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Copies of letters from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie written in response to Mackenzie request for Tibetan books and stamps.

A series of four handwritten diaries with almost daily entries covering the whole of the expedition as the Escort to the Trade Agent.

Further draft of 'Escorts in Tibet' covering the period August 1938 to November 1939. The first 40 pages covering to 27 March are typed. Pages 41-81 are handwritten and cover from 29 March 1939 to 10 November 1959. These were probably originally part of FM/2/1. There are three further typed sheets with Appendix 2: biography of Richard Vivian Warren, and Appendix 3: biography of Dr. Max Henn. All are annotated and edited.

A series of drafts for 'Escorts in Tibet', the record of Mackenzie's time as part of the escort to the Trade Agent, based on his diaries (FM/1).

Typed and handwritten drafts of essays and talks by Fleming Mackenzie concerning his experiences in Tibet.

Typed full draft of Escorts in Tibet - a more modern version without annotation.

Handwritten draft giving background to the Escorts in Tibet and giving journal entries from 16 August 1938 to 27 March 1939. These entries are not exact replicas of the diary entries. The draft is 86 handwritten sheets which are annotated and edited. There are three labels with this draft, one of which is dated 26 May 1978.

Label - handwritten for the material concerned: Route Sikkim-Gyantse, Tibetan 'dictionary', Tibetan stories by FM, and Miscellaneous photos.

Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Gangtok, Sikkim, dated 23 October 1949. He writes that the Tibetan Sentences and Words books are both unprocurable and suggests Mackenzie may be able to get a copy from the Tibet Mirror Press which also has further books to distribute. Richardson may have some books at home but doesn't expect to be on leave for another year. He writes about the political state of Sikkim and his fears for Chinese takeover of Tibet.

Handwritten list of a selection of photographs or slides with some explanatory detail, dated 2 October 1959.