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Letter from Royal Asiatic Society Director, A.D.H. Bivar, to ask support for the 150th Anniversary Appeal of the Royal Asiatic Society, enclosing a brochure of background material regarding the Society (not with the letter).

Letter from Royal Asiatic Society Director, A.D.H. Bivar, to libraries to suggest recipients subscribe to the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Proposed Alterations and Improvements to the Premises of the Royal Asiatic Society Initial report created by Geoffrey K Payne, Architect. Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Geoffrey K. Payne to thank him for his work on the estimates and plans.

Correspondence concerning the administration of the Sesquicentenary Appeal. These include:

• Correspondence with G.A. Calver, dated 2 October 1970 - 5 December 1974, 15 items.
• Correspondence regarding printing of brochures, 6 items.
• Letter to R.K. Swan regarding India tours, dated 24 October 1970, 1 item.
• Postcard from B.W. Robinson to John Hansman saying he was ready to sign more appeal letters, 1 item.
• Letter from H.W. Bailey to John Hansman to return the signed letter, dated 3 April 1972, 1 item.

A typewritten sheet detailing Extracts from the declaration of Trust noting items 1,5 and 6.

Sample Medals, Die Casts and Lead Pattern for the Gold Medal.

A weighted metal die cast of reverse of the Gold Medal bearing the laurel wreath design and the name of the Society. Also has the number 10743 painted on the weight and on an additional adhesive label.

A lead pattern for the Society's gold medal. A red lead imprint of the front of the medal bearing the banyan tree design. This has been mounted upon a piece of card bearing a label saying that it is signed "Pinches". However this signature no longer appears to be visible.

Newspaper cutting from the Madras Weekly Mail for 25 October 1900, with article entitled "The Asiatic Society's Gold Medal" in which it is reported about how the medal was founded to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It reports that a considerable sum of money has been raised by the Madras Presidency and names contributors and donations. It is reported that their contribution will enable the award to become an annual event.
This money was in fact used to set up and fund The Public Schools Gold Medal which in turn became the Universities Prize Essay Fund. The Gold Medal remained as a triennial award.

Letter from Mary Fairs, great niece of D.S. Margoliouth, to the Royal Asaitic Society, to inform the Society that her great-uncle's Gold Medal had been donated by her to New College, Oxford, where it would be held in their Treasury. Handwritten letter, dated 24 June [1980].