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A letter from Major J.R Cunningham, at Jubbulpore, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to describe his visit to the "Haram of Ali Raza, the 7th Imam at Mashed" and to provide a copy of the "Ziarat Nameh" recited by the pilgrims. He and his wife had visited the Haram in April of that year. The letter is typed with embossed letterhead for Government of India, 2 sides. With the letter is a handwritten copy of the Ziyārat-nāmah, 5 pieces. The tomb at Mashhad is actually the Imam Reza Shrine of the 8th Imam.

In 1944 the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal sent letters to the Government of India and Government of Bengal concerning the post-war reconstruction of the cultural life of India. Within this they also sought support of British Institutions. The material in this series is:

Letter from K Nag, General Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the Society's support in their approach to the Governments of India and Bengal on the cultural reconstruction of India. Typed, dated 31 December 1944.

Letter from K Nag, General Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send part II of the pamphlet concerning the Society's proposals in connection with post-war reconstruction, Typed, dated 10 February 1945.

The printed pamphlet "Proposals made by the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal in connection with Cultural Reconstruction, Part II". Letter from Richard Burn to Richard Winstedt concerning the proposals for cultural reconstruction, Handwritten, dated 8 April 1945. With the letter are 18 pages of handwritten notes expanding his opinions.

"Proposals of R.A.S. Bengal for Cultural Reconstruction in India Part II". 4 pages of handwritten notes on the proposals.

Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the General Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, to inform him of the Council's general agreement with the proposals. If the Governments of India and Bengal request the views of the Society they will endeavour to express support. Typed, dated April 1945.

"Cultural Relations between India and the United Kingdom" - note by the Royal Society to call an informal conference at the Society's rooms on 24 July 1945 regarding cultural relations. With the letter is an agenda for the meeting and a note prepared by Mr Justice Bigley on matters for consideration at the conference, a Copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Special Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal for 24 March 1945 and Notes by Mr Justice Bigley relating to Cultural Relations. Typed, 6 pages.

"Copy of a letter from Sir Cyril Norwood, President of St John's College, Oxford, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated 3 July 1945" in which he expresses his opinions concerning Cultural Relations with India, as he will be unable to attend the forthcoming meeting. Typed, 2 pages.

Handwritten notes on the approach by the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal to the Government of India. 3 pages, undated.

A rough pencil sketch of the cross section of Cave No. 2 with some brief annotations. Scale is a quarter inch to a foot.

Crooked River - poem draft.

Items connected to the cremation of Professor E.H.S. Simmonds

Cover paper with words Miss Rickman

"Courtship and Marriage of the Siamese and Laos: Summary of a Communication Presented by H.G. Quaritch Wales" to the Royal Anthropological Institute, 12 December, 1933. Printed sheet.

COUNTRY COUSIN AT THE THEATER to the melody Shua-hai erh, draft poem or song.

Council Minutes and Agendas for the Society:

• Agendas for September 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 December 2006, 18 January 2007, 15 March 2007, 19 April 2007, 23 March 2007 and 24 June 2007.

• Minutes for 21 September 2006, 19 October 2006, 14 December 2006, 15 March 2007, 19 April 2007 and 23 May 2007.

• List of Council Members undated

Handwritten document detailing the costs of attending to Mr Wollaston on his calling to hand papers to prepare the Deed of Trust, further costs regarding preparing the document and the execution and stamping of the deed. Receipt from Messrs. T.L. Wilson & Co. for services between May 1905 and December 1907.