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The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 2002.

Correspondence, notes and lists covering disposals in this time period.

Correspondence, reports and statements produced in the administration of the Forlong Fund from 2001. Many of these are still active records. The ones that have become archival are listed below: 2002

• Letter from Jean E. Tullett, Scholarships Officer, SOAS, to Professor Anthony J. Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to introduce herself as the new incumbent with charge of organising the scholarship for the Forlong Fund. Typed with handwritten annotations, 1 piece, dated 12 November 2002.
• Letter from Anthony Stockwell to Jean E. Tullett to inform that Dr Giles Tillotson, the Society's previous Director had reached an arrangement with Professor David Arnold whereby SOAS surrendered its interest and responsibility for the Forlong Award. Typed, 1 piece, dated 15 November 2002.

2017

• Application for Forlong Fund funding for the production of a printed catalogue for 'Digitalising the Sikkim Palace Archives (1875-1975)'. Computer printed, 5 pieces, dated 28 September 2017.

Material from events between 2001 and 2010:

2001
26 November: The Society for South Asian Studies Annual General Meeting, held at the premises of the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Invitation poster for the event, 1 piece. Agenda for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Administrative correspondence, 4 pieces, dated 12 July - 13 December 2001.

2004
22 April: Potential visit by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Association.

• Letter from Mayella Figgis, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Association, to Alison Ohta, Curator, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm that after their Charman, Roger Westbrook's visit to the Society, the Association would be keen to arrange a group visit. This has been annotated with 'Nov 2004' suggesting the visit took place in November of that year. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 April 2004.

17 November: Visit of the Nichi-ei Otomodachi Kai Arts & Antiques Group to the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Letter from Judith A. Colegate to Alison Ohta, Curator, Royal Asiatic Society to confirm the group's visit and to finalise the arrangements. Typed,1 piece, dated 3 August 2004.

2005
22 February: Visit of the Kensington and Chelsea National Trust Association.

• Letter confirming the date of the Trust's visit to the Society, 1 piece, dated 2 November 2004.

2006
27 July and 5 October: Receptions to celebrate the opening of the new premises of the Society at 14 Stephenson Way.

• Invitation card with reply form, printed card, 2 pieces.
• Letter from the President, Anthony Stockwell, to the Fellows informing of the event, 1 piece, dated 12 July 2006.
• List of attendees to the reception on 27 July, 6 pieces.

Undated: Celebration of the 80th birthday of Professor A.D.H. Bivar hosted by The Circle of Inner Asian Art and Brepols Academic Publishers, held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Invitation card, printed card, 1 piece.

2007
2 July: Concert of Kazakh Music held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Programme for the event, 1 piece.

13 August: School Visit to the Royal Asiatic Society.

• 44 digital images.

2008
21 February: Concert of Kazakh Classical Music held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Admission ticket, 1 piece.

15 May: Concert of Chinese, Japanese and Mongolian Folk Melodies held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Admission ticket, 1 piece.
• Programme for the event, 1 piece.

2009
30 April: Celebration of the completion of the conservation of two Persian manuscripts made possible by a grant from the Don Baker Memorial Fund.

• Invitation card, 1 piece.

12 June: 'A Composer on the Throne: the Music of Sultan Selim III and his Court', a talk and concert held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Concert programme, pamphlet.

2010
18 September: The Royal Asiatic Society opened as part of Open House.

• Letter from Jeni Hoskin, Project Manager, Open City, to Alison Ohta, Curator, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm the Society's participation in Open House London 2010. With the letter are the Final Fact Check List, Publicity Material and Insurance information. Typed and printed, 4 pieces, dated 3 June 2010.
• Handout sheets for artworks hanging in the Society's premises, 4 electronic documents.
• 'Open House London, Archifacts' sheet, 1 piece.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society Open House Statistics – Saturday 18th September 2010', electronic document.
• Report on Open house of 18th of September 2010, 2 versions, 3 pieces.

• Letter from D.D. Waters, past President, Hong Kong Branch, to Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the new President of the Hong Kong Branch and to inquire regarding how individuals may use the titles MRAS and Honorary Member. Typed (faded fax), dated 20 March 2001.
• "The Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, 2000/2001 President's Report, Presented at the 41st Annual General Meeting on Friday 16 March 2001 at the Hong Kong Club" - typed report.
• Copy of email from Patrick H.Hase, President, Hong Kong Branch, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for Pollock's email concerning the Journal and to introduce himself as the new President. dated 3 April 2001. "Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong Branch" - typed newsletter for 20 April 2001.
  *Typed newsletter for 20 June 2001.
• Copies of email correspondence between Judith Kolbas and Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the address of the Hong Kong Branch. two emails, dated 18 July 2001.
• Copy of email from Moody Tang, web master, Hong Kong Branch, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask that the Hong Kong Branch's URL be added to the Royal Asiatic Society's website. Dated 31 July 2001.
  *Copies of email correspondence between Soraya Char, Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, and Mary Painter, Assistant Secretary, Hong Kong Branch, concerning possible employment opportunities at the Hong Kong Branch. Three emails, dated 22 October 2001-30 October 2001.
• Correspondence between Patrick H. Hase, President, Hong Kong Branch, and Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning strengthening links between the Societies and reciprocal member relationships. Four letters, typed, dated 17 June 2002-10 October 2002.
• Correspondence concerning obtaining membership of the Hong Kong Branch. Three letters, typed and handwritten, and copy of email, dated 6 January 2003-7 February 2003.
• Notice of the 43rd Annual General Meeting and Annual Dinner of Hong Kong Branch held at the Harcourt Suite, Hong Kong Club on 21 March 2003.
• Correspondence concerning the digitisation of the Journal of the North China Branch by the Hong Kong Branch. One letter, typed, and copies of two emails, dated 21 June 2006-14 August 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the possible change of name of the Hong Kong Branch. Three letters and copies of three emails, dated 22 November 2006-11 January 2007.
• Letter from Mary Painter, Friends of the Hong Kong Branch, to Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send some copies of the quarterly newsletter (not present). Typed, undated.

The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2001-2010 is:

2001

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2001, 1 piece.
• Notice that due to the popularity of the Anniversary General Meeting only Fellows will be admitted and these on a first-come, first-served basis, 1 piece.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 2001-2002, 1 piece.

• Minutes of the Meeting along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 8 pieces.

  2002

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 2002, 1 piece.
• Notification of the procedure for election of officers, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 27 February 2002, 1 piece.
• Nominations for Council 2002-2003 and Applications for Fellowship, 3 pieces.

• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, the Honorary Treasurer's Report and the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2001, 15 pieces.

  2003

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2003, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 15 April 2003.
• Council of Management 2002-2003 indicating retiring members, Nominations for Council 2003-2004 and Applications for Fellowship, 4 pieces.

• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, and the Honorary Treasurer's Report, 6 pieces.

  2004

• 'Election of Officers 2004' - letter sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, to Fellows to inform of the procedure for nominating members for the Council. Typed, 1 piece, dated February 2004.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2004, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, dated 20 April 2004, 1 piece.
• Council of Management 2003-2005 indicating retiring members, candidates elected to fellowship, and apologies received, 3 pieces.

• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 9 pieces.

  2005

• Notification concerning Election of Officers for2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, with list of Nominations for Council, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 7 pieces.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• Poster for Special General Meeting, Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 2 pieces.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2006

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 June 2006, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Signed copy of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, the President's Address and Address concerning the presentation of the Royal Asiatic Medal to Professor Christopher Shackle, 10 pieces.

• Poster for Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 1 piece. Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2007

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2007, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 3 pieces.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2008

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2008, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2009

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 7 May 2009, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 5 pieces.
• Invitation letter from Camilla Larsen, Executive Officer, to Mr Cameron to invite him to the AGM, 30 April 2009, 1 piece. Offprint of the Presidential Address, printed by Cambridge University Press, 1 pamphlet.

• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

  2010

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2010, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 2001 and 2005:

• Correspondence on behalf of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, the British Museum, London, and the Asia Society New York to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of items to the exhibition, 'Hunt for Paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-76'. Typed, 8 pieces, dated 21 December 2000 - 5 December 2002.
• Acknowledgment of collection between Curzon Press and the Royal Asiatic Society for the copying and rebinding of a book. Typed, 1 piece, dated 28 June 2001.
• Correspondence between the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a photograph for an exhibition on the erhu family of instruments. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 July 2001.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs for the exhibition, 'Traces of India: Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation'. Typed and printed, 36 pieces, dated 20 June 2002 - 23 September 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of artworks for an exhibition. Typed and printed, 7 pieces, dated 17 March - 30 November 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between Asia Society, New York, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of a manuscript and paintings for the exhibition, ‘Asian Games: The Art of Contest’. Typed and printed, 33 pieces, dated 20 September – 29 November 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between Asia Society, New York, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of a folio of a manuscript for the exhibition, ‘The Arts of Kashmir’. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 13 October 2005 – 9 February 2006.

In 2001 and 2002 there was a bilateral Symposium on Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800. This was arranged by the Royal Asiatic Society and the Centre for Documents and Diplomatic History of the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs with sponsorship by the British Institute for Persian Studies and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

From 10-11 June 2001 the Round Table was held in Iran:

• Provisional Programme for the Conference panels, 1 item.
• Abstracts for some of the presented papers, 6 pieces.
• Opening address given by Professor Francis Robinson on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society, 3 pieces.
• Report on the conference with the full programme by Francis Robinson, dated 12 June 2001, 8 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the Round Table, 84 pieces.

From 24-25 June 2002 the Round Table was held at the Royal Asiatic Society, London:

• Application form for attendance at the symposium, 1 piece. Programme for the two days of the symposium, 3 pieces.
• Invitation from Charles Gray, Head of the Middle East Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office to a Reception in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on the evening of 24 June, 1 piece.
• List of Participants, 2 pieces.
• List of Iranian Speakers and the papers they presented, 1 piece.
• Opening address given by Seyed Ali Moujani on behalf of the Centre for Documents and Diplomatic History of the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 5 pieces.
• Abstracts for some of the presented papers, 14 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the event, 45 pieces.
• Photographs and negatives of the symposium, 13 colour images, 5 of which have been mounted on a piece of white cardboard, and 20 negatives.

The Agendas, Minutes and Papers for the Library Committee Meetings for 2001.

Material from Exhibitions between 2000 and 2010.

2002
27 May: Exhibition to mark ten years conservation work undertaken by NADFAS (the Arts Society) from 1991-2002.

• Notice of the date of the exhibition.

2008
18-21 May: 'In Good Company - The Royal Asiatic Society and India', an exhibition held at Christie's, King Street, London. * Exhibition catalogue, printed material, 2 copies.