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Copy of the address given by Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to welcome guests to the Reception and to provide some history of the Society, dated 14 June 1998. With the speech is a note from Francis Robinson to Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the address, dated 15 July 1998.

"RAS byelaws: disposal of assets" - paper by Professor A.J. Stockwell concerning the interpretation of the RAS byelaws regarding disposal of collection material. Electronic document.

RAS Catalogue Illustrations - list of the illustrations to be included in the Catalogue.

"RAS Donations Received" - list of donations to the Society, prepared for the Council Meeting of 12 February 2009.

RAS Draft Disaster Plan on a Harwell Template (short) Emergency Plan. Partially completed Disaster Plan covering the RAS Collections. Electronic document.

Minutes of Proceedings of the Council, signed Minutes. Also includes:

• Minutes of Committees including Finance and Publication, Public Schools' Gold Medal, Library, Centenary and Entente
• Report of Honorary Auditors
• Forlong Fund
• Procés Verbal de la Réunion de Bruxelles, 8 et 9 Octobre 1924
• Report on Bill for Centenary Supplement
• Committee on Increase of Membership
• Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Coins in the Possession of the Society, 1927

Hardcover large plain book with red leather cover with mainly typed, a few handwritten pages glued into the book. Good condition cover.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council; signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of Library Committee, Finance Committee, Publications Committee, and Ways and Means Committee
• Letter from Carnegie UK Trust, solicitor's letter re BC Law Trust
• Memorandum from the Honorary Treasurer regarding a meeting with the Duke of Westminster's solicitor concerning the possibility of a rent reduction
• Letter from RAS secretary to the Times re 'Asian Art'

Brief incomplete index at back of volume. Large red leather bound book, typed pages glued into it. Cover in good condition.

Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society - signed minutes; index at back of volume of some significant items and names. Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. New binding. Handwritten.

At the beginning of the Book are signed minutes for the Publications Committee, 1840-1852. These are followed by Proceeding of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1871-1891, signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society Special Meeting, 26 June 1885
• Proceedings of the Sub-Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society, 6 Sep 1895

• Memo with regard to the Salary of the Secretary Special Meeting of the Council 2 November 1895

  Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. New binding. Handwritten.
  There are several inserts:

• Newspaper cutting concerning the "Endowment of Oriental Studies at Oxford" inserted into Minutes for 18 June 1877
• Handwritten note inserted into Minutes for 17 December 1877 "From the Publishers: Vedische Mythologie, A. Hillebrand"
• Handwritten letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 with report from Committee appointed to consider the letter concerning the study of Eastern languages in England, Signed Robert Madagan. Also Letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 regarding the Seventh International Oriental Congress, signed J. Buhler
• Minutes for adjourned Special Meeting of Council of RAS, 3 January 1887
• Letter inserted into Minutes for 18 July 1887 concerning proposal for thanks to be given to F J [Goldsmid] for his role as Secretary to the Society

Minutes of General and Anniversary Meetings. They give details of Papers read and donations presented and include information on Honorary Members and Council Appointments. A partial index is at the front of the book.
Handwritten in folio-sized leatherbound book with recent binding.