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Letter from V. Minorsky to W.E.D. Allen in which Minorsky provides Allen with details of Islamic Cultural Centre and its Journal, and details of Arabia scholar Dr. D M Dunlop. He writes of other publications. Dated: 28 April 1958.

Letter from V. Minorsky to W.E.D. Allen in which Minorsky informs Allen of the death of his colleague, V.S. Nikitine and writes that there is hardly anyone left of his generation or the following one. He has been invited to the Oriental Congress in Moscow and would like to see his fatherland but financial considerations preclude this. He writes of interesting books that have been published for the Congress. Dated: 16 June 1960.

Postcard from V. Minorsky to W.E.D.Allen on which Minorsky thanks Allen for returning a book and informs him of his ill health. Dated: 21 August 1961.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to V. Minorsky in which Allen offers to rebind Minorsky's copy of volume 5 of Zap.Koll.Vost and return it in January. Allen also informs Minorsky of his possible upcoming visit to Cambridge. Dated: 31 October 1961.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to V. Minorsky in which Allen informs Minorsky of his nervous breakdown and his wife's ill health and their respective recoveries. Allen also sends his delight on the Royal Asiatic Society's marking of Minorsky's 85th birthday (Minorsky was awarded the Society's Triennial Gold Medal in 1962, notification of which arrived on his 85th birthday). Dated: 3 April 1962.

Letter from V. Minorsky to W.E.D. Allen in which he writes that he is glad to have better news from Allen and also glad that the volume he sent has reached Allen. Minorsky asks how the Hakluyt volume is progressing. He is poring over articles to be made into a volume. Dated 10 July 1962.

Letter from V. Minorsky to W.E.D. Allen in which Minorsky asks Allen for updates regarding his work with the Hakluyt Society and speaks of his own plans to work with them on a translation of Afanasi Nikitin's travels. Minorsky also mentions his visit with Sir H. Gibbs who needs help with his work on Ibn Battuta Vol III. Minorsky finally mentions his upcoming honorary degree award from Cambridge. Dated: 14 May 1963.

Letter from W.E.D. Allen to V. Minorsky in which Allen writes of their holiday in the Caribbean - not a success. He also writes of the progress of his book with the Hakluyt Society and that he thinks they would be delighted to consider a translation of Afansi Nikitine by Minorsky. Allen writes of the procedure of proposal. Dated: 18 May 1963.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray asks Allen on the source of the genealogy Allen included in his book on Georgian dynasties. In asking Gray makes reference to a disparity between Allen's work and the work of Toumanoff, an author with work on the same topic. Gray hopes that Allen is still studying Georgian genealogy and that further research may lead to an more authoritative conclusion. Dated 24 November 1957.

Letter from Terence Gray to W.E.D. Allen in which Gray shares with Allen his findings on the reasons why Georgian genealogy is a contested subject. He offers a critique of the methods used by historians to map out the genealogy highlighting the fact that they apply to European methods which overlook the unique nature of succession in the Georgian context. Gray also informs Allen of a committee that is being formed to revise existing genealogies and put together a definitive version, Allen would be asked to be a member of this committee and Gray urges him to accept the offer. Dated: 24 January 1958.