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Correspondence with Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar, Indian Museum, Calcutta. These are:

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to ask, on behalf of the President and Council of the Society, whether Bhandarkar would be willing to represent the Society at the Seventh Indian Conference. Dated 29 May 1933.

Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he would be delighted to represent the Society. Dated 22 June 1933.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to express, on behalf of the President and Council, their gratitude that he has agreed to represent the Society. Dated 10 July 1933.

Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that his health has suddenly become worse and therefore it will be doubtful if he will be able to attend the Conference. Dated 14 December 1933.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to express, on behalf of the President and Council, their concern regarding his health and the hope that he was well enough to attend the conference. Dated 2 January 1934.

Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he did not attend the Conference but as he did not leave Calcutta, his health did not become worse. Dated 25 January 1934.

The series consists of 35 letters, mostly from Campbell to Hodgson, mainly ordered according to date, following the sequence of a previous listing.

This sub-series contains Correspondence with Dr Ahamad Hussain concerning the possibility of him being awarded the Gold Medal.

This sub-series contains a letter from Col. Hoysted to Dorothy Stede and her reply.

This sub-series contains 3 letters from donors concerning the use of their donation for the Public School Medal.

Five 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.

Letter 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.

Correspondence 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.