Showing 8773 results

Assortment of notes on scraps of paper. Handwritten, 14 pieces

Assorted sheets of mathematical workings dating from time in Cambridge[1790] to 1837. Some are written on old letters which enables dating. Handwritten, 60 pieces

Oddments of printed material: Errata page from Proof stamped from Oxford University Press, 2 May 1901 Two pages titled "Verbesserungen" Illustration of Durga's combat with Mahash-Asura from Asiatic Researches Volume 8

These Papers include conference material, promotional material, and correspondence with the Royal Asiatic Society.

Correspondence and reports concerned with the International Union of Orientalists' General Assembly at New Delhi in 1964.

Minutes of the General Assembly of the International Union of Orientalists held in Munich in 1957 and a subsequent circular.

The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, for some part of its history, was affiliated to the Royal Asiatic Society. This material dates from that time and is:

• "Four Important Reprints on South East Asia" from Kraus Reprint, Liechtenstein. An advertising pamphlet for reprints of Asian material including for the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Bombay Branch, for 1841-1923. Printed, dated 1969.
• Letter from the Librarian, Asiatic Society of Bombay, to the Royal Asiatic Society to thank them for the gift of the publication, "The Royal Asiatic Society - Its History and Treasures". Typed, dated 20 November 1980.

This material was collated in the interactions between the Asiatic Society of Japan and the Royal Asiatic Society.

Correspondence with the Asiatic Society of Japan concerning the sesquicentenary celebrations. These are:

• Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to President, Asiatic Society of Japan, to inform about the sesquicentenary of the Society and to invite members of the Japan Society in London at the time to be part of the celebrations, dated 21 April 1971.
• Letter from President, Asiatic Society of Japan, to President, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the previous letter and to inform that it will be the Japan's Society's centenary in 1972 and to extend a similar invitation to members of the Royal Asiatic Society, dated 23 June 1971.
• Letter from R.H. Wade, President of Asiatic Society of Japan, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send his personal note with the official letter and to write about his recent visit to Korea, dated 7 July 1971.

Correspondence concerning the Asiatic Society of Hong Kong. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Gordon Calver concerning the Hong Kong Society feeling neglected and the letters he is sending to each of the Branch Societies, dated 29 March 1973.
• "Note regarding the Hong Kong Asiatic Society, Note for the President in London" concerning the possibility of fundraising for both organisations, undated.