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Estimate for the supply of 1000 new Fellows' Binders.

Letter from the Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to L.D. Barnett to inform that since the requisite period was about to elapse since the death of Charles Ambrose Storey, the Society would soon be able to dispose of the surplus books. These were first to be offered to the British Institute of Persian Studies. The letter concerns organising a meeting for this to take place.

"Essays on the Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepál and Tibet: together with further Papers on the Geography, Ethnology, and Commerce of Those Countries by B.H. Hodgson". Published by Trübner & Co., London, 1874. A series of 16 essays written by Hodgson. The book is heavily annotated and on the title page he suggests that this is Volume 1 of 3, the others being published in 1879. Also within the book is a loose sheet between pp.144-145 containing extra notes; a further sheet of notes at page 1 of Part II; a newspaper cutting from the "Naval and Military Gazette" of 10 January 1876 concerning the Ghurkhas between pp. 40-41 of Part II; a newspaper cutting from the Athenaeum of 24 March 1877 concerning a meeting in which it was reported that Hodgson had talked about the broken tribes of Nepal between pp.44-45 of Part II; a printed sheet with an article from The Phoenix - "The Northern Frontagers of China" by Henry H. Howorth between pp. 66-67 of Part II. On the front cover "Own Copy" has been written in ink and the interior has many annotations. Hardbound printed material with handwritten annotations, 1874.

"Essays on the East. Prize Offered by the Royal Asiatic Society". Notice to be sent to the Press concerning the Universities Essay Prize and the choice of titles for 1938. Typed material with handwritten date, "To Press 27.1.38".

"Essays on the East: Prize offered by Asiatic Society". Cutting from The Times Newspaper announcing the 1937 Universities Essay Prize. Printed material, dated 28 January 1937.

"Essays on the East: Prize offered by Asiatic Society". Cutting from the Times of India Newspaper to announce the 1937 Universities Essay Prize. Printed, dated 9 February 1937.

Two essays submitted for the 1940 Prize Competition.

There are two prize winning essays belonging to N.A.D. Macrae and G.A. Cary.

There are copies of both of the prize-winning essays and the identifying documentation for each candidate.

Typed and handwritten drafts of essays and talks by Fleming Mackenzie concerning his experiences in Tibet.