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Two drafts of a description of the West brothers' research in the Cave Temples of western India from 1847 to 1866. It is stated that a copy of this letter was sent to Dr Burgess on the 14th March 1906.

Manuscript of "Narrative of the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa". Handwritten manuscript prepared by [Manning's sister] on paper watermarked 1834. This account contains additional material to the account that was published posthumously by C. R. Markham in 1876 as "Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet and of the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa". The manuscript is closely written on 99pp and draws from material to be found in the notebooks, TM/9/2 & TM/9/3.

A draft description of some of the Nasik inscriptions and includes printed proofs.

Offprint of 'Nasik Cave inscriptions. With a plan' by Edward and Arthur West which was originally published in the 3rd volume of the Journal of the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Also contains a sketch map of the caves and inscriptions.

Final draft description of the caves and inscriptions by E.W. and A.A. West.

Sundry documents about the Nasik caves. These are notes from Henry West's diaries (1853-1855), a rough list of columns & other details, a map of Nasik town and some proofs of prints for a pilaster and parapet in Cave No.26 and a parapet in Cave No.3..

Descriptions and drawings of the Nasik Caves by both Edward and Arthur West.

As part of the Sesquicentenary Celebrations the Royal Asiatic Society decided to host a series of National Days at approximately monthly intervals to highlight the countries in which the Society was particularly interested and with the hope of strengthening ties between various bodies interested in Asia. This material covers the organisation of these events.

Letter from Roy Strong, National Portrait Gallery, to C.F. Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that the gallery would be interested in holding a historical exhibition on British travellers in the East. He will write again if this is achievable, dated 8 April 1969.

Correspondence concerning Graham's tenure at the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, as a Visiting Professor.