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Three notebooks containing research notes:

• Spiral bound Silvine exercise book containing handwritten notes on viewed archive source material.
• Silvine exercise book with handwritten notes of viewed source material including one item from the RAS archive.
• Spiral bound Tellus exercise book containing excerpts from consulted texts.

Notes and lists of references for Davis' commentary on 'The Journey to Arzrum' and the 'History of Pugachev', including a collection of British Library request slips showing the books consulted in research.

Four rubbings of the inscription on the Nestorian (Xi'an) Stele, China. This Tang Chinese stele, erected in 781, documents 150 years of early Christianity in China. It is a limestone block 279 centimetres (9 ft 2 in) high with text in both Chinese and Syriac describing the existence of Christian communities in several cities in northern China. The four rubbings are of:

• Heading - 40 x 40 cm
• Facing front side - 200 x 90 cm
• Left side thickness of the stone - 200 x 30 cm
• Right side thickness of the stone - 200 x 30 cm

With the rubbings is an explanation of them sent by Jacob Ghazarian.

The Denis Sinor Medal was awarded to Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams in 2015. The material within this series includes:

• Email from Professor Samuel Lieu, Inaugural Distinguished Professor Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, attaching a statement of nomination for Professor Sims-Williams, a statement of achievements of Professor Sims-Williams, and a statement of support by Dr Gunner Mikkelsen, Macquarie University. The attachments are present. Typed, email dated 17 October 2014, 7 pieces.
• Email from Enrico Morano, President of the International Association of Manichaean Studies, supporting Professor Samuel Lieu's nomination. Typed, dated 17 October 2014, 1 piece.
• Email from Yutaka Yoshida, Professor at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, supporting the nomination. Typed, dated 22 October 2014, 1 piece.
• Emails between Camilla Larsen, RAS Executive Officer, and The Royal Mint regarding medal minting and engraving. Typed, dated 29 February-8 April 2016, 7 pieces.
• Invoice from the Royal Mint for medal minting and engraving. Scanned copy, dated 11 May 2016, 1 piece.
• Five digital photographs of Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams giving his lecture at the Society's premises in Stephenson Way, and of the presentation of the Medal to him by Dr Gordon Johnson, President, Royal Asiatic Society. This event took place on 13 May 2016.

Letter from Bebe Barwis-Holliday, wife of J. Edward Barwis-Holliday to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to send a newspaper cutting detailing Major Barwis-Holliday's trip to Japan as the British delegate to the OISCA conference in Japan, dated 2 October 1974. The cutting is with the letter.

Letter from Charles Dunn to Charles Beckingham to state his support for the proposal by Barwis-Holliday.

Letter from Professor H.L. Shorto to Charles [Beckingham] in support of the proposal by Barwis-Holliday.

Letter from Joe Ford and Peter S. Marshall to C.F. Beckingham to send their concerns and advice ahead of the forthcoming Council Meeting at which the Award would be discussed.

Letter from C.F. Beckingham to J. Edward Barwis-Holliday to give the decision of the Council to accept with gratitude his proposed Award. Beckingham sets out the terms of the award as decided by the Council.

Letter from Peter S. Marshall to C.F. Beckingham to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the letter that Beckingham had sent to Joe Ford.