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Early correspondence connected to the governance of the Society. These are:

• 'The Memorial of the President, Director, Vice-Presidents, and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland' to 'The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. M.P. First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer' to request that the Government might grant them use of a Public Building and in particular the recently vacated premises of the Royal Academy of Painting, dated 28 March 1835, printed material, 2 copies.
• Letter from Henry St George Tucker (1771–1851) to Sir George Staunton (1781-1859) concerning an Agricultural branch for the interchange of useful plants between England and India, and concerning Staunton's application for a House, offering space in "this great House... if the Society could migrate so far east". Address, East India House. Dated 9th February 1839, handwritten.
• "Anno Sexto & Septimo Victoriae Reginae. Cap. XXXVI An Act to exempt from County, Borough, Parochial and other local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific and Literary Societies, 28th July 1843", printed pamphlet.
• Letter from Victor [Houlton], Private Secretary, Office of Works, to H.H Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that Sir William Molesworth would be happy to receive a deputation from the Society. Handwritten, dated 31 July 1854.
• Letter from Colonel Sykes to Mr Norris, regarding Presidentship of the Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 15 May 1858.
• Letter from Ian Reynold to a newly appointed official at the Society to explain that for the first time in 28 years he is too unwell to attend the meeting and therefore would the recipient act on his behalf. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 12 January 1864.

A small amount of 19th century correspondence concerned with the Journal remains. These are:

• 'Some remarks on reading Lt. Col. Colebrooke's papers relating to Ceylon' - a critique of a paper submitted by Lt. Col. Colebrooke, unknown author, undated.
• Correspondence from J.W. Bosanquet to Edwin Norris concerning a paper he is submitting, two letters, dated 29 October 1858 and 2 November 1858. Also a letter from H.H. Wilson to Edwin Norris to state there would be no objection to Bosanquet's paper being included, dated 27 [August 1859]. The article was published in the Journal in 1860.
• Correspondence from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Edwin Norris and J.W. Redhouse concerning the publication of papers he had sent. Four Handwritten letters dated 18 January 1861, 19 January 1861, 16 February 1861 and 19 February 1861. Hodgson first deems the material not worth printing, then reconsiders and offers and sends £10 towards the cost. There is a further letter from R. Spence Hardy considering that the material may well be of interest if it does not overlap that of Gutzlaff's printed in 'Miscellaneous Translations from Oriental Languages'. Handwritten, dated 20 May 1861. The article appeared in JRAS 18 (1861), "Notice on Buddhist Symbols" pp.393-399.
• Correspondence from J.E. Hall to J.W. Redhouse concerning a paper he is writing on an inscription and how ill-health has slowed the process. Two letters, dated 18 July [1863] and 17 August 1863. Letter from Henry Cope, Secretary of the Agri-Horticultural Society of the Punjab, requesting a copy of the paper written by Professor Medlicott to be translated into the local languages, dated 22 January 1863.
• Letter from Professor P. Petersen to Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot responding to criticism of his article by Mr Fleet, dated 14 October 1892.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1999.

This series contains only correspondence regarding the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on Simon Digby.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1998.

Associated correspondence and reports connected with the meetings of the Events and House Committee. These include:

• Report from the House and Events Group concerning the formation of an Events and House Committee, dated 3 June 1997
• Reports on the forthcoming 175th Anniversary Celebration of the RAS, 15th June 1998, Hotung Gallery, British Museum and the Exhibition of the Juki Shahnameh, 15 June - 15 September 1998, dated 22 January 1998
• Proposal for a 1-day Symposium on the RAS Drawings Collection, from September 1998
• Request for support and report for a Workshop on "Grand narratives of transformation and the Historiography of South Asia", dated 2 March 2000
• Request and reply concerning the seminar on Anglo-Iranian relations 1800 to the present, dated 2 August 2000
• Report concerning the Medal for the Royal Asiatic Society Award, from May 2001
• Report concerning Visiting Research Fellows, dated June 2001
• Seminar Proposal on Brian Houghton Hodgson, from September 2001, dated January 2002
• Proposal and associated letter concerning a conference on the Topkapi Albums, dated January 2002
• Proposal for an Educational Programme for the Royal Asiatic Society, from May 2002
• RAS Events and House Committee: 3-year Plan 2003-2006 with plan for 2000-2003, from January 2003
• Report for RAS Study Days on Iraq, 2003
• Conference Proposal: The Islamic Garden, from January 2003

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1997.

• "MBRAS Newsletter" for June 1996 giving details of forthcoming events and publications.
• "MBRAS Newsletter" for December 1997 giving news of the Society.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1996

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 1995.