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This material is concerned with Allen's research into Evliya Çelebi, (1611?-1682?), the Ottoman explorer and the possibility of collaborating on translations of Celebi's work. It consists of correspondence and some manuscripts.

This is a series of correspondence mainly between W.E.D. Allen and Terence Gray and Gray's wife, the Georgian princess Natalie Margaret Imeretinsky, mostly concerning Georgian genealogy.

This series consists of correspondence between William Allen and Vladimir Minorsky. The material dates from later in Minrosky's life but he is still active in producing translations of material. Much of the correspondence concerns both his and Allen's work in translation. There is also a printed bibliography.

This series is mainly offprints of articles written by Allen, that had been filed together under the heading of Literary Activities: Offprints. There is also a single letter.

Lithograph of a stupa by F. de J. following a drawing by Luitenant Ridge B. C. The print was possibly owned by a Dr. Bird.

Copy of a Hindi lithographed newspaper, the 'Shimla Akhbar', of 15th April 1848. Simon Digby notes that it includes a description and reproduction of a copper-plate inscription from Nirmand. He also notes that this printed material is likely from the same source (Henry Miers Elliot) as the Devanagari documents in this same collection.

Lithographs from drawing of Buddhist sculptures by Lieutenant Ridge. The name, Dr. Birob is listed as associated with these lithographs.

Liu Hsieh as Literary Theorist, Critic, and Rhetorician, draft of Paul Y. Shao's dissertation sent by Shao to Graham with a letter from Shao to Graham requesting comments on the dissertation.

Policy documents concerning the loan of items from the collections to other institutions:

• 'Borrowing items from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections for public exhibitions: Policy and Procedures' - policy document created for the Council Meeting of 16 June 2005.

Loans and Disposals 1931-1935. Correspondence and a typed list of items that have been loaned or disposed with from the Society's Collections in the period 1931-1934. This is a more modern list - it is unknown when it was created, 2 pages.

The correspondence is:

• Three letters concerning the transfer of a packet of Papers of Robert Needham Cust to the School of Oriental and African Studies. Three typed letters, dated 27 July - 29 July 1932.
• Letter from the National Central Library to Royal Asiatic Society thanking for the two books given to the Society. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 27 October 1932.
• Letter from L.D. Barnett to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to send the papers relating to the sale of the Society's anthropological collections. The papers are not with the letter. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 November 1935.
• Three letters concerning the transfer from the Royal Asiatic Society to the Library, India Office, of a manuscript letter and report from J.J. Walker to Sir George T. Staunton, dated Fuhchow 1847. dated 14 November 1935- 23 June 1937.