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The Society has employed a Librarian throughout its history. It has also employed Assistant Librarians and since 2014, an Archivist. This material contains Job descriptions for these posts:

• 'Librarian to the Royal Asiatic Society' - a list of the professional and clerical duties undertaken by the Librarian. Written by Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, typed, 7 pieces, dated 12 November 1998.
• 'Library Cataloguer' - basic job description for retrospective cataloguing post onto an automated system. Typed, 1 piece, undated [2004-5].
• 'Part time Library Assistant' job description. Electronic document first created in 2005. Archival document created in 2025.
• 'Senior Library Assistant' job description. Electronic document first created in 2010. Archival document created in 2025.
• 'Assistant Librarian' job description. Typed, 2 pieces, dating to 2010.
• 'Library and Administrative Assistant' job description. Typed, 3 pieces, undated [2010 -2014].
• 'Assistant Librarian' job description, dated October 2013. Electronic document, converted to archival document in 2025.
• 'Librarian' job description. Electronic document first created in 2014. Archival document created in 2025.
• 'Project Archivist' job description. Typed, 3 pieces, dated August 2014.
• 'Archivist' job description. Electronic document first created in 2020. Archival document created in 2025.
• 'Collections Assistant' job description. Electronic document first created in 2023. Archival document created in 2025.

"An Urdu song: The World as a railway Station": Jis qâri men jânâ tujhko ek pal chin men wah âti hai… With translation: The train in which you are to go comes in a moment… Unsigned. Handwritten, 3 sides, undated

"A religious song – recorded by the Teacher of the village school Saurahá, Dt. Etawah": Jin ké hriday Hari nám basai, un dusará nám liyá na liyá… With translation: Those who have at heart the name of Hari has little need to mention any other name. Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand. Handwritten, 3 sides, undated.

"Japan's puppets are quaking, too" by Quaritch Wales from America, 28th October 1944, pp.64-65.

A collection of palm-size printed chanting lyrics booklets, utaibon (謡本), of the Hosho school (宝生流) of Noh, a form of traditional Japanese theatre. The booklets, in thread binding with yellow paper covers, are divided into two sets, including 10 booklets for uchi-hyakuban (内百番), referring to common chants, and 11 booklets soto-hyakuban (外百拾番), referring to uncommon chants. A title label pasted onto the cover of each booklet indicates the chants included in it. There are lyrics for 220 chants in total. Each booklet measures 8.8 cm (w) x 12 cm (h).

Originally housed in a wooden box with two compartments. Handwritten RAS label on the lid reads: ‘Japanese Print. 2 collections of Po[sins]. Taka Sago and Ho Show Kawa’ and on the underside of the lid is a printed list of all chants included in the booklets. The wooden box is probably made specifically to house the booklets after they came into the possession of the Library as the divider in the box is annotated ‘division’.

Copies of various unidentified Japanese articles on Mohism with Graham's annotations.

Correspondence and attendance forms for the Japan day held on 27 September 1973.

James Forlong bequeathed money to the Royal Asiatic Society to come to the Society upon the death of his wife. The money was to be used towards the establishment of an 'Imperial Oriental College or School' and in particular for the promotion of lectures. This fund was to be administered by the Royal Asiatic Society. With the opening of the School of Oriental Studies, London, it was necessary to negotiate with the School about the use of the Fund. These papers consist of administrative documents and correspondence concerned with both the inauguration of the Forlong Fund and its continuing application for lectures and scholarships. The administrative documents and correspondence concerning the publications undertaken can be found in the Society's publication records.

The Society's collections hold two Jambudvipa - RAS Cat.065.001 and RAS Cat.069.001. The information about these is:

• 'Royal Asiatic Society, Number 065.001, Jambudvipa, a Jain map of the universe, c.1830' - an article by Dr Nalini Balbir concerning this item. Also with this is another article by Balbir, 'Jain Yantra kept at the Royal Asiatic Society', dated January 2012.
• 'Science Museum: 5000 years of Science and Innovation - Illuminating India' - advertising brochure for the exhibition in which the Society's Jambudvipa is featured, 2017-2018.
• 'The Silk Road to Silicon Valley - 5000 years of Indian innovation' - copy of an article from The Times, 3 October 2017 concerning the Science Museum exhibition in which the Jambudvipa was shown.

Proofs from J.J. Modi's Jāmāspī in Pahlavi. Persian and Pazand texts. Unbound material stamped with "Rough Proof from B.E.S. Press" 18 February and 24 February 1902. The texts were published in 1897 and 1903.