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The painting of Madhu Rao Narayan, the Maratha Peshwa, with Nana Fadnavis (RAS Cat.01.014) by James Wales is the largest painting within our Collections. The material associated with it is:

• 'The Indian Mutiny and British Painting' by Brian Allen in Apollo, the International Magazine of the Arts, September 1990 which featured the painting on the front cover of the magazine and within the article.
• Single page from a French journal featuring the painting, undated.
• Colour postcard of the painting created by the National Portrait Gallery, undated.
• '"Take All of Them": Eclecticism and the Arts of the Pune Court in India, 1760-1800' by Holly Shaffer, from The Art Bulletin, June 2018 which featured the painting in the article and on the front cover.

The Madras Literary Society became allied to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1830. This material was gathered from the interaction between the two societies. These are:

• "Translations of the Three Inscriptions/ old Telugu Character/ on the Five Copper Plates presented to the Madras Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 30th January, 1831".
• Translations of the inscriptions with explanatory notes, handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give the name, Mr M. Ruthnasamy as the Corresponding fellow. Typed, dated 16 September 1941.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give the name and address of the President of the Society. Typed, dated 24 October 1941.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give the name, Professor M.D. Altokar as the Corresponding Fellow. Typed, dated 3 December 1941.
• Letter from the Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to Miss D Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inquire regarding the association between the two societies. Typed, dated 20 February 1968.
• Note from R. Loewe, University College, London, concerning a paper that he had thought was about the Madras Literary Society. Handwritten, dated 5 April.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to he Honorary Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to ask, on behalf of the Council, for the Madras Literary Society to send an account of their activities for the Council to assess if the link between the two societies can be resuscitated. Typed, dated 11 April 1968.
• "Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of Royal Asiatic Society (Est. 1812)" - leaflet concerning the history and current activities of the Society. Printed, dating between 1982 -1988.
• Letter from Radm M Raman, General Secretary, Madras Literary Society, to Professor Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send their society's best wishes as the Royal Asiatic Society moves into its new accommodation. Typed, dated 8 August 2006.
• Letter from Camilla Willemse Larsen, Executive Officer, Royal Asiatic Society, to Radm M Raman, General Secretary, Madras Literary Society, in response to his letter, to express gratitude for their kind words. Typed, dated 24 August 2008.

A folder containing 3 documents related to the Magathán Caves. These are: No.1: A draft description of the caves (incomplete) No.2: A sketch of a decayed sitting Buddha sculpture, scale 1/24. No.3: Two Pilasters, a piece of a Column and a small Bas-relief Dagob, scale 1/24. These were drawn by Henry West in 1856 but the paper also has a note by Arthur Anderson West noting changes on his visit in 1858.

A drawing of a pilaster ornament in Cave No.9 with note concerning it and of a similar one in Cave No.5.

Descriptions and plans about the Mahar Caves and other caves in the Konkan.

A folder containing two files detailing the Mahar and Kura Caves in Konkan. Each folder has a detailed contents list.

A George III mahogany corner armchair circa 1770, which has a broad rail back above two pierced vase shape splats, and a drop in seat on turned legs. It is not known when this chair came into the possession of Quaritch Wales.
The chair is housed in the Reading Room.

A George III mahogany secrètaire bookcase circa 1800, with dentilled cornice above a pair of arched astragal doors enclosing adjustable shelves. The lower section has a writing drawer enclosing pigeon holes and small drawers, which sits above a cupboard with pairs of doors, on a plinth base. The cupboard is 244cm high by 152cm wide. It is not known when this bookcase came into the possession of Quaritch Wales.
The bookcase is housed in the Society's Lecture Theatre.

"A kundaliyá verse on the upstarts": Mahuá nit uthi dákh sόn karat maslahat áya… With translation: Mahuá gets up daily in the morning and daily converses with Dákh very gravely in this way… Signed Rámgharíb Chaubé. Handwritten, 2 sides, undated.

Small notebook containing diary entries from 16 November 1938 - 21 February 1939. The entry for 21 December 1938 includes a sketch of an ice boat. The diary also includes a typed list of Germans who arrived at their camp on 8 January 1939 and a description of them within that day's diary entry. The entries contain both official and personal information.