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Catalogue of the photographs illustrating the travels of H.G.Q. Wales 1923-[2]9. Typed original by Quaritch Wales and a photocopy of this list. It includes photographs taken in South America, Siam, Malacca, Cambodia, Borneo, and the Philippines. These lists are relevant to the Quaritch Wales photographic collections that are held at the Society (Photo.70).

Newspaper photograph of R. H. Mason, British ambassador to Mongolia from The Times, 28 July 1966.

Photograph of Richard Burton in “Spanish shirt”, Trieste. The Rivett and Lovell Handlist contains the note - "Not the known one - another pose but taken at the same sitting c. 1874 - Mary S. Lovell".

A photograph of a small detached figure. A note states this item was placed in a Museum at the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Photograph of Sonomdorjin Dambadartaa, Mongolian Ambassador to Britain from The Times, 20 November 1969.

Copy of a photograph showing the Dilettante Society at the Thatched House Club. This photo shows the room in which the Society held its first meeting.

Correspondence regarding the procurement of photographs taken by Noel Guina of the Prince's visit to the Society . 3 copies of emails and 2 letters.

Material concerned with the photographic collections held by the Society:

• List of the photographs within the Aurel Stein collections and the expeditions with which they were associated. Typed, 2 pieces, undated.
• 'Report on two rolls of film from the archives of the Royal Asiatic Society 10/12/98' by Ken Walton and Stuart Laidlaw describing the contents (Reginald Campbell Thompson's excavation in Nineveh) and the type and condition of the film. With this is a letter from J.E. Reade, British Museum, dated 18 February 1999, also giving details of the film, and an article sent by Ken Walton on the excavation.
• Programme for the visit to the Royal Asiatic Society by the Courtauld Institute of Art Summer School at which the photographs of Ajanta, Amaravati and Sanchi were investigated. The visit took place on 31 July 2008.
• Article and covering letter from Akiyoshi Tani, University of Tokyo, in which the Howell Collection of photographs were featured. The letter is dated 27 August 2013.
• Copy of the Hokkaido News, 7 December 2016 which carries an article about the Howell Collection of photographs.

Photographic negatives of maps.

Black and white photographs of 56 Queen Anne Street. These are:

• 3 identical prints of the frontage of the building, one mounted on board
• 3 prints of different views of the Library, plus further print of the fireplace
• 2 large identical prints of the Lecture Room and two smaller identical prints of the room
• 3 large and two smaller views of a reading/council room featuring the portrait of Lt. Col. William Lambton (Head cat. 01.011), one mounted on board
• 2 large and 4 smaller views of a reading/council room featuring the Thomas Daniell print of the Mosque at Juanpore (Head cat.090.005)
• 1 print of a carved fireplace with 3 prints showing the ornamental detail of lady with two cherubs
• View of a fireplace with further close up view of detail of a lady with a dog
• View of fireplace with swag carving
• View of Staircase, taken in 1972
• View of carved alcove
• Three views of front room ground floor and lecture room, possibly circa 1963, with accompanying note
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar to Diana Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to send duplicate copies of prints of the Society's premises taken at the time of the Queen's visit. Typed letter, dated 14 September 1977
• 29 negatives for pictures of the premises