Letter from Hal Roth, Department of Religious Studies, Brown University, to Angus Graham to inform him that their panel, "The Nature of Huang-Lao and its Influence on the Early Han Dynasty" had been accepted for the forthcoming annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies in New Orleans from 11-14 April 1991. He asks that Graham registers and advises when he will need Graham's paper. With the letter is:
A list of participants in the panel, dated 28 September 1990 Organised panel proposal Abstracts for "What is Huang-lao?" by Harold D. Roth, "Warfare Taoist Style: How Military Traditions flow into the Huai-Nan Tzu" by Kidder Smith, and "A Confucian with a Taoist face?: The Huang-Lao Chapters of the Ch'un Ch'ui Fan Lu" by Sarah A. Queen.
Letter from Hal Roth, Brown University, to Angus Graham to relate that he has settled in and is teaching Indian Buddhism but he is missing his colleagues in London. He writes about the possibility of Graham going to Brown and asks for an up-to-date CV. He would also inform Harvard and Yale if Graham was to come. He recommends the restaurants in Providence.
Roth HalLetter from Hal Roth, Brown University, to Angus Graham to inform that the books Graham has requested for his course have been ordered. He also asks Graham's advice on the programme for a planned one day workshop.
Roth HalLetter from Hal Roth to Angus Graham to express his delight that Graham has agreed to be on the panel. With the letter is a copy of the panel proposal with abstracts for "What is Huang-lao?" by Harold D. Roth, "Warfare Taoist Style: How Military Traditions flow into the Huai-Nan Tzu" by Kidder Smith, and "A Confucian with a Taoist face?: The Huang-Lao Chapters of the Ch'un Ch'ui Fan Lu" by Sarah A. Queen.
Roth HalLetter from [Hal Roth], Department of Religious Studies, Brown University, to Angus Graham to send a commentary by Liu Chi, to comment on possible funding for Graham's visit and to ask Graham to send a letter of recommendation to Professor John Reeder concerning his attempt to gain tenure at the university.
Roth HalLetter from Hal Roth to Angus Graham to state that he is organising a panel on Huang-Lao for the meeting of the Association of Asian Studies in New Orleans in the coming spring and asking Graham whether he would be willing to participate.
Roth HalLetter from Hal [Roth] to Angus Graham with news of his work and family but also to impress on Graham that he should be at the Early China Seminar. (The letter dates from before Roth's move to Brown in 1985.
Roth HalLetter from Habib-an Naly Khal Saulat to present to the Society a copy of two books of Persian poetical composition. Handwritten, dated 23 March 1917.
Letter from H Robinson, Kendal to Rev William Manning, Diss, Norfolk. He writes of his own illness and recovery and thanks William Manning for the pleasant time he and his niece spent with the Manning family. He has heard via Mr Lloyd that Thomas Manning is now recovered and that he may visit Westmorland that summer. However he has heard that Thomas has plans to travel again, this time to Russia and then on to China. He hopes that Thomas Manning's studies and publications will detain him at home this year. Robinson asks that if Manning publishes by subscription that his name be put to him when William Manning writes to his son. William Manning (son) he writes has finished college and is occupied in altering a house and laying out a garden. Madam Susan and [Miss Phoney] he understands have been in town this spring and hoped they enjoyed Sir Chappelow's house. he writes that when he visited Mrs Manning looked nearly as well as she did in 1796, only more lame. He writes of his own family's health. The rest of the letter is taken with his views of the political situation, both the conflict with France and Napoleon's power and the Roman Catholic Irish problem. He asks to be remembered to Mr B Wiseman. Dated 31 May 1805. Handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides
William ManningLetter from H. Ritter to A.J. Arberry in which he writes concerning his publication.