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These are offprints of sections of Allen's book and articles by Terence Armstrong.

The printed material consists of James Thomason's settlement report on the district of Azamgarh, from 1837 and a copy of a Hindi lithographed newspaper, the 'Shimla Akhbar', of 15th April 1848.

Printed Material concerned with the Presentation of the Award to Wilfred Thesiger and his work.

There is one item in this sub-series - a newspaper cutting from the Daily Telegraph for 11 December 1981, to report the presentation of the Burton Memorial Award to Professor R.B. Serjeant.

Printed material concerned with the 9th International Congress. These are:

• Newspaper cutting from The Morning Post of a letter from Patrick Colquhoun, G.W. Leitner and H.W. Bellew announcing their declaration that the proposed International Congress of Orientalists in 1892 is not in accordance with the International Assembly of Orientalists' regulations. Dated 21 April [1891].
• Letter from Robert K. Douglas, J.F. Hewitt, E.W. Bullinger and A.A. Macdonell, Honorary Secretaries, to forward a copy of the circular for the 9th International Congress of Orientalists. Dated February 1891.
• List of the Officers for the Ninth International Congress of Orientalists, also inviting other Orientalists to join. Two copies, dated 12 May 1891.
• Letter from Robert K. Douglas, E.W. Bullinger and A.A. Macdonell, Honorary Secretaries, to announce to Meeting of the Congress in September 1892 and to inform of its legitimacy. Dated 26 October 1891.
• Letter from Robert K. Douglas, E.W. Bullinger and A.A. Macdonell, Honorary Secretaries, to ask for learned bodies to commit their support for the Congress. Undated.
• Ninth International congress of Orientalists: Notes of Arrangements during the Week.
• Order of Proceedings for Monday September 5th.
• Order of Proceedings for Tuesday September 6th.
• Order of Proceedings for Wednesday September 7th.
• Order of Proceedings for Thursday September 8th.
• Order of Proceedings for Friday September 9th.
• Order of Proceedings for Saturday September 10th.
• Timetable for Excursion to Cambridge on Saturday September 10th. List of Members, 2 copies.
• Supplementary List and Index to List of Members. List of Papers.
• Report of Committee appointed to consider the time and place of the next Congress by Thomas H. Thornton, 9 September 1892. 2 copies.
• A Catalogue of Books Presented to the Congress.
• Address delivered at the Opening of the Congress by Frederick Max Muller, 5 September 1892.
• Address to the Assyrian Section by Professor A.H. Sayce.
• Archaic Greece and the East by the Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone, M.P., President of the Section for Archaic Greece and the East.
• Higher Education in India: Its Position and Claims by Sir Raymond West, President of the Indian Section.
• Speech of Prof. Kielhorn given at the Dinner in London to the Foreign Members of the Ninth Congress of Orientalists on Monday, the 12th September 1892.
• Pamphlet in Arabic.
• The Ninth International Congress of Orientalists 1892. Pamphlet of report from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

There is a single item in this sub-series - a newspaper cutting from The Times to report that the Burton Memorial Medal had been presented to Brigadier S.H. Longrigg for services in Oriental research.

There is a single item in this sub-series - a newspaper cutting from The Times for 10 November 1973 to report on the Presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal to Professor Mary Boyce.

Three books of printed material in Arabic and Persian language, possibly official reports. There is also one page from the book 'Alfiya', Rhymed book of Arabic Grammar , and 16 loose pages from a book relating to Islamic teachings.

Printed material concerned with the Joint Session in 1919. These are:

• Letter from Émile Senart, President of Société Asiatique, to inform his colleagues of the forthcoming meeting at the Royal Asiatic Society. In French, dated 25 June 1919.
• Letter from Charles R. Lanman, American Oriental Society, concerning the forthcoming Joint Meeting. Dated 16 July 1919.
• Notice from Eleanor Hull, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the Joint Session and to ask for offers of hospitality from members and friends resident in the London area. Dated 24 July 1919.
• Letter from Eleanor Hull, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to send details regarding the Dinner to entertain Members of the allied institutions. With the letter is a form for a Hospitality Fund for voluntary subscriptions towards the cost of the Dinner and Session. Dated 30 July 1919.
• Notice from Eleanor Hull, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to provide a Programme of Meetings. With this is a form for Application for Tickets for the Dinner to be held at the Imperial Restaurant. Undated.
• Programme for the Joint Session of the Royal Asiatic Society, the Société Asiatique, American Oriental Society and the Scuola Orientale-R. Università di Roma. This also includes a list of some of the participating Members from the Societies. Undated.
• Admittance Ticket from Eleanor Hull, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, for the events at the Oriental Rooms, British Museum, the School of Oriental Studies, and Kew Gardens on 4-6 September. The name F.W. Thomas has been added to the card.
• Ticket to the Banquet at the Imperial Restaurant, Regent Street, on 6 September 1919.

There is a small amount of printed material relating to Pankhurst's interest in Ethiopia. These are:

• 'A Catalogue of Secondhand Books Old and Modern offered for sale by Holleyman & Treacher', Brighton, Sussex. Printed pamphlet for June 1953.
• Journal of Africa Studies Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1979, in which is the article Mahbuba, the "Beloved": The Life and Romance of an Ethiopian Slave-Girl in Early Nineteenth-Century Europe by Richard Pankhurst.
• 'Central Asian Studies, Autumn 1983', book catalogue by Aris & Phillips Ltd., printed leaflet.
• 'Egypt and the neighbouring Countries, B.C. 1000 by Samuel Sharpe' printed plate of the map, published by E. Mason & Co., 1859.
• Photocopy of [Amharic] inscription.