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Photocopy of a letter from Dennis Duncanson to Mrs Audrey Tee, sending condolences for the death of Sir Ralph Lilley Turner, dated 29 April 1983. Also includes a programme for the thanksgiving service of Turner and an obituary notice in the news.

Thomas Manning was admitted to Cambridge University to study mathematics. He was very able and though did not graduate, he continued in teaching position at Cambridge for some time beforel he travelled to France to study Chinese. He was keen to develop new theorems. He published a mathematical text and corresponded with other mathematicians.

His interest in mathematics was lifelong - this subseries contains notes made on the back of letters postmarked as late as 1837.

There are both notebooks, one of which appears to be a manuscript for a book, and assorted loose notes and calculations.

Ma-wang-tui Lao-tzu : Partial draft of text and annotated translation of chapters 50 and 76, including also notes on other chapters.

"Measuring of Human Races" by Robert Schlagintweit. Chart for undertaking the measuring of an individual. Printed material, undated, 2 copies.

Articles from the New York Times concerning a Shiite attack on the Grand Mosque at Mecca. These articles are entitled:

• 'Influx to Mecca a Strain on Saudis', 21 November 1979.
• 'Mecca Mosque Seized by Gunmen Believed to be Militants from Iran', 21 November 1979.
• 'Iranian Pilgrim Tells of Mecca Attack', 22 November 1979.
• 'Gunmen Still Hold Mecca Mosque: Identity and Motives are Unclear', 22 November 1979.
• 'Saudis Say Gunmen Still Hold Mosque' ,23 November 1979.
• 'Saudis Say Mosque is in their Control', 24 November 1979.
• 'New Data Link Mecca Takeover to Political Rift', 25 February 1980.

Colour photographs of the medal for John Gullick, the recipient of the 2001 Royal Asiatic Society Award, showing the front and the back of the medal, with a letter containing information about its design. The photographs and the information were subsequently published in the winter issue of the 2003 newsletter.

Two casts for the Burton Memorial Medal. One side has the head of Burton and the inscription "SIR RICHARD BURTON. KCMG. 1821-1890" and the other side has a laurel wreath and the inscriptions "RICHARD BURTON MEMORIAL MEDAL" and "PRESENTED TO" with space for the recipients name. One is a complete medal, the other is in two halves each with one side plain and the other in the form of the medal.

Sample Medals, Die Casts and Lead Pattern for the Gold Medal.

Handwritten research notes, made by Roff, on disease and sanitation. The notes are arranged by author of the work, 74 pieces. With the notes are two printed pamphlets about the New York Academy of Medicine Library.

"Meet The Kachins, Our Head-Hunting Allies In Burma" by Quaritch Wales from The Star Weekly, Toronto, 10th March 1945, p.15.