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Correspondence and Lists regarding the bequest of Mrs Dorothy C. Wales, wife of Horace Geoffrey Quaritch Wales, regarding their donations of furniture, collections items and money to the Society. 13 items. These are:

• List of Books from the Library of H.G. Quaritch-Wales Letter from Burley & Geach Solicitors to enclose a valuation of items bequeathed to the Society, 13 July 1994.
• Letter from Michael Pollock to the Solicitor regarding an initial visit to the estate and items of interest, 2 August 1994.
• Preliminary Report on the Move of Material forming the Wales Bequest, 1994.
• Letter from Bullens Limited to give a quote for removal of items to the Society, 5 August 1994
• Letter from Bullens Limited to confirm the booking of the carriage of material, 8 September 1994.
• Books by Dr H.G. Quaritch Wales brought from Haslemere to 60 Queen's Gardens on Tuesday 13th September 1994.
  *nReceipt for Books with Ms. D.E. Tonge from estate of the late Dorothy Wales.
• Wales Bequest to the Library for the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society.
• Letter from John Guy, Acting Chief Curator, Indian & Southeast Asian Dept. regarding viewing objects from the Wales Bequest, 19 September 2001.
• Letter from John Guy, Acting Chief Curator, Indian & Southeast Asian Dept. regarding viewing papers, filed notes, diaries and photographs from Wales bequest with a summary checklist, 19 September 2001.
• The Bequests to the RAS by the late Mrs Dorothy Wales, by John A Payne, 27 May 2002
• Furniture Notes to Accommodate new Library Furniture - how to accommodate the items from the Bequest, undated.

Correspondence concerning the donation of "H.T. Colebrooke - Memoirs and Autographs", donated by Timothy Frost. Copy of an email from Tim Frost to Alison Ohta, Curator, Royal Asiatic Society to offer the bound volume of "H.T. Colebrooke - Memoirs and Autographs", 31 March 2009; and Letter from Gordon Johnson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the donation, 9 October 2009. (See HTC/1 for further details of this volume).

Two Accessions Registers and one list concerning acquisitions to the Society's Collections. These are electronic documents and can be accessed in the Reading Room.

Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society - signed minutes; index at back of volume of some significant items and names. Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. Some decay and damage to spine. Handwritten.

Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society - signed minutes; index at back of volume of some significant items and names. Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. Some decay. Handwritten.

"Minutes of the Meeting of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society". Signed minutes. Includes also:

• Committee Meeting Minutes
• Medal Fund Account, 1899
• Report of the Auditors for 1897
• Report of the Committee appointed to arrange a Banquet to be given at the Hotel Metropole in honour of the Chiefs and Representatives from India attending the Coronation, 1902
• Letter concerning the award of the Gold Medal, 1903
• Report from Finance Committee concerning the Medals and others funds, 1903
• Report from Finance Committee concerning the Medals and others funds, 1903
• Printed Report from Committee on Publishing Arrangements, 1904.

Brief index at back of volume. Hardcover bound lined notebook with green/yellow cover. Handwritten with handwritten, typed and printed inserts.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council, signed minutes. Also contains Minutes of Committees and copies of relevant letters:

• Indian Texts Series Committee
• Medal Committee
• Auditors
• Finance Committee
• Special Committee on Mr Krishnavarma (concerning his views on assassination of English by Indians)
• House Committee
• Dinner Committee
• Indian Exploration Fund Committee
• Indian Museum Correspondence
• Resident Members Committee
• Forlong Bequest Committee
• Sub-Committee on Co-operation with the Société Asiatique
• Publications Committee
• Entente Committee
• Committee for Selection of Honorary members
• Library Committee

Hardcover bound lined book with red cover. Handwritten and typed documents (from 1920). Some decay.

There is a small amount of material covering Special General Meetings within this period. The items are:

• 1907 - Notice from C. Hughes, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, to inform Members that a Special General Meeting will be held on 14 May 1907 to consider revision of the Rules. Printed material, dated 23 April 1907.
• 1908 - Notice from C. Hughes, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to inform Members that a Special General Meeting will be held on 26 May 1908 to consider revision of the Rules. Printed material, dated 9 May 1908.
• 1922 - Notice from Ella Sykes, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform Members that at a Special General Meeting on 17 January 1922 certain amendments to the Rules were agreed. These amendments are listed. Printed material, dated April 1922.
• 1929 - Notification of a Special General Meeting on 1 July 1929 regarding Rule 65 concerning the day on which General meetings were held. Sent from C. Frazer, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, printed card. On the observe is a handwritten list concerning Persian texts.
• 1934 - 'Proposed Alterations and Additions to the Rules of the Society for Consideration by a Special General Meeting'. Notification giving the proposed rules to be changed and the date of the meeting, 11 January 1934 and Agenda for the Special General Meeting on 8 March 1934. Printed material.
• 1936 - Notification of a Special General Meeting to be held on 12 November 1936 to decide whether it was desirable for the Asiatic Society of Japan in Tokyo to be accepted as an Associate Member. Printed material, 2 copies.
• 1965 - Notification of the changes to subscription rates to be discussed at a Special General Meeting, 14 October 1965, typed; Minutes of the Special General Meeting when the subscription changes were unanimously accept, typed; Notification for a Council or Finance meeting (Item 6 i on the Agenda) regarding the unanimous acceptance of new subscription rates, typed; 'Notice on Subscriptions' to inform members of the new rate. Sent from D. Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, printed material.
• June 1969 - Agenda for a Special General Meeting to be held on 24 June 1979, 3 copies, typed with annotations; Minutes of the Special General Meeting, 2 copies typed with annotations; letters of apology from C.H. Philips, Sir Ralph Turner and Susan Skilliter, 3 items, typed and handwritten.
• October 1969 - Agenda for a Special General Meeting to be held on 29 October 1979, typed; Minutes of the Special General Meeting, typed with annotations.
• 1970 - Notice of a Special General Meeting to be held on 8 January 1970 to consider the revised Bye-laws of the Society. Notification is given as to where the bye-laws were available for consultation. Sent by D. Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, November 1969. Printed material.

Special General Meetings were held in 2004 and 2005 concerning the Society moving premises from 60 Queen's Gardens. The material is:

Special General Meeting 13 May 2004

• Notice of the Special General Meeting with Note from the President regarding the decision to sell Queen's Gardens and purchase 20/21 Jockey Fields, dated 21 April 2004.
• Agenda for the Meeting. Amendment to the proposal for the Meeting to allow the Council to purchase a property within a certain location at their discretion, dated 13 May 2004.
• Signatures of those present at the meeting and lists of apologies.

• Correspondence from Fellows concerning the meeting, 5 letters, dated 26 - 30 April 2004.

  Special General Meeting 12 May 2005

• Notice of the Special General Meeting for the purpose of approving the sale of 60 Queen's Gardens and the purchase of 14 Stephenson Way.
• Honorary Treasurer's Statement for the Special General Meeting.
• Letter from the President to Fellows concerning the sale and purchase of the properties, dated 20 April 2005.

A Special General Meeting was held on 15 April 2010 to consider amendments to the current Byelaws of the Society. The associated material is:

• Notice of the Special General Meeting with Note from the President concerning the Bye Laws and Standing Orders, dated 1 March 2010.
• Signatures of Fellows attending the Special General Meeting.
• Minutes from the meeting.