Showing 8773 results

The "Pinches" bequest of Lantern Slides. List itemising the slides that were bequeathed to the Society by Dr. T.G. Pinches. These were bequeathed in 1939. Typed with a single handwritten sheet, 15 pieces.

'The Piprahwa Deceptions: Setups and Showdown' by T.A. Phelps, 2008, an article adapted from a talk given at Harewood House in 2006 and posted online.

"The Place of Values", copy of a news-cutting from The Tablet, September 1961 for a review of The Problem of Value and Conditions of Rational Inquiry by David Pole. Written by Paul Gorner.

The Poetry of a No Play: Yashima - Analysis of a Japanese theatre play. Two copies of the draft article.

Printed notification By Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, of the Royal Asiatic Society's Universities Prize Essay Competition for 1936 with the essay subject selected as "The Portugues in India".

The Potala: 'Home of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, 1939' by Fleming Mackenzie. Print of a pen and ink drawing.

• "The Practical Study of Colonial Culture in Holland and France by Administrative Officials and Intending Settlers". An uncorrected proof of "A Paper to be read by John de La Valette before the Royal Society of Arts on Wednesday, January 20th, 1937, at 8.15 p.m. R.A. Butler Esq., M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India, will preside".
• A compliment slip from the Royal Society of Arts, "With the Secretary's Compliments".
• Letter from Charles Otto Blagden, Vice-President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform Hoysted that he has at last had a chance to read the Paper which is interesting because it contains a large number of facts about Dutch and French colonial activities not generally known. The letter is handwritten, dated 6 February 1937.

'The President's Bid for Peace' by Henry J. Taylor with annotated note by Duncanson, dated 3 April.

The Primacy of Rhythm in Verse: A Linguistic Perspective, draft article by Matthew Y. Chen eventually published in the Journal of Chinese Linguistics 8.1 (1980) pp5-41. with the article is a letter from Matthew Y. Chen, University of California, to Angus Graham to ask whether Graham would consider being one of his referees for a project on the relationship between language and music.

"The Prince and the Royal Asiatic Society: Presentation of the Triennial Gold Medal". Newspaper cutting from the Times concerning the presentation of the Gold Medal to Dr. Grierson by the Prince of Wales. Dated 17 March 1909.