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Documents relating to revisions of the RAS Byelaws and Standing Orders, 2010.

Correspondence concerning the bequest of Professor Charles Ambrose Storey to the Royal Asiatic Society and copies of his will. Storey died on 24 April 1967 and bequeathed his specific legacies of books and manuscripts and the residue of his estate. The material includes:

• Initial correspondence to Storey from his solicitors concerning drafts of his will dating from 1937-1950.
• Wills dated 1935, 1940, 1941, 1954, and a notebook containing a handwritten draft of the will.
• Executorship Statement dated 21 May 1968.
• Correspondence, mostly dating from 1967 and 1968, concerning the sorting of the will, and the sale of Storey's library and other items.

Map of the route from Calcutta to Lhasa drawn in coloured pencil.

7 Calling Cards

There are a number of calling cards and invitations for Thomas Manning whilst staying in France. Their main interest lies in the understanding some of the social circle in which he moved.

Cambridge University Press began publishing the Society's Journal in 1991. This is still ongoing. The material in this series includes memoranda of agreement, a publication license agreement, meeting minutes, final accounts, correspondence and administrative documents, and advertising leaflets.

"Can Democracy flourish in the New Asia?" by Quaritch Wales from The World, August 1944, pp.211-214.

Review from the Times, Canberra, 'Can We Win in Vietnam?' by J. L. S. Girling.

Six envelopes with the mottoes inside which are the identification papers of the entering candidates. Three of these are still sealed.

Sympathy card on hearing of Stuart's death.