Letter from Professor R.L. Turner, SOAS, to Charles Ambrose Storey to ask for his support in sending a letter to the Secretary of State for India asking for A.J. Arberry to be released from his duties at the Ministry of Information and return to the India Office Library so he can complete the preparation of an Arabic grammar. The draft letter is with this one.
Turner Ralph Lilley 1888-1983Letter from Professor Simon to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the inscription on the Medal and the trouble she is taking concerning his award. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 1 April 1977.
Simon Ernest Julius Walter 1893-1981 SinologistLetter from Professor Sir Harold Bailey to President of Royal Asiatic Society to decline his invitation to join the Committee for the Selection of the Gold Medal. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 12 November 1983.
Bailey, Harold Walter, Sir, 1899-1996, LinguistLetter from Professor Sukumar Sen to Mr D.J. Duncanson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to write that he was happy to learn that he had been honoured by the awarding of the Gold Medal and his nomination as an Honorary Member. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 22 February 1984.
Sukumar Sen 1900-1992 Bengali linguistLetter from Professor T.H. Barrett to Lydia Collins to agree to accept the award.
Barrett, TimothyLetter from Professor Tony Stockwell, RAS President, to all Fellows, giving updates to Society’s activities and details of subscriptions, January 2020.
Letter from Professor W. Smyth of Cambridge, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to write about his pleasure in hearing how Hodgson has been honoured for his difficult work, of pleasure in being in India and concerning his own publications. Handwritten 4 sides, dated 20 September, 1841.
Smyth William H. 1788-1865Letter from P.W.H. Brown, The British Academy, concerning extra funding available for research projects and asking Individual Fellows for suggestions and comments.
British academyLetter from Quaritch Wales to B. Gray Esq., British Museum, to ask when it would be convenient to meet Dr. Plenderleith to bring him the sealed bronze casket excavated in Malaya. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 21 January 1939.
Letter from Quaritch Wales to S.J. Johnstone, Imperial Institute, to ask his co-operation in undertaking certain laboratory tests on material from Wales' archaeological researches in Malaya. Typed letter, 1 side, dated 19 January 1939.