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Offprint of Edward William West's article 'Results of Excavations in Cave No. 13 at Kanheri' presented to the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society on the 10th of October 1861.

This is item number 10 on the folder list.

Seven offprints and newspaper cuttings of articles written by Allen covering a range of material: Military Operations in Daghestan, Paul Paulovich Muratoff, John Frederick Baddeley, Book reviews, The Source for G. de Lisle's "Carte des Pays Voisins de la Mer Caspiene", and Alaska.

The Parratts collected and copied articles relating to Manipur. These are:

• Copy of 'On the Manners, Religion and Laws of the Cucis, or Mountaineers of Tipra, communicated in Persian by John Rawlins, Esq.' from Asiatic Researches, vol. II, London 1807.
• Copy of 'Extracts from a Journal kept by Captain F.T. Grant, of the Manipur Levy, during a Tour of Inspection on the Manipur Frontier along the course of the Ningthee River, &c., in January 1832' from the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. III, 1834, pp.124-134, plus additional map of the area.
• Copy of 'Precis of Correspondence &c., regarding Manipur Affairs and the Cession of the Kubbo Valley to Burah' by J. Clark, Calcutta, 1879.
• The Appeals of the Manipur Princes with A Memorandum of Arguments submitted on their behalf by Manoban Ghose of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-law and Advocate of the Calcutta High Court with an Appendix containing the Evidence adduced at the Trial of Tikendrajit Sing, Jubraj or Senapati. Printed and Published by W. Newman & Co., at the Caston Stream Printing Works, 1 Mission Row, 1891. Soft bound copy + further typed copy with some handwritten notes.
• Copy of 'Manipur under British Management 1891-1907' by John Shakespear, published at the Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Printing Office, 1907.
• Notes on the Early History of Manipur: A paper read at the Fifth Meeting of the Indian Historical Records Commissions, Held at Calcutta in January 1923 by F.M. Abdul Ali, Keeper of the Records of the Government of India.
• Copy of 'A Note on the Kom People of Manipur' by Paresh Chandra Das Gupta from Journal of the Calcutta University of Letters, volume 27, 1935, pp. 1-7.
• Copy of extract from 'Kirata Jana-Kriti: The Indo-Mongoloids, their Contribution to the History and Culture of India, by Suniti Kumar Chatterji, from the Journal for the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. XVI, 1950, pp. 222-229.
• Copy of 'The Dance Among the Koms of Manipur' by Dr. Minendra Nath Basu, from Indian Folk-lore, Oct-Dec 1957, pp.9-10.
• Copy of 'Manipuri Dancing: Revival of a Classical Tradition' by Nayana Jhaveri, United Asia, Volume 10, 1958, pp. 172-177.
• Copy of 'Purana Apocrypha: A "Manipura-Purana"' by Suniti Kumar Chatterji from Indological Studies in Honor of W. Norman Brown, American Oriental Society, 1962, pp. 28-41. This article is annotated and a sheet of handwritten notes inserted into it.
• Copy of 'Manipur Vaishnavism: A Sociological Interpretation' by Kunj Bihari Singh, from Sociological Bulletin (Bombay) Vol XII, No. 2, 1963, pp.66-72.
• Copy of 'Traces of Pre-Hinduism in the Meitei Society' by Kunj Bihari Singh, from Folklore Vol V, No. 6, June 1964, pp. 210-206.
• Copy of 'The Vestiges of Tree-Cult among the Meiteis' by Kunj Bihari Singh from Folklore, September 1964, pp. 334-6.
• Copy of 'India: Introduction', pp. 205-214, from South-East Asia Tribes, Minorities and Nations, edited by P. Kimstadtor, Princeton University Press, 1967.
• Manipur newspaper [1972]
• Iconographs in Manipur' by O.K. Singh, offprint from Sculptures of Manipur, Mutua Museum Bulletin No.2, December 1982.
• Copy of 'Jurisprudential Study of the Interaction of Meetei Customary Law and Hindu Law- by Sanaban Raghumani Singh, a thesis for the Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Law, Kurukshetra University, April 1985, Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2.
• Manipur - A Ritual Theatre State' by Lokendra Arambam reprinted from Manipur University Research Journal, 1986: Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. III, No. 1 August 1986.
• Hoyang Hiren (Royal boat of Manipur)' pamphlet in English produced by the Manipur State Museum, September 1988.
• Advertising brochure for the 'Exhibition of Indigenous Musical Instruments of Manipur (from the collection of Manipur State Museum)' held from 7-24 January 1989.
• Copy of 'Urn-burial at Khaidem-Mang, Sugnu in Manipur' by O.K Singh, reprint from Souvenir - National Seminar on Man and Culture, 10-11 April 1991.
• Handwritten Notes on 'A Report on the 1994 excavation of Sikta, Manipur', 2 pieces.
• Copy of 'Some Rituals' part of Kwatha by Mayanglambam Gourachandra, published, People's Museum, Kakching, 1995.
• Copy of an extract from 'A Grammar of Meithei' by Shobhana L. Chlliah, published 1997, with handwritten annotations concerning incorrect entries.
• Correspondence between L.S. Springate, Royal Botanic Garden and Professor John Parratt concerning cuttings of 'langthrei' which Parratt had sent to the Botanic Garden, letter and email transcript, 19-26 August 1999. On reverse of email transcript are handwritten notes concerning the plant. This was found among the articles.
• News cutting of 'Response to NISC Paper' (Naga International Support Center) by Professor John Parratt, Imphal Free Press, 11 September 2004.
• Copy of 'Nupilal': Women's War, Gender and Sports in the History of Modern Manipur' by James H. Mills, published in NEIS Volume 1, No. 2, January 2006, pp.1-23. With the article is a compliment slip from James H. Mills.
• Copy of 'Manipuri Dance' by Christel Stevens, taken from Internet, in five parts, the first dated 2 February 2006.
• Copy of 'Bringing Manipuri Dance to the World Stage' by Christel Stevens. Abridged and edited version of the above article. Undated.
• Copy of 'Religious and Economic Reform: The Gaidinliu Movement and the Heraka in the North Cachar Hills' by Arkotong Longkumer. From the South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol. 30, No. 4, December 2007, pp. 499-515.
• Copy of 'The Art of Thang-Ta' by Laitonjam Kokngang Singh and Nongthombam Premchand published in Indian Folklife Serial No. 30 August 2008.
• Copy of 'Secondary Burial of the Chakpa Lois of Phayeng Village, Manipur, India' by Dr. Hoabijam Vokendro Singh, from Antrocom Online Journal of Anthropology, 2011, volume 7, n.1, pp.99-101.
• Copy of 'Manipur State Congress, Hijam Irabot and the Merger of Manipur with India' by John Parratt, Eastern Quarterly 2015. Paper delivered to the 34th Archives Week Celebration, Imphal, December 2013.
• Photocopy of 'Boundaries Blurred? Folklore, Mythology, History and the Quest for an Alternative Genealogy in North-east India' by Sohini Ray, published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 25, Part 2, 2015, pp. 247-267.
• Counting the dead in Manipur's shoot-to-kill war', report from BBC world News website, 3 July 2017.
• The Pioneer of Manipur, Typed by P.I.S.' - typed copy, undated.
• Copy of a map entitled 'Burma Mission Stations' printed by George Philip & Son Ltd., London, undated.
• List entitled 'Manipur State Archives, Photo Gallery', undated.
• Copy of 'Poireiton Khunthok: Birth, Origin or Migration Myth?' by Takhellambam Tomba, undated.
• Copy of 'Specimens of Meitei Proverbs' by Sm. Anima Devi. From Indian Folk-lore, pp. 63-74, undated.

Old Chinese s- Clusters, Some Dialect Alternations, and Traces of the Sino-Tibetan s- Causative, preliminary draft by Nicholas C. Bodman (Cornell University) for the Fifth International Conference of Sino-Tibetan Language and Linguistic Studies (University of Michigan, October 20-21 1972). Handwritten annotation on the first page specifies that the copy was sent to Graham by Bodman.

Drafts of poems "Old friend winter", Here comes mild May", and "I'm on tenters and hooks for the Packet of Books" in which he addresses Mr Payne to send his books to Dartford promptly. Also copies of these poems in mirror writing. Handwritten 4 pieces, 5 sides

Correspondence and administrative papers concerning Kejariwal's research fellowship. These are:

• Letter from Phil [Cyril Philips] to Frank Steele, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the request of Professor Kejariwal to meet Steele and to discuss his research. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 5 March 1990.
• Correspondence between Frank Steele and O.P. Kejariwal concerning the possibility of the Royal Asiatic Society funding his research. Two letters, handwritten, dated 21 March and 10 April 1990.
• 'Paper for the Council Meeting of 12 April 1990: Grant to Professor O.M. Kejariwal' written by Franke Steele with additional information concerning proposed expenditure, biographical data and proposal entitled 'British Historiography on India in the nineteenth century'. Typed, 9 pieces, dated 2 April 1990.
• Correspondence between Frank Steele, O.P. Kejariwal and A.D.H. Bivar, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the amount that the Society may be willing to provide, and the reasons for the subsequent delay in Kejariwal's reply and whether there is still the possibility of being funded by the Society. Five letters, typed and handwritten, dated 14 April 1990 - 12 July 1991.
• Correspondence between A.D.H. Bivar and O.P. Kejariwal concerning the formal offer made by the Society and Kejariwal's acceptance of its conditions. Two letters, typed, dated 26 July-12 August 1991.
• Extract from a letter from A.D.H. Bivar to O.P. Kejariwal concerning arrangements for Kejariwal's flight to England. One piece, typed, dated 20 February 1992.
• Correspondence between O.P. Kejariwal, A.D.H. Bivar and John A. Payne, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the practicalities of Kejariwal receiving his funding. Typed and handwritten, 4 letters, dated 2 June - 27 July 1992.
• 'Dr O.P. Kejariwal Total grant' - balance sheet for Kejariwal's funding with note by David Bivar. Typed and handwritten, 1 piece, dated 10 November 1992.
• Correspondence between John A. Payne and O.P. Kejariwal concerning his return to India and final payments. Three letters, typed and handwritten, dated 10 November - 21 December 1992.
• Correspondence between A.D.H. Bivar and O.P. Kejariwal concerning Kejariwal's final reports. Typed and handwritten, 2 letters, dated 30 December 1992 - 6 January 1993.
• 'Report on the Period of Fellowship of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. 15 May 1992 to 11 November 1992.' -Kejariwal's report on his research. Typed, 2 pieces.
• 'Summary of Suggestions by Dr Kejariwal' - a further report by Kejariwal but itemising possible improvements to the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, 6 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning obtaining photocopies and other research material between O.P. Kejariwal, John A. Payne and the holding institutions. Typed and handwritten, 13 pieces, dated 7 January 1993 - 20 February 1993.
• Correspondence between John A. Payne and O.P. Kejariwal concerning other institutions that may be helpful to Kejariwal's research. Typed and handwritten, 5 pieces, dated 5 April 1993 - 11 March 1994.

Pamphlet advertising the 'Oman - history, culture and traditional skills' exhibition as part of the Heritage of Oman Festival. The pamphlet also provides information about the Sindbad Voyage project which was organised by Tim Severin.

An overview of the 'Oman - history, Culture and Traditional Skills' exhibition that was held in the United Kingdom.

"On a Kiss". Newspaper cutting of the poem. Printed material, 1 piece, 1 side

A handwritten translation of "On Believing in Mind - Shinjin-no Mei" by Seng-t'san, third Chinese patriarch of Zen, and a typed version with explanatory commentary.