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Notice sent from Ella C. Sykes, Royal Asiatic Society Secretary, to invited Societies to request notification about their representatives attending the Centenary Government Luncheon on July 17th and the Dinner on July 20th.

Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mrs Tania Foster-Brown, Archivist, Aspreys, to state that in preparation for the Society's 175 year anniversary, he is researching the Society's premises at Albemarle Street and wondered if Aspreys held any records of the building whilst the Society was a tenant. With this letter is a compliment slip from Tania Foster-Brown and a black and white photograph of 22 Albemarle Street, mounted on board, dating to the 1970s.

Notes concerning the images, possible titles for those to be used within the book. Handwritten, 13 pieces, 14 sides, undated.

Two sheets of research notes in a modern hand and written in biro. The first bears notes on the Letter Book, giving page numbers of some of the salient details. The second has some biographical notes for Turner Macan. The author of these, and when they were written, is unknown.

Two items:

• "The Library [and Museum] of the Royal Asiatic Society" - research notes concerning acquisition of items and care of the collections in the time period 1824-1831. 14 typed sheets, 2 handwritten sheets, undated.
• "The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. 10, 1841: The Royal Asiatic Society's Museum. Computer printed document of an article available on the internet, 6 pages.

Research notes for possible stories and concerning Graham's motivation for writing.

Storey made many notes in his lifetime of research. Some have been catalogued within the Persian Literature Volumes. This series contains those that have not been assigned to any of the individual volumes.
These are:

• Bibliographical research notes - handwritten notes similar to the volume entries. Some have indications that they may have been used in the volumes but they have not been specifically ordered as volume entries.
• Notebook without cover with notes in Arabic from the 'Home Services Miscellany' - this notebook has suffered from water damage.
• Notes on periodicals - handwritten.
• 'Arabic lexicographical notes' - handwritten, title according to label within original file.
• 'Lexicographical notes - Persian I' - handwritten, title according to label within original file.
• Research notes in Arabic and English notes on manuscript pages, annotations and miniatures, handwritten.
• Research notes on 'Philologika' by Von Hellmut Ritter and other publications concerning Ansani, The Suhrawardiyya, 'Ain al-qudat, Kubra, and Najm al-Din Dajah, handwritten.
• Lists for the contents of MSS Eur. A.11; Persian manuscript titles, listed by size; Contents of the Persian Delhi Manuscripts, Volume III; A handlist of Arabic Printed Works divided by size; and 'Additions'. These are all typed lists. It is unknown which institution's lists from where these have been taken.
• A large bound notebook containing notes on Course in Bengal Madrassas; Courses at Panjab University; Prospectus of Studies and Examinations for the indigenous Arabic Schools of the United Provinces, 1911; Books Studied in al_Jami al-Azhan; Courses at Deoband. Also within this book are pressed flowers many of which are labelled. Several of these have also come loose and have been placed with a separate folder for safekeeping with loose labels. Inserted within the front cover are some handwritten notes, a copy of a letter from Professor Browne on Persian research, a news cutting - 'Baronet in the Dock: Extraordinary Allegations' and a sheet of a Persian newspaper.
• Large exercise book with covers missing containing notes in Arabic and English on Arabic texts. Inserted within the book are 2 printed sheets advertising a Seminar for the Comparative Study of Religions at the College, Baroda.
• Small bound exercise book with the title 'Rough Index to PL (Persian Literature)' with the annotation 'Get a large notebook for use as index'. This index is arranged alphabetically. Inserted into the notebook is a single sheet headed 'Proverbs not Indexed'. Index is in English but this list in Arabic script.
• Two pocket notebooks, one with a red cover and one unbound containing mixed research notes in Arabic and English.
• Shelf Lists of the Storey Collections of Printed Books and Persian Manuscripts - typed lists.
• Manuscript location/Index lists for catalogues - these probably belong to a volume of Persian Literature but it was not possible to identify them, handwritten.
• Seven pieces of miscellaneous notes, typed and handwritten.

Research Notes and related correspondence concerning Ingham's interest in India.

An A4 folder labelled 'Enki and S. Arabia' plus loose notes on topics of interest to Ingham including dervishes, Enki, family, Chinese horoscopes and Gilgamesh.

Rasearch notes on Indian towns and religions which Ingham has gathered.