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Letter From J.E. Barwis-Holliday to Professor C.F. Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, proposing the establishment of the Barwis-Holliday award to encourage more scholarship on the Far East, dated 18 April 1977. Also a covering note to Miss Diana Crawford, Secretary, RAS, to include a copy of the letter and a copy of her acknowledgement of receipt to Barwis-Holliday, dated 20 April 1977.

Letter from J.E. Barwis-Holliday to E.V. Gibson thanking her for the copy of the letter from Tim Barrett and expressing his delight that the first award has gone to someone from the UK.

Letter from J.E. Anson, Buckingham Palace, to Lord Fitzgerald which he writes on command of Prince Albert to return thanks to the Vice Patrons, Presidents, Officers and Members of the Royal Asiatic Society for their letter of congratulations on the late escape of the Queen, likely referring to the failed assassination attempt on the Queen in May that year. Their letter had been laid before the Marquis of Exeter.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for Pollock to see if there are any articles on Indo-Bactrian and Indo-Greek coins in publications listed as new acquisitions of the Society. The letter has been typed on the reverse of the top half of 'Notice to All Fellows: List of Fellows 2001'.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to the Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if the Society has the book Cave Temples of India by J. Fergusson and J. Burgess and whether the Librarian would xerox a passage. He also ask for a xerox from Buddha-Legends by R. Seydel and an article from East and West, 1967.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to express his continuing concern about the Christian sculptures, for although he has sent off the proofs for his forthcoming book, he may be able to make an addition if more information could be found. He therefore asks Pollock to look for The Gandhara Sculptures by J. Burgess in the Journal of Indian Art and Industry, 1900, H.C. Ackermann's Narrative Stone Reliefs and anything more he can find on these scenes.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the copy of M.L. Carter's article on coins and to ask for the research paper by Amiteshwar Jha on Coins of Menander which he hopes will further the research done by A.D.H. Bivar on the topic. He also discusses other articles and about sending an article for potential publication in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to the Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for the loan of Kings and Coins in India by R. Morton Smith. He comments on the author and his relationship with Harold Bailey. On the reverse is a misprinted copy from Kings and Coins in India.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for sending the 'D'Alviella so promptly' and the xeroxes which are very suitable for his research. He is thinking of sending an article to the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Letter from J.D.M. Derrett to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he had found passages of interest in Kern's translation of the Saddharmapundarika and to ask him to xerox the passages in the original manuscript.