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Letter from Professor G.H. Luce to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he would prefer the January date and to provide a title for the lecture. He asks advice about illustrations and states that he would prefer the Gold Medal. Handwritten with typed letterhead, dated 19 July 1965.

Letter from Professor G.H. Luce to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he does not mind the B.B.C. recording the lecture. Handwritten with printed letterhead, date 7 January 1966.

Letter from Professor G.H. Luce to Sir Harold Bailey, President of the Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for his letter concerning the conferment of the Medal and to express his delight and gratitude. He states that he is busy for the coming three months and therefore asks that the lecture could be in at least 4 months time. He supplies a title for the lecture. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 26 June 1965.

Letter from Professor G.H. Luce to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to send a copy of his lecture, including the footnotes. He asks that unless the luncheon party is fixed, may he be spared it and save his energy for the evening. He writes of the practicalities of his arrival and of dropping the photographs at the Society. He also asks whether the Society would send an invite to the Burmese Ambassador. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 6 January 1966.

Letter from Professor Johan Hendrick Kern of Leiden to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he acknowledges with thanks to Hodgson for sending his books and pamphlets. He praises Hodgson's works on Buddhism and discusses Buddhist topics including Northern Buddhism, and four philosophical schools. He writes about his work in progress relating to the history of Buddhism in the Dutch language, promising to send a copy of the book immediately after publication. Kern writes about the memory of his friend Brian Nahuys who had made Kern acquainted with Hodgson's name. Hodgson's title note with date of receipt on the front of the accompanying envelope. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 26 June 1881.

Letter from Professor Harry Shorto to President, Royal Asiatic Society, on behalf of the Gold Medal Selection Committee to report that they have selected Professor David Hawkes as the recipient of the Gold Medal and to inform him of the other candidates that they considered. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 10 May 1974.

Letter from Professor James Clifford Wright to Mr Duncanson to accept the invitation to join the Gold Medal Committee. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 22 November 1983.

Letter from Professor James Robson to Diana Crawford, dated 19 December 1969, concerning wrong sending of the Bye-laws to him.

Letter from Professor John Robert Seeley to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank him for sending his volume of papers on India. He writes in agreement with Hodgson's views on education and compares this with the problem of getting Cambridge to accept a Tripos in modern European languages. Handwritten, 3 sides, dated 24 March 1884, with accompanying envelope.

Letter from Professor Margoliouth to Ella Sykes, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose Austin's bill for the Centenary Volume which exceeds all estimates by at least a third. He hopes some of the deficit can be recovered from authors and from sales but accepts that he must bear the bulk of the loss personally and therefore offers to pay £75 in two moieties.