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Correspondence between Col. Hoysted (Royal Asiatic Society), Lewis C. Loyd and N. M. Penzer concerning the acquisition of the Eckenstein collection by the Royal Asiatic Society. This set of correspondence deals with the practicalities of the Richard Burton Collection donation to the Society.

Correspondence between Chad Hansen and Angus Graham concerning Hansen work on "Truth", "The White Horse" and Chinese philosophy more generally. Graham becomes increasingly frustrated with the approach taken by Hansen towards him. There are four letters from Graham and three from Hansen.

Correspondence between Angus Graham and Judy concerning his health, change in travel plans and where they might meet up.

Correspondence between Angus Graham and F.W. Mote, Princeton University, concerning the publication of Graham's books in America and to give advice on Hongshi Yuan. Graham informs that SOAS will publish his textual notes.

Correspondence between Angus Graham and Christoph Harbsmeier concerning Harbsmeier's work on classification of count, mass and generic nouns.

This is a series of documents of correspondence and testimonials reflecting the activities of Brian Houghton Hodgson in the period 1836-1848. Hodgson and his wives were keen collectors of letters and statements that reflected well upon the work in which he was involved.

Correspondence, Reports, Lists and Minutes concerning the transfer of museum objects to the Victoria & Albert Museum and British Museum. These are:

• Letter from Alex H Wilson, Solicitor to Miss Sykes, Secretary to Royal Asiatic Society to state that there should be no objection to the Society's objects being transferred from the Victoria and Albert Museum to the British Museum with the consent of both bodies and the acknowledgement from the British Museum that they are held in account for the Royal Asiatic Society. Dated 5 April 1924. With this letter are two letters concerned with the transfer of the Museum objects to the India Office, one dated 1869.
• Letter from Victoria and Albert Museum to Miss Ella Sykes, Royal Asiatic Society to discuss the items that were in their Collections belonging to the Society, that had been transferred with the India Office collections and to send a list of these items (not with the letter). He writes how best to accommodate the objects either at the V&A or at the British Museum or returned to the Society. He also confirms that the Maori green-stone club will go to the Otago Museum. Dated 11 April 1924.
• Correspondence between Mr L. Hopkins, L.D. Barnett, British Museum, and Ella Sykes, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning transfer of items to the British Museum. Three handwritten letters, dated 14-23 April 1924.
• List of the items held at the Victoria and Albert Museum with key to their disposal. Typed with handwritten annotations.
• Report from an interview at the Victoria and Albert Museum concerning the sale of the Jahangir Cup to the Museum. Typed with handwritten notes. Date of interview, 27 May 1924.
• Letter from R. Sharp, Department of Printed Books, British Museum to L.D. Barnett to agree the transfer of some material, Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 20 November 1925.
• Three reports from the Committee on the Society's Collections of Antiquities and on the Objects belonging to the Society now in the Victoria and Albert Museum which outline the decisions made regarding the collections. One also has handwritten notes and is dated by hand 30 November 1925. One is undated, the third is dated 3 December 1925 (this is a copy).
• Correspondence with L.D. Barnett concerning the sale of items at Steven's Auction Rooms. Two letters, one typed, one handwritten, dated 28 December 1925 and 29 January 1926.
• Sales catalogue for Stevens Auction Rooms Ltd. for auction of items belonging to the Society not wanted by the V&A or British Museums. Printed material, auction date 12 January 1926.

Correspondence and documents regarding Graham's financial support of Hongshi Yuan at the University of New Hampshire.

Correspondence and Administrative Documents made in the course of the interaction between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Asiatic Society. Of the many documents made in the course of the interaction, these have been kept as of potential archival value. They are:

• 'RAS Journal: Proposal From Cambridge University Press', detailing services offered and potential costs. Undated [1989].
• Correspondence regarding copyright and permissions, three letters, dated 1- 10 August 1990.
• A letter to subscribers announcing that the Journal will be published by Cambridge University Press from January 1991 and advising how to pay their subscriptions, dated 13 October 1990.
• Letter from Jill Walden, Cambridge University Press, to Lydia Wright, Royal Asiatic Society, to sum up their meeting and confirm the agreements reached regarding the Journal, dated 22 October 1990.
• Notice from David Morgan, Honorary Editor, for the Publications Committee of 16 May 1991 to address concerns raised in the President's letter regarding the publication of the Journal by Cambridge University Press, dated 2 May 1991.
• Advertising letter for the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and Modern Asian Studies produced by Cambridge University Press, dated 8 October 1992.
• 'Proposal to Publish the JRAS electronically' written by Andrea P.A. Belloli, Publications Officer, Royal Asiatic Society, 27 January 2000.
• Email from Martine Walsh, Cambridge University Press, concerning developments in Open Access, 2013 (electronic).
• Email from Gordon Johnson to Sarah Ansari, Tony Stockwell, Alison Ohta and Charlotte de Blois (officers at the Royal Asiatic Society) concerning the challenges of academic publishing and how they affect the Journal, dated 4 September 2018.
• 'Preparing for a more open future: A briefing document from Cambridge University Press', concerning allowing open access, dated April 2019.
• Email from Cambridge University Press regarding how the covid-19 pandemic is affecting their operations, dated 26 March 2020 (electronic).
• 'Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Open Access Update' (undated) laying out the process for open access. (electronic)

Sample correspondence from 2001. Much of this correspondence is still within current records:

• Letter from the Museum für Völkerkunde, Vienna concerning payment for their journal. Typed, 1 piece, dated 10 May 2001.
• Letter to the Editor, Quarterly review of Historical Studies, to update the exchange agreement. Typed, 1 piece, dated 20 November 2001.
• Correspondence with the Bibliothèque de l'Institut d'études iraniennes, Paris, concerning exchange agreements. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 11 December 2001 - undated.
• Correspondence with Gordon Johnson, Wolfson College, about missing volumes of Modern Asian Studies. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 29 April - 11 July 2002.