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Two Journals, hardcover, red, containing "Greater India Research Expedition Season 1935-1936", handwritten journals of Wales' survey mainly in Sri Thep, Thailand. Two further notebooks, bound in green (black), hardback, containing "Compass Survey of Sri Dheb in Siam".

A blue softcover journal. It contains pencil and ink notes and drawings about the journey of Quaritch Wales to the ancient cities in the Southern Thailand, such as Phra Nu [Nho?] in Phang Nga, Tung Tuk in Phang Nga, drawings of the Standing Buddha statue in Dvaravati style found in Wat Keu Chaiya (Suratthani). It also includes plans and drawings of many temples, such as Wat Sala Tung Chaiya, a drawing of the lotus on the top of stupa in Wat Maha That Chaiya, Wiang Sra (Sa Phra Narai) and a drawing of the standing Buddha which is similar to Gupta Buddha, a drawing of Siva shrine in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, and a drawing of the Vishnu statue found at Ho Phra Narai Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

Journal, hardcover, red, titled "Greater India Research Committee Season 1935-36 (Siam) Field Note Book Part II: Sri Thep ([Amphur, Kjiem, Chengrai, Pejabun,] Siam)" containing pencil notes and drawings. There are drawings of Prang Song Phi Nong in Sri thep, Prang Sri thep, boundary stone, inscription (pallava script), Khao Khlang Nok,Siva linga, the male statue [ Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill P.68] and the head of a male sculpture.

"Great Desert Crossing. 900 Miles by Camel. Bertram Thomas's Discoveries. A Salt Lake" Letter from Bertram Thomas to the Times, detailing his 900 mile crossing by camel of the Rub 'al Khali. Includes accounts of discoveries including the phenomenon of singing sands and a salt water lake in the desert. Also "Importance of the Discoveries" a comment from Sir Arnold Wilson (recipient of the Burton Memorial Medal in 1937).

Documents and correspondence concerned with grants and donations given or administered by the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• Two letters from Leopold von Schroeder, an Indologist from the Russian Empire, who later worked in Austria-Hungary, to the [Royal Asiatic Society] concerning donation of money for the India Exploration Fund. These are handwritten in German, dated 7 June 1904 and 6 July 1904.
• Letter from Beatrice de Cardi, Secretary, Council for British Archaeology to Mrs Davis, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that she is enclosing the Grant for £65 and could she therefore have a cheque made payable to her. Handwritten, dated 10 April 1957.
• Correspondence concerning the overseeing and administration of a grant from the J.D. Rockefeller Fund to the Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, for preparation of catalogues. The Royal Asiatic Society agreed to administer this fund from which funds were given to Mr John C. Irwin, Keeper of the Indian Section, V&A Museum, to undertake the work. Correspondents include the Royal Asiatic Society, the Victoria & Albert Museum, John Irwin, and the Asian Cultural Council, 43 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 7 June 1966 - 29 May 1986.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the will of Susan Skilliter and the setting up of a library at Newnham College of her books. The Royal Asiatic Society contributed towards a fund to enable the library's establishment. The items include a copy of her death notice in The Times, 18 September 1985 and a copy of her will, 31 pieces, printed, typed and handwritten, dated 18 September 1985 - 20 January 1987.
• Correspondence concerning a donation to a fund for the Khalidi Library, Jerusalem, for conservation work to which the Royal Asiatic Society made a donation. Correspondents include the Royal Asiatic Society, Dr Lawrence I. Conrad from the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, and Walid Khalidi, 11 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 8 August 1990 - 17 January 1991.
• Letter from Katie Marsh, The Don Baker Memorial Fund, to thank for the contribution to the Fund. The fund will enable a conservator, Helen Loveday to work on Baker's notes and prepare them for publication. Typed, 1 piece, dated 28 October 1995.
• Correspondence concerning a donation for a Modern Persian Conference to be held at SOAS for which the Society provided a donation towards the cost of the conference, 7 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 14 January 2000 - 11 May 2001.
• Correspondence concerning a donation given for the translation of articles by the Russian Numismatist, Elena Davidovitch, 2 pieces, typed, dated 9 February 2000 - 17 February 2000.
• Correspondence concerning a donation made towards a plaque in honour of Sir Joseph Banks at the entrance of Lincoln Cathedral, 6 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 29 February 2000 - 12 June 2000.
• Correspondence concerning a donation to the Nicholas Lowick Project for the production of a catalogue of coins, 2 items, typed, dated 1 December 2000 - 16 May 2001.
• Correspondence concerning a donation to support the Professor Annemarie Schimmel Memorial Seminar held by the Iqbal Academy, 3 pieces, typed, dated 28 July 2003.
• Correspondence concerning a donation to support academic seminars at Kabul University, 2 pieces, dated 29 January 2005.
• Correspondence concerning a donation to Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle, in memory of Aramban Saroj, printed-out emails and letter, 2 pieces, dated 31 January 2009 - 30 September 2009.

Correspondence concerning Grants and Donations to the Society from other Institutions. These are:

• A note from the Rockefeller Foundation to the Royal Asiatic Society to send a bank draft as their one-half of the grant for the preparation of a book on Robert de Nobili by Vincent Cronin, 1 piece, typed, dated 7 June 1957.
• A draft letter to the Drapers Company to ask for support for the Royal Asiatic Society, 3 pieces, typed, dated 4 September 1957.
• A letter from Edwin Clarke, Assistant Scientific Secretary, The Wellcome Trust, to Sir Gerard Clauson, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the provision of a grant to the Society to list all the extant medical and scientific manuscripts in Arabic in the United Kingdom,1 piece, typed with handwritten annotations, dated 4 November 1959.
• British Academy General Grant: Correspondence concerning an annual grant from the British Academy to assist in financing the Royal Asiatic Society, 43 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 16 July 1942 - January 1965.
• British Academy Journal Grant: Correspondence concerning an annual grant from Nuffield Fund administered by the British Academy to assist in financing the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 54 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 17 December 1954 - 7 December 1964.
• Neil Kreitman Foundation: Correspondence concerning a grant from the Neil Kreitman Foundation to support the Society, 6 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 18 February 1993 - 29 April 1993.
• Letter from Camilla Larsen, Executive Officer, Royal Asiatic Society to Ms Crowley, Mercer's Charitable Foundation, to acknowledge receipt of a grant for the computerised cataloguing project of the Society, 1 piece, typed, dated 30 October 2009.

Since the 1960s the Society had deposited on indefinite loan some copper-plate grants and other inscriptions with the British Museum. The material in this subseries consist of correspondence and documentation concerning this loan.

• Correspondence between the British Museum and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the initial loan and the continuing care of the items. Typed and printed, 12 pieces, dated 29 November 1967 - 5 March 1973.
• Correspondence between the British Museum and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning indemnity insurance for the items on loan. Typed and handwritten, 4 pieces, dated 16 September 1993 - 25 October 1993.
• Correspondence and list between the British Museum and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the ongoing loan and production of photographs, Typed, 4 pieces, dated 20 April 1998 - 7 September 1999.
• Correspondence between the British Museum and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning obtaining a full list of the items loaned. Computer printed, 1 piece, dated 30 March 2016.

"Grammatical construction of the Ho language - By Lieut. Tickell". Unbound offprint with Hodgson's annotations from Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1840. Printed by Bishop's College Press, 11 pages, 1840.

Grammatical Analysis of the Bahing Language. Sheets of vocabulary and grammar concerning the Bahing dialect. Handwritten, 40 pieces, undated.

Grammaire Tagalog en Francais by Aristide Marre. A handwritten manuscript contained within a small notebook. Contains a title page at the end of the notebook with a table of chapters. This notebook is in fragile condition.