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Catalogues and handlists concerning the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society. These include catalogues and lists which cover more than one type of material and also catalogues and lists of other catalogues and lists.

Catalogues and lists which concern more than one type of material in the Collections. These are:

• 'Catalogue of the Chinese Library of the Royal Asiatic Society' by the Rev. S. Kidd, Professor of Chinese Literature, University College, London. Printed with handwritten annotations, 117 pages. Bound volume with note saying bound, November 1930. Dated 1838. This contains both the Chinese books and manuscripts that belonged to the Society at that time. This volume is kept in the Reading Room Office.
• ‘A Catalogue of the Chinese Manuscripts (Books) in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, compiled between 1878 and 1881 by Mr Henry F. Holt, Joint Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society with Mr Giles of the Chinese Consular Service correcting the proofs'. Printed with handwritten annotations, 116 pages, bound volume, dated 1889. Two copies. Inserted in one volume is ‘Chinese Catalogue: List of Missing numbers not found by Professor Shelley Wang’, handwritten list, 3 pieces, dated 4 April 1938. Again this catalogue describes both the Chinese books and manuscripts. These books are kept in the Reading Room Office.
• Bound manuscript volume of lists identified on the label of front board as 'List of Sanskrit and Prakrit MSS from Colonel Tod; List of Nepalese Buddhist MSS (B.H. Hodgson'; List of South Indian Sanskrit MSS from General Whish; and List of Buddhist MSS in Burmese Character'. On the back board the label states 'Catalogue of Maps, Charts, Plans, Drawings, Engraving, Inscriptions &c in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society'. However the lists cover more then either these titles suggest and have been added to at different periods. Handwritten, the spine is missing from the volume and is therefore in a fragile condition.
• Catalogue of MSS in packing case since the Library was in Albermarle St. & now in Blue Binders' - typed list of mixed material (much of it now considered archival). There is also a 'Duplicate copy' which is more extensive and includes many maps. The Society left Albermarle St in 1920 and so these lists date to some time after that. Foolscap paper, 6 and 12 pieces including covers.
• 'Portraits', 'Busts', 'Illustrated MSS' - handwritten lists detailing some of the Society's possessions. 2 pieces, foolscap paper.
• 'R.A.S. MSS & Books sent to Nat. Prov. Bank, St. James's St.' - handwritten lists of the contents of each box. 4 pieces, foolscap with accompanying envelope.
• List of MSS & Books deposited with Lloyd's Bank, 16 St James's St., April 1939 (Boxes 1-12), Sept 1939 (Boxes 13,14) - handwritten lists of the contents of each box. 6 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Periodicals', 'Sets', 'Individual Works', 'R.A.S. Supplementary List I: Books for Storage', 'Royal Asiatic Society' - typed lists with handwritten annotations detailing various of the Society's collections according to their headings. 10 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society. List of contents of cupboards not yet fully sorted. 1956' - typed list detailing collections by cupboard. 3 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society' - typed lists giving information concerning uncatalogued European manuscripts, Drawings, Pictures, Casts & Busts, Photos, Copper Plates and Seals, and Maps. 2 pieces, foolscap.
• Two guard books containing lists of the Collections of the Society. These are mainly typed sheets and photocopies pasted into the books with handwritten annotations. They are divided into sections.
  Volume I
  • General Introduction to the Plan and Aim of the two ledgers (this was not included – but a note added to say this would happen at the Section level).
  • Manuscripts Section
  • Papers Section
  • Elsewhere Section
  Volume II
  • Elsewhere Section – continued
  • Paintings Section
  • Photographs and Lantern Slides
  • Objects Section
  • Printed Section
  • Maps, Charts
  • Index
  It is unknown when these were compiled but probably date to 1970s-1980s. These are kept in the Reading Room Office.
• 'Contents of Items located in Old Strong Room [OSR] - Front Basement Boxes. As at April 1998.' Computer generated list of items, 16 pieces.

The Burton Collection

The Burton Collection of Oscar Eckenstein was acquired by Lewis C. Loyd in 1921 and donated to the Society in 1939. This contains both printed material and archives. A list was compiled by Mary S. Lovell and Bernadette Rivett in March 2000 with a final amendment 27 April 2000. Computer printed, 43 pages.

Storey Collection
After the death of Charles Ambrose Storey his possessions were bequeathed to the Society. This included, printed material, manuscripts, archives and some artworks. The following lists are related to this collection.

• 'Shelf List of Storey Collection: Catalogues of Persian Manuscripts', typed, 5 pieces.
• 'Shelf List of Storey Collection: Catalogues of Arabic, Hindustani &c Manuscripts', typed, 2 pieces.
• 'Shelf List of Storey Collection: Catalogues of Printed Books', typed 1 pieces.
• 'Storey Collection' 'Introduction' written by Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society with 'Handlist of Printed Books in the Storey Collection', computer printed, 67 pieces.

Lists of catalogues of the collections in the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• 'Manuscript Catalogues of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland', list to accompany a letter from Assistant Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society to Professor G.E. Weil, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universitie de Nancy, France, concerning the Society's collections. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 12 July 1977.
• 'Printed Book Catalogues'- two different versions. One is of 4 pages and lists printed catalogues of books and Arabic script manuscripts. The second is of 7 pages and lists catalogues of books, Arabic script manuscripts, Malay and Indonesian manuscripts, Chinese books and manuscripts, Sanskrit and other Indian manuscripts, Manuscripts from S.E. Asia and Sri Lanka, Tibetan and Mongolian manuscripts, European manuscripts, Archives, Maps, and Periodicals. All computer printed.
• 'London, Royal Asiatic Society' - a comprehensive list of the catalogues produced for the Society's collections. 9 pieces, computer printed.

Electronic documents - archival versions were created in 2024.

• 'LIST OF CATALOGUES 1987' - detailed list of the catalogues produced for the collections of the Society. Content created in 2001.
• 'CATALOGUES OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY' - summary of catalogues for printed books, manuscripts and artworks. First created c.2001.
• 'CATALOGUES OF THE COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY' - detailed version of catalogues for collections of the Society and includes a statistical supplement to approximate the amount of each type of material. Content created in 2001.
• 'LIBRARY CATALOGUES' - summary list of the catalogues held for the Society's collections. Content created in 2006.

Catalogues covering multiple types of manuscripts. These are:

• ‘Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hindustani, Tibetan and Armenia Manuscript’. Several catalogues bound into one volume. These are:
  1. ‘A Descriptive Catalogue of the Historical Manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian Languages, preserved in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland’ by William H. Morley, dated 1854.
  2. ‘Catalogue of Arabic, Persian, Hindustani, and Turkish MSS in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society’ by O. Codrington, Honorary Librarian, dated 18 January 1892.
  3. ‘The Schrumpf Collection of Armenian Books’ by Professor Minas Tchéraz, dated October 1893.
  4. List of the Tibetan MSS and Printed Books in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society’ by H. Wenzel.
     These are all bound into one volume and have extensive annotations and some inserted material too. This volume is found in the Reading Room Office.
• ‘A Catalogue of South Indian Manuscripts (especially those of the Whish Collection) belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland’ compiled by Dr M. Winternitz, Professor of the German University of Prague, with an appendix by F.W. Thomas, dated 1902; and ‘Catalogue of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society (Hodgson Collection’ by Professors E.B. Cowell and J. Eggeling and ‘Catalogue of the Tod Collection of Indian Manuscripts in the Possession of the Royal Asiatic Society’ by L.D Barnett, dated 1940. Printed catalogues with handwritten annotations and notes inserted, 347 pages, Bound volume - title on cover reads 'R.A.S. Catalogues of Muhammadan and Tibetan Manuscripts, 1892'. This is located in the Reading Room Office.
• 'R.A.S. Catalogue of Collection of M.S.S. &c.' - handwritten lists of manuscripts divided according to the languages. Bound volume with black cover and some inserts. This volume is in a fragile condition.
• 'Oriental MSS in Glazed Case on Landing', listed according to shelf. Handwritten small notebook - cover and pages loose.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society - Oriental MSS not found in any printed catalogue or hand list 1956' - typed list with handwritten annotations, 2 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Oriental Manuscripts in the R.A.S.' - list of the quantities of each type of manuscript subdivided into type. One piece, photocopy of typed list.

Electronic documents (archival documents created in 2024)

• 'RAS Manuscripts lists and catalogues' - the document explains the different types of manuscripts held in the Collections and some of the lists and catalogues that have been created for them. The document was first created in 2014.

Catalogues and lists for manuscripts in Arabic script - Arabic, Persian, Hindustani and Turkish languages:

• ‘A Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hindustani Languages preserved in the Libraries of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1838’ by William H. Morley. A handwritten catalogue with further handwritten annotations and stamped with ‘William H. Morley, Middle Temple’. Bound volume but the front board and the introductory pages have come loose from the rest of the volume. Inserted are handwritten lists: ‘Morley Catalogue of MSS not yet found’, Nos. 1, 2 and 6. Five pages. The volume is located in the Reading Room Office.
• 'R.A.S. 21/12/1989 MSS with paintings from Morley's Catalogue 1854' - list of the Arabic script manuscripts which also contains paintings checked against the provisional handlist of March 1999. Two piece, one computer printed and one copy of handwritten.
• 'Provisional Draft Handlist of Royal Asiatic Society Manuscripts in Arabic Script' - list created by Julian Reade, Honorary Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society with an introduction dated 8 May 1996. This appears to be the earlier version of the below electronic document of the same title. One ring-bound booklet.

Electronic documents - archival copies were created in 2024:

• 'PROVISIONAL DRAFT HANDLIST OF ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY MANUSCRIPTS IN ARABIC SCRIPT (Updated March 1999 and box locations revised August 2013)'. This was first created by Julian Reade, Honorary Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society in 1996. It is based on the Morley Manuscript Catalogue amended by Codrington Catalogue (JRAS 1892:502-8) with further amendments by Julian Reade and Michael J. Pollock (Librarian). This document was first created in 2010.
• 'ARABIC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY' - list of the Arabic manuscripts in the collection, first created in 2009.
• 'CONCORDANCE of Manuscript Numbers for the Persian Collection' - numerical lists matching manuscripts from the catalogues created by Morley (manuscript and printed), Codrington and le Strange. This document was first created in 2002.

Catalogues and handlists for manuscripts in Sanskrit and other Indian languages. These are:

• A list of the Sanskrit manuscripts donated by James Tod provided in a letter by Professor Christian Lassen, 1 January 1827.
• ‘A Catalogue of South Indian Manuscripts (especially those of the Whish Collection) belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland’ compiled by Dr M. Winternitz, Professor of the German University of Prague, with an appendix by F.W. Thomas, dated 1902. Also bound with this is ‘Catalogue of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society (Hodgson Collection’ by Professors E.B. Cowell and J. Eggeling and ‘Catalogue of the Tod Collection of Indian Manuscripts in the Possession of the Royal Asiatic Society’ by L.D Barnett, dated 1940. Printed catalogues with handwritten annotations and notes inserted, 347 pages, Bound volume. This is kept in the Reading Room Office.
• ‘Catalogue of the Tod Collection of Indian Manuscripts in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society’ by L.D. Barnett. Typed manuscript with handwritten annotations, 102 pages. Bound volume, dated 1938. This is kept in the Reading Room Office.
• 'List of the Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts presented to the R.A.S. by Brian Hodgson'. - handwritten list, 1 piece.
• 'Whish MSS (not in printed catalogue)' - handwritten list of some of the South Indian manuscripts donated by Charles Whish, 2 pieces.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society - Tamil MSS' - typed list of the Tamil manuscripts, 2 pieces with a further giving details of Tamil manuscript 13A.
• 'Previously Unidentified Manuscripts - Rajasthani' - list of Rajasthani manuscripts within the collection created by Rima Hooja, Visiting Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society, in 2002. Computer printed, 20 pieces.

Electronic documents - archival versions were created in 2024.

• 'South Indian Sanskrit / Whish Manuscripts' - a document detailing the extent and background of these manuscripts in the collections, created by Kathy Lazenblatt, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, in 2017.
• 'Tod Manuscript Collection' - a detailed list of the manuscripts in the Society's Collections donated by James Tod, the Society's first Librarian. This was compiled by Rima Hooja in 2002.
• 'Handlist of Tamil Manuscripts in the Royal Asiatic Society' - based on a typescript list of c.1956, with amendments and additions. Re-typed March 2009. List of the Society's Tamil manuscripts.

Catalogues and handlists for manuscripts in Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese. These are:

• 'List of the Singhalese, Burmese and Pali manuscripts in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society (made by G. Rost in 1849)' - handwritten list of 31 manuscripts.
• 'Buddhist Manuscripts' - handwritten list subdivided into 'Burmese Character', and 'Sinhalese MSS in the library on Jan.1. 1889'. List on 10 sides, foolscap paper.
• 'A Catalogue of the Pali & Burmese manuscripts of the R.A.S. scientifically arranged' - handwritten list of the manuscripts on 4 sides - their arrangement is not explained.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society - Burmese MSS' - typed list of the Burmese manuscripts created in 1956. Four pieces.
• 'Singhalese MSS. Royal Asiatic Society Hand List 1956' - a photocopy of the original list with handwritten annotations detailing the form of the manuscript, 3 pieces.
• 'Morris Collection Bought 1896, Pali, Sinhalese and Burmese Mss, List copied from JRAS. 1896, pp. 212-214' photocopy of journal article list pasted on to foolscap paper with some handwritten annotations, 2 pieces.
• 'Survey of the Pali manuscript collection, Royal Asiatic Society' - a list of the Pali manuscripts created by Jacqueline Filliozat from 1993-1996, 39 pages.

Electronic documents - archival version were created in 2024:

• 'Royal Asiatic Society - BURMESE MSS – Hand list made 1956' - list of the Burmese manuscripts, first created in 2010.

Catalogues and Handlists for coins and other objects within the Society's collections. Digital documents were created as archival documents in 2024.

• 'List of Coins in the R.A.S. Cabinet', a list and report compiled by Oliver Codrington during his time as Honorary Librarian of the Society (1891-1919). The list is dated 1917. Handwritten in a lined notebook with brown paper cover.
• 'Catalogue and Accession History of the Kushan Coins of the Royal Asiatic Society - Progress Report', written by Dr M. Nasim Khan, Visiting Research Fellow of the RAS, Department of Archaeology University of Peshawar, Pakistan, [2002]. A copy of this report is available in the Library office. Also kept together is a CD containing images of the coins in the RAS collections taken by Dr Khan as part of the cataloguing project. These images are also stored electronically.

Electronic Documents

• 'ACCESSION AND CATALOGUE OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY COINS COLLECTION' - list of coins in the Society's collections, first created in 2009.
• 'POSSESSIONS OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY' - including textiles and clock. This is an incomplete list first created in
  2001.
• 'Objects on loan to the British Museum - the Society has 4 copper plate inscriptions and 1 stone inscription on long-term loan to the British Museum. There are two lists for this loan, created in 2018 and 2020.

Notes and drafts concerning Pushkin. These are:

• 'Introduction' - an introduction to Pushkin's 'History of the Pugachev revolt'.
• 'Pushkin in the Archives'
• Pushkin biographical notes in English and Russian
• Drafts for a section called 'The revolt'.
• 'Pushkin and Pugachev' - typed draft
• 'The Pugachev File' - typed draft
• 'Introduction' - typed draft of biographical details of Pushkin.
• 'Introduction' - typed draft concerning Pugachev.
• 'Glossary' - typed glossary and bibliography
• Photocopied articles in Russian.

Drafts of the translation into English of 'A Journey to Arzrum'. The original was written by Pushkin and recounts the poet's travels to the Caucasus, Armenia, and Arzrum (modern Erzurum) in eastern Turkey at the time of the Russo-Turkish War (1828–29).