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Letter from Hubert Darke to Charles Ambrose Storey to ask if Storey has any details concerning an old Persian manuscript that Darke is trying to trace. Handwritten, 2 sides. 1 October 1950.

Letter from Hugh Beaver to W.E.D. Allen in which he thanks Allen for his copy of the notes from Bedi Karthlisa and states that if Allen would live in England rather than Ireland he could take on Chairmanship of the Institute. Dated: 4 February 1959.

Letter from Hugh Porteus to Angus Graham to reply to Graham's letter. He writes of his review of Graham's Penguin book, Poems of the Late T'ang. He also writes about T.S. Eliot's reaction to the article and that he had hoped to provoke a reaction from William Empson. He comments on other translations of the poems, in particular Robert Payne's anthology of The White Pony. Porteus sends some of his own translations.

Letter from Hugh Porteus to Angus Graham to send the 'enclosed rigmarole' (not present). He writes of the melancholic news of Artur Waley and of some scripts that he sends from various weeklies. Porteus also writes of his own translations from various languages and the methods he uses.

Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Lhasa, 19 June 1950. He writes that Lhasa is in a continuous state of anxiety though the communists are staging a peace offensive. He is hoping to leave in September but is unsure who his successor will be. He writes of heavy rain and snow up to Phan. He sends a few stamps.

Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Gangtok, Sikkim, dated 23 October 1949. He writes that the Tibetan Sentences and Words books are both unprocurable and suggests Mackenzie may be able to get a copy from the Tibet Mirror Press which also has further books to distribute. Richardson may have some books at home but doesn't expect to be on leave for another year. He writes about the political state of Sikkim and his fears for Chinese takeover of Tibet.

Letter from Hugh Trevor Lambrick to Professor Beckingham, Royal Asiatic Society, to express his surprise and delight on being awarded the Burton Memorial Medal. He would like to accept the honour and suggests a date for his lecture.

Letter from Hugh Trevor Lambrick to Professor Beckingham to advise how he would like his name on the inscription, to give the title of his lecture and to warn that recently ill-health has prevented him from undertaking some engagements.

Letter from I.A. Richards to Angus Graham to thank him for Values and Myth which was given to him by Kathleen Raine. He sends a copy of an unpublished paper which may be of interest to Graham.

Letter from Ian Donaldson, Director, Humanities Research Centre, The Australian National University, to Angus Graham to express his distress at hearing of Graham's health problems and the news that he would be unable to visit. He will inform all necessary parties.