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Correspondence about the conference entitled Individualism and Wholism: The Confucian and Taoist Philosophical Perspective held in York, Maine, USA, and Graham's participation in it.

"India's War Effort Goes into High" by Quaritch Wales, from America, 28th August 1943, pp.567-568.

There are two receipts pertaining to Thomas Manning's time in India and his attempt to travel overland to China.These are:

• Receipt for the hire of a 12 oared Bauliah from Kolkata (Calcutta) to Rangpur (Rungpore). Dated 11th October 1810. Handwritten 1 piece, 1 side
• Receipt for the receiving of the sum of two hundred and sixty nine 1/2 Sicca rupees on account for Thomas Manning

"Indian Nationalism before Gandhi" - essay submitted by Gordon Johnson. Typed, 19 pages. With the essay is a card identifying "Robert Hewson" as Gordon Johnson of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a note from Dr D.H. Marrian to certify that Johnson is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, dated 13 September 1967.

In 1957 it was agreed that the Society would transfer on 'permanent loan' to the Victoria and Albert Museum, some of the paintings from its collections. This were primarily Indian miniature paintings from the Collections of James Tod and Nadir Baxter. These have subsequently been returned to the Society. The material in this subseries contains correspondence and documentation concerning the loan.

• Early correspondence between the V&A and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the paintings to the V&A and subsequent tracing of them. Typed and photocopy, 10 pieces, dated 11 April 1957 - 16 November 1965.
• 'Victoria and Albert Museum: Objects Submitted on Approval for Loan' - list of all the items loaned in 1957. Photocopy of typed list with official form, 19 pieces, dated 16 May 1957.
• 'R.A.S. Indian Miniatures loaned to the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1957' - typed list with handwritten title, 18 pieces, undated.
• Valuation undertaken by Sotheby's of the items on loan. Printed and typed, 1 item, dated 23 June 1992.
• Schedule of Indemnity for the items on loan - incomplete form without valuations, annotated 'V&A list of RAS items on loan 1957 - 1998'. Typed and handwritten, 5 pieces, [1998].
• 'Loan of Indian Paintings by the Royal Asiatic Society to Victoria and Albert Museum' - typed list of the items with extensive handwritten annotations concerning the identification of the items, 22 pieces, dated 8 June 1998.

Two notebooks entitled "Indian Mohammedan" containing notes on Islamic culture in India. They are:

• Indian Mohammedan Vol I - containing notes from sources such as Elliot's History of India, Blockmann
• Indian Mohammedan Vol II - containing notes from sources such as Elliot's History of India, Sir A. Lyall

This handwritten article concerns the donation of shields to the Imperial Institute in Jaipur by the Maharaja. It is undated, approximate dates can be given by the dates of Sawai Madho Singh, the Maharaja of the text, known for his generosity to the arts.

A series of accounts or response forms concerning Indian districts. These are handwritten on Indian paper and the accounts are accompanied by letters. One of these has been identified as an 'arzee' or response form from a junior to a senior. The junior identifies himself as Syed Mehdi Hasan and he is responding to a question posed as to whether or not the provinces demarcated in the Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Faz still exist. The response is that there are many changes which Syed Mehdi Hasan then lists. This letter is dated to 1844.

Further material has yet to be identified. One sheet bears the English words 'Benares and Mirzapore' (Varanasi and Mirzapur).

"India (Dekkhan) February 1975" - typed itinerary of their tour, 1 piece, 2 sides. Plus Cox and Kings' Itinerary for the same trip, 2 pieces, 2 sides.

"India: The Services and Research". Newspaper cutting from The Times Educational Supplement for 25 June 1932 which reports on the annual dinner of the Indian Medical Service and on the Presentation of the Gold Medal.