undated (c.2001). With the article is a post-it note 'Michael - for you, Eliz.'

Lovers' meeting by Kuan Han-ch'ing translated by Angus Graham. Draft manuscript with notes on the text.

Correspondence concerning the legacy given to the Royal Asiatic Society from the estate of Louise Hawley Stone, dated 17 June 1997 - 7 February 1998.

This series consists of correspondence between the Lorimers and Sidney Duly, manuscripts concerning the Gilgit Expedition; and some printed articles by the Lorimers. There is also a letter from Duly to Richard Pankhurst, RAS LIbrarian, to donate the material to the Royal Asiatic Society.

The Series contains correspondence and notes by David Lockhart Robinson Lorimer to aid Roland Carter on a tour of the Gilgit region in 1946. There are also some notes that Carter made to try to answer Lorimer's queries and letters from "local notables" in Urdu. There is a further letter from Carter to Miss Nielsen, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the material for its Collections.

"The Contemporary Review" for August 1874 which includes the article, "Lord Ellenborough's Indian Administration" by Sir A.J. Arbuthnot. Printed pamphlet with some annotations by Hodgson, 1 item, dated August 1874.