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The majority of administrative papers are not retained after their active lives. These ones have ben kept as of potential archival interest. These are:

• Correspondence between Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society and D.H. Bramall, T.L. Wilson & Co., Solicitors, concerning the whereabouts of original Deeds of Trust for some of the Society's Trust Funds. Two letters, typed with handwritten annotations, dated 19 January - 22 February 1966.
• Budget and allied papers for 1998-2004, 37 pieces, typed and computer printed.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society Accounts and Accounting Procedures June 2000' giving a brief account of each of the function in the Society's ledger, 5 pieces, computer printed.
• Correspondence with auditors covering the period from 1991-2005, 60 pieces, typed and computer printed.
• Correspondence concerning the Society's use of the Charities Aid Foundation from 2010-2012, 20 pieces, typed and computer printed.

This series consists of printed notices, lists and correspondence.

This covers the Report of the Selection Committee and biographical details.

This sub-series contains correspondence and notices concerned with the administration of the competition.

Administrative lists concerned with the organisation of the Sesquicentenary celebrations. These are:

• "Sesquicentenary Committee", 1972-1973
• "Sesquicentenary Celebrations 1973" - Committee, 1971, 1974/5
• "Synopsis" - sheet of plans and events
• "Social Occasions" - listing Dinner, Reception and Concert
• "Summary of Minutes Concerning Exhibitions"
• "Appeals" listing fund-raising ideas
• "1973 Tentative Calendar of Events"
• "Royal Asiatic Society" - listing items within the Collections
• "Sesquicentenary" - summarising the different components of the celebrations
• "Sesquicentenary Reception" - Proposed list of guests - 2 versions

• "List of Schools" with some contact details and "Lecturers & Titles of Lectures"
• "Royal Asiatic Society: Lecturers" giving full titles of lecturers and the titles of their talks

Three notes in the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, Colonel Hoysted's hand. These are:

• Note on 1934 selection committee appointed by the Council.
• Note on Council Meeting of 12 April 1934 when no suggestions were given for a suitable recipient to be awarded the medal.
• Note to state that at the meeting of 14 June 1934 the name of Miss Freya Stark was recommended by the Committee.

There is a single administrative document in this sub-series. This is a copy of the Minutes of the Council for 12 December 1939 when it was noted that they resolved to invite Professor Margoliouth to suggest the names of the members of the Committee for selection of the Burton Medal recipient. This has been annotated with alternative suggestions.

Correspondence and administrative documents connected with lectures:

• Correspondence with Dr Martina Deuchler, 1 item, dated 22 May 1990.
• Correspondence with Jamie James, 1 item, dated 5 September 1990.
• Correspondence with John Hansman, 1 item, dated 21 February 1991.
• Administrative documents and news cuttings concerning the memorial lecture in memory of W.B. Henning, 9 May 1991, 4 items, dated 7-9 May 1991.
• Correspondence with Giles Tillotson, 1 item, dated 2 June 1991.
• Correspondence with N.F. Howard, 1 items, dated 18 December 1991.
• Correspondence with Dr S.N. Lieu, 1 item, dated 25 February 1992.
• Correspondence with Beth McKillop, 1 item, dated 22 February 1993.
• Correspondence with Dr M.J. Morris, 1 item, dated 5 December 1993.
• Correspondence with Lilla Russell-Smith, 1 item, dated 15 November 1994.
• Correspondence with J.P. Losty, 1 item, dated 29 September 1995.
• Correspondence with Dr James Dickie, 1 item, dated 5 January 1996.
• Correspondence with Hongxing Zhang, 1 item, dated 21 January 1996.
• Correspondence with Professor G.M. Bongard-Levin, 1 item, dated 21 February 1997.
• Correspondence with Professor Claudes Jacques, 2 items, dated 23 July 1997 - 4 March 1999.
• Correspondence with Professor Christopher Shackle, 2 items, dated 19-26 August 1997.
• Correspondence with Dr Elizabeth Moore, 2 items, dated 26-28 August 1997.
• Correspondence with Raymond Head, 1 item, dated 27 August 1997.
• Correspondence with Dr Vesta Curtis, 2 items, dated 1 -2 September 1997.
• Correspondence with Peter R.E. Willey, 4 items, dated 6 November 1997 - 26 February 1998.
• Correspondence with John Leach, 2 items, dated, 27 November - 17 December 1997.
• Correspondence with Professor G. Rex Smith, 3 items, dated 27 January - 29 September 1998.
• Correspondence with Mushirul Hasan, 2 items, dated 29 January - 11 March 1998.
• Correspondence concerning a letter by G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville, 3 items, dated 13-24 February 1998.
• Correspondence with Professor Michael Rogers, 2 items, dated 1 May - 26 June 1998.
• Correspondence with Simon Digby, 3 items, dated 23 May - 29 September 1998.
• Correspondence with Julian Sherrier, 2 items, dated 11 June - 13 July 1998.
• Correspondence with Dr Jenny Balfour-Paul, 2 items, dated 18 June - 22 September 1998.
• Correspondence with Dr R.K. de Silva, 1 item, dated 19 June 1998.
• Correspondence with Dr A. Walls, 1 item, dated 13 July 1998.
• Correspondence with Dr C. William Radice, 2 items, dated 4 - 8 September 1998.
• Correspondence with Professor Robert B. Betts, 1 item, dated 24 September 1998 and a map of the Syrian area needed for his lecture of 8 April 1999.
• Correspondence concerning the possibility of the Society hosting a book launch for William Dalrymple's 'The Age of Kali: Travels and Encounters in India', 2 items, dated 7 - 16 October 1998.
• Correspondence with Farrokh Vajifdar, 3 items, dated 15 -19 April 1999.

There is also a set of correspondence specifically about the Summer Lecture Series of 1998, These include correspondence with Fenella Goddard, Romila Thapar, Claudes Jacques, Karl Phillips, Philip Scott, Keith Whitlam, David Hawkins, and Maurizio Tozzi, 35 items, dated 9 July 1997 - 5 May 1998.

There is a single file in this sub-series - a document entitled "Royal Asiatic Society: The Burton Memorial Medal and Lecture" which gives details of the Burton Memorial Trust and its former recipients.