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Series contains material relating to Tibbett's role as consultant in the Sindbad voyage project (1980-1981), which was led by Tim Severin. This was an attempt to recreate the fictional voyage of Sindbad the sailor in the publication 'The book of one thousand and one nights.' This involved creating a replica of an early Arab trading ship and completing a 6,000 mile journey to sail it all the way to China. Most of this material concerns the Heritage of Oman festival which sponsored the voyage.

An advertising leaflet concerning the Sindbad project telling of the sponsorship, the importance of navigation to Oman, and the whereabouts of the boat at that time.

Drawn map of route from Siliguri to Lhasa on a scale of 1 inch to 25 miles. Pencil and ink. On the reverse are recorded the Distances between Gyantse and Lhasa, Gyantse and Jalap-La, and Jalap-La and Gangtok.

Correspondence and notes regarding signing the lease and moving into the premises. The correspondence is mainly between the Royal Asiatic Society and their Solicitors, T.L. Wilson and Co.

Significant dates and Correspondence sent 1810-1812, 1827-1829. Handwritten in ink, 1 piece, 1 side

• Signed Minutes and Conservation Report for Library Committee Meeting, 13 January 1994
• Signed Minutes and Conservation Report for Library Committee Meeting, 28 April 1994
• Signed Minutes, Conservation Report and Papers for Library Committee Meeting, 30 June 1994
• Signed Minutes and Paper for Library Committee Meeting, 15 September 1994
• Signed Minutes and Conservation Report for Library Committee Meeting, 17 November 1994

These are found within a Green Balmoral Accounts book with Minutes covering the period October 1991 - May 2004.

• Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meeting, 2 February 1995
• Minutes for the Library Committee Meeting, 23 March 1995
• Minutes for the Library Committee Meeting, 16 May 1995
• Minutes for the Library Committee Meeting, 5 October 1995
• Minutes for the Library Committee Meeting, 9 November 1995

These are found within a Green Balmoral Accounts book with Minutes covering the period October 1991 - May 2004.

Signed Minutes for the Library Committee Meetings for 10 January 2002, 9 May 2002 and 26 September 2002.
These are found within a Green Balmoral Accounts book with Minutes covering the period October 1991 - May 2004.

Signed Minutes for the Library Committee Meetings for 13 January 2005, 12 May 2005 and 22 September 2005.

Signed Minutes for the Library Committee Meetings for 11 January 2006, 10 May 2006 and 16 November 2006.