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Letter from Max Müller to J. Reynolds expressing his concern that the operations of the Translation Fund have been paralysed by lack of funding and stating his willingness to help in its re-establishment.

Letter from Max Müller to Brian Houghton Hodgson expressing his gladness at seeing Hodgson's handwriting and thanking him for sending the pamphlet. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 6 July 1883.

Letter from Max Müller to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for the photograph though it is not as he remembers Hodgson when he first saw him at Kew with Hooker and Burnouf. He hopes to visit next time he is in Cambridge. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 31 July 1884.

Letter from Max Müller to Bernard Quaritch in which he writes concerning Sanskrit grammars, recommending that of Wilson and a new one in the Press by Professor Benfey, a German professor (Theodor Benfey (1809 – 1881) was a German philologist). Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 22 October [1868] (year of Benfey's publication). The letter has been stuck to a piece of cardboard.

Letter from Max Mallowan to John Hansman to send a copy of Mallowan's "Elamite Problems" (not included). He writes that he is interested to hear about Hansman's plans for excavations and suggests he tries to persuade David Stronach to be involved. He also suggests that Hansman sends him the paper that he wants examining in late summer. The letter is complete but the piece of paper is partially missing.

Letter from Max Black, Director, Society for the Humanities, Cornell University, to Angus Graham to inform Graham that the Executive Committee of the Society for Humanities has unanimously voted to ask Graham to accept a Senior Visiting Fellowship for the academic year 1971-1972. If this is not possible the offer is open also for 1972-1973. He gives details of the stipend and the term dates.

Letter from Max Black, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, to Angus Graham to inform Graham that he had read Graham's paper on Awareness and to make some suggestions concerning it.

Letter from [Mauria] T. Ragsdale of The Reader's Digest to Richard A. May to thank him for sending the proofs of Duncanson's book, Government and Revolution in Vietnam. Despite offering praise in the breadth and comprehensiveness of Duncanson's writings, The Reader's Digest views it as very difficult to handle the material and, therefore, cannot quote from the book.

A letter with two pages expressing her sympathy to Patricia.

Letter from Mary Rowlatt to Mrs Putnam to send the article she had mentioned the previous day. She writes that she must now concentrate on a more serious review about Egypt.