This sub-series contains Correspondence with Dr Ahamad Hussain concerning the possibility of him being awarded the Gold Medal.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandThis sub-series contains a letter from Col. Hoysted to Dorothy Stede and her reply.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandThis sub-series contains 3 letters from donors concerning the use of their donation for the Public School Medal.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandFive Letters:
- Letter from Max Wilcox, Head of Religious Studies Department, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, to Miss Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary, to ask if she would forward the particulars of the Prize Essay Competition to Miss Diana Rowland. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 23 November 1970.
- Letter from Max Wilcox to Diana Crawford to thank her for sending the details of the Competition and to inquire what exactly was meant by the term 'members'. Typed, 1 side, dated 12 May 1971.
- Letter from RAS Secretary to Max Wilcox to answer his inquiry regarding the term 'members'. Typed, 1 side, dated 24 May 1971.
- Letter from Diana Rowland to RAS to submit her title, "The Jewish Communities of Palestine under the Ptolemies" for approval for the Prize Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 31 May 1971.
- Letter from RAS Secretary to Diana Rowland to inform her that she had been unsuccessful in the Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 4 February 1972.
Two letters concerning Dennis Wood being awarded the Universities Prize Essay for 1936.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandLetter from David Prys-Owen to RAS to submit his title "The elements of orthodoxy in Classical Hinduism" for the Essay competition. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 31 May [1971].
Correspondence with companies concerning donations to the Royal Asiatic Society Sesquicentenary Appeal. These include national and international banks. oil companies, auction houses, as well as many smaller companies and businesses.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandCorrespondence with Colonel Thomas George Montgomerie. Two letters from Montgomerie to Brian Houghton Hodgson concerning explorations in Nepal and concerns regarding the Russian border. Dated 23 June 1873-12 July 1873.
Montgomerie Thomas George 1830-1878 SurveyorThe majority of these are later copies of letters written by Thomas Manning to Charles Lamb. The originals are part of the W. Hugh Peal Collection, University of Kentucky
There is one original draft letter from Thomas Manning.
Correspondence with Charitable Foundations and Trusts concerning donations for the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These letters are from those who were willing to support the Appeal and include the Raymond M. Burton Charity Fund, the Radcliffe Trust, the Baring Foundation Limited, the Second Sidbury Trust, the Inchcape Charitable Trust, the A.F. Wallace Charity Trust, the New Court Charitable Trust, Erycinus Charitable Trust, Schroder Charity Trust, and the M.F.B. Fitch Settlement.
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