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Correspondence from Henri L. de Mink, Managing Director, Inter Documentation Company, BV, The Netherlands, to Richard Pankhurst concerning the copying of Ethiopian Bibles.

• Letter from Mink to Pankhurst to enclose photocopies of collections of printed Bibles and manuscripts. One piece, dated 12 October 1983. With this letter are photocopies of the relevant parts of 'Historical Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Bible House Library', 'A Bibliography of Scripture in African Languages' and a list of books in 'Agni, Akunakuna, Aladian, Amharic'.
• Letter from Mink to Pankhurst to express his uncertainty regarding the usefulness of Bibles in various languages and to send a photocopy of the cards from Pankhurst's Ethiopian lists and suggests he checks it with the holdings at SOAS and the Royal Asiatic Society. One piece, dated 24 October 1983. The photocopy is with the letter.

Correspondence with significant individuals regarding possible contributions to the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These include:

• Draft letter to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
• Correspondence with Lt. General, H.H. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, dated 21 August 1971 -24 November 1971.
• Correspondence with Dr N.S. Junankar, dated 19 May 1972 -6 June 1972.
• Letter to S.L. Egerton, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 4 September 1972.
• Letter from J.V. Mills, dated 21 October 1972.
• Correspondence with Lord Selkirk, dated 6 November 1972.
• Correspondence with Arthur Russell, Editor of Asian Affairs, dated 28 November 1972.
• Correspondence with Dr Gyllensvard, dated 19 December 1972 - 28 December 1972.
• Correspondence with Professor Ullendorff and Professor Latham, dated 5 January 1972[3] - 7 February 1973.
• Correspondence with Arthur Dash, dated 20 February 1973 - 6 March 1973.
• Correspondence with the Hon. Lord Cameron, dated 2 March 1973.
• Correspondence with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, dated 31 May 1973 - 29 June 1973.
• Correspondence concerning His Imperial Majesty The Shahanshah Aryamehr, dated 21 March 1974 - 3 May 1974.

Four Letters:

• Letter from Hugh Kennedy to RAS to submit his title, "The Sh'ite Movement under the Early Abbasid Caliphate" for approval for the Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 6 June 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to High Kennedy to inform him that his title for the Essay Competition had been approved. Typed, 1 side, dated 21 June 1971.
• Letter from Hugh Kennedy to RAS to ask for information concerning his entry in the Prize Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 14 January 1972.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Hugh Kennedy to inform him that he had been unsuccessful in the Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 4 February 1972.

Correspondence with H.J. Manwaring concerning the production of the Diploma for the Universities Prize Essay.

Correspondence with His Excellency Riaz Pasha upon the Mines of Midian. Printed for private circulation only. Alexandria, Egypt, the Alexandria Stationers and Booksellers Co., 1880. Typed Copy of Pamphlet originally in the Kensington Library (now in the Huntington Library, California).

Correspondence with H T Prinsep. There are two letters in this file: one from John Forbes Watson to Henry Thoby Prinsep, dated 2 July 1868; and one from Henry Thoby Prinsep to Brian Houghton Hodgson, dated 3 July [1868].

Correspondence with guests concerning the Sesquicentenary Dinner. These are:

• Correspondence with the Japanese Ambassador, 3 items, dated 12-16 October 1973.
• Correspondence with Patricia Countess Jellicoe, 1 item, undated.
• Correspondence with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office concerning the attendance of Sir Alec Douglas Hume, 1 item with envelope, dated 13 September 1973.
• Correspondence with the British Council concerning the attendance of Dr and Mrs Llewellyn, 1 item, dated 27 September 1973.
• Copy of invitation to Sir Mortimer Wheeler, 1 item, undated. Note from Peggy Hackforth-Jones, 1 item, dated 12 October 1973.
• Correspondence with Major Barwiss-Holliday concerning his inability to attend the Dinner due to his wife's serious illness, 2 items dated 22-25 October 1973.

Two Letters:

• Letter from Gordon Graham to the RAS to submit his title, "The philosophical presuppositions of the ethical systems of Confucius and Mercuis" for approval for the Essay Competition. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 2 June 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Gordon Graham to inform him that he had been unsuccessful in the Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 4 February 1972.

The Correspondence between Manning and Tuthill mainly dates from the time when they were both resident in Europe (1798-1806). There is also one earlier letter and a letter from Manning whilst he was in Bengal 1811.

There is further correspondence regarding Manning being executor of Tuthill's will which includes letters between Manning and Tuthill's daughter, Laura (1835-1836)

Correspondence with Garland Cannon:

• Draft letter from Raymond Head to Professor Cannon to ask for help in determining the provenance of the artworks that belonged to Sir William Jones in the Society's Collection. Dated 19 January 1983.
• Letter from Garland Cannon to Raymond Head to state that he was pleased to hear about the Jones' drawings at the Royal Asiatic Society and asks to be kept informed of progress in their cataloguing. He suggests contacting Ray Desmond at the India Office Library to find out more information. Dated 2 February 1983.