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Letter from E.H.S. Simmonds, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor David Hawkes to inform him that the Society would like to award him the Gold Medal in recognition of his work in Chinese studies. He also informs that the recipient is expected to give a lecture and he hoped that Professor Hawkes might give his lecture at the proposed memorial lecture in honour of Arthur Waley in May 1975. Typed, dated 3 July 1974.

A letter expressing their sympathy to Patricia. They remember the walks they took with Stuart, and write how much they admired his scholarship, wit and courage.

Letter from Eileen Menzies to Dennis J. Duncanson about press clippings of Duncanson's book, Government and Revolution in Vietnam.

Letter from Eileen Menzies to Dennis J. Duncanson about a press clipping (2 sheets) from the Journal of Asian Studies of Duncanson's book, Government and Revolution in Vietnam.

Letter from Eileen Menzies to Dennis J. Duncanson in response to his email on 26 September 1969. Menzies writes that a reprint is not possible for a while but that in the future there will be a chance for improvements to be made.

Letter from Eileen Power to Silcock to postpone a meeting with him due to a special meeting of the Faculty of Economics.

Letter from E.J Passant, Foreign Office, to The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, offering the donation of Richard Burton's Consular Hat and the walking stick presented to Burton in 1863 by the King of Dahomey. Typed, dated 11 August 1949.

Letter from E.L. Brandreth to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes that he will send the Papers once they are printed; meantime he wishes to show Hodgson his map on which he would like Hodgson's opinion. Brandreth therefore invites Hodgson to lunch. Brandreth's wife sends Mrs Hodgson her regards and asks that she will accompany Hodgson to the lunch. Hodgson has written on the blank side of paper some notes regarding Russia and Tibet. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 5 March [1873].

Letter from Elaine Feinstein, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, to "whom it may concern" to recommend Hong-Bin Liu be allowed to stay in the West after having to seek refuge subsequent to his poems being displayed in Tienanmen Square.

Letter from Elbert G. Mathews to Dennis J. Duncanson with an enclosed photograph showing Duncanson at the 1970-71 Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy. Duncanson is photographed on 10 December 1970 alongside Ambassador Mathews and Mr Jack F. Matlock.