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Certificate and accompanying letter signed by Charles Athanase Walckenaer from the Institut de France, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres to certify that Hodgson had been made a Corresponding Member of the Academy. Printed and handwritten material in French, 2 sides, dated 27 December 1850.

Certificate and accompanying letter from the Turin's Royal Academy of Sciences (Regia Taurinensis Academia), Le Secrétaire de la Classe des Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques. to Brian Houghton Hodgson to announce Hodgson has been made an Associate Correspondent of the Academy. Certificate, printed material in Latin with handwritten insertions in Latin and French, dated 11 June, 1844; letter handwritten in French with printed letterhead, dated [8] June 1844.

Certificate from the University of Tϋbingen to confer the Doctor of Philosphy degree upon Sir Aurel Stein. Printed material, dated 25 May 1933, signed by the Dean, Ernst Sittig.

Certificate from the Manchester Natural History Society to make Brian Houghton Hodgson an Honorary Member of the Institution. Printed certificate with handwritten insertions and signatures, 1 side, dated 5 September 1845.

Certificate from the Zoological Society of London on the election of Brian Houghton Hodgson of Darjeeling as a Corresponding Member of the Society. Printed material, dated 1 March 1832.

Certificate of Honorary Membership for the American Oriental Society of New York to Brian Houghton Hodgson and accompanying letter from W.D. Whitney, Corresponding Secretary. Certificate, printed material with handwritten insertions, 3 sides, dated 1 November 1859. Letter, handwritten, 1 side, dated 1 November 1859.

Certificate of Honorary Membership of Die Geographische Gesellschaft in Mϋnchen, authenticated by giving of this diploma. Printed material with handwritten date, 29 April 1909, and signatures of President, Dr. Erik von Drygalsk (1865-1949) and Secretary, Johann Baptist Messerschmitt (1861-1912). The association was founded in 1869 under the protectorate of the governing royal house in Munich. It is the oldest of the three Geographical Societies in Bavaria and was the fifth Geographical Society in Central Europe

Diploma given by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society to M.Aurel Stein to confer on him the position of Honorary Fellow of the Society. Printed Material, dated 22 February 1910 and signed by President, James Geikie; Acting Secretary, George G. Chisholm; and Honorary Secretaries, Ralph Richardson and John Ian Bartholomew.

Certificate of leaving for Brian Houghton Hodgson from the East India College, Haileybury. Hodgson had attended the Public Examinations of May 1816 in which he gained a prize in Bengalese and Great Credit in other departments. In Examinations of December 1816 he again attained a prize in Bengalese, and Highly Distinguished in all other departments. In May 1917 he gained a prize in Classics, Political Economy and Bengalese and was Highly Distinguished in all others. In December 1817, he gained the Medal in Classics, a prize in Bengalese and Highly Distinguished in all others. The College therefore placed him in the First Class in Merit and assigned him the Rank of First on the list of students now leaving for the Presidency of Fort William. Signed J H Batten, Principal, and Edward Lewton, Registrar. Printed material with handwritten insertions, dated 5 December 1817.

Certificate of Membership of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphi, for "Sir Aurel Stein, Srinagar, Kashmir". Printed material, dated 21 April 1939, and signed by the President, Roland Sletor Morris; Vice-Presidents, Edwin G. Conklin, Robert A Millikan, Cyrus Adler; and Secretaries William Lingelbach and John A. Miller.