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The left hand from a Buddha statue in Abhaya Mudra position. The hand is cut at wrist level. The hand is made of metal, length 20cm, width 6cm, and shows traces of gold gilding. The cut of the hand reveals that is was made by the lost-wax technique. Its provenance is unknown.

"Royal Asiatic Society: The Library" - rules for researchers using the Library and hours of opening. Dates from time period when the RAS was housed at 60 Queen's Gardens. Typed document, undated.

"The Literature and Religion of the Buddhists by Brian H. Hodgson, Esq., late B.C.S." Single sheet on "The Languages, Literature and Religion of Nepaul and Tibet". Incomplete chapter. Printed material, annotated by Hodgson. Part of his annotations bear the date, 1857.

Partial draft of several chapters, the first of which is entitled "The Logic of the Mohist Hsiao-Ch'u".

Two drafts of a manuscript exploring The Lord's Prayer

This is an early draft of the manuscript. it can be dated to the period around 1895-1898 because Bate created his own notebooks by cutting up pieces of paper, including "The Statesman Weekly".

This is a neater draft of the manuscript, possibly dating to around 1915 - an envelope used as a label is postmarked for 1915.

"The Lorimers Triumph of Research: A Language that is Only Spoken, Garden City Residents' Dangerous Journey". A Review of The Barushaski Language by Lt. Col. D.L.R. Lorimer, found on p.4 of The Welwyn Times for 6 February 1936.

Volume 9 of The Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography, published by The Department of Geography at the University of Malaya in Singapore. This includes an article by Gerald Tibbetts entitled: 'The Malay Peninsula as known to the Arab Geographers.' Inserted into one of the volumes is a Purchase Order from the Library of Congress for new books and periodicals. Inserted within the other volume is printed music and lyrics for 'Malayan Patriotic Song' and a sheet of handwritten notes.

Volume 3 of The Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography, published by the Department of Geography at the University of Malaya in Singapore. It contains an article by Gerald Tibbetts entitled: 'Early Western Cartography and the Arabian Peninsula.' Also contains a typed letter thanking Gerald for his contribution to the journal.