The Sya'ir Mekka dan Medina is an early Malay account of the Hajj. This series contains Roff's notes concerning the manuscript copies of the account.

• 'Sya'ir Mekka dan Medina: Tentative Summary of Materials' - account of the known manuscripts, typed, 2 versions, 1 heavily annotated, 5 pieces.
• 'Lithograph Editions', notes on the available lithographs, typed and handwritten, 4 pieces.
• 'Summary of MSS', typed and handwritten, 5 pieces.
• 'Transcribed Texts' - transcriptions of some manuscripts, typed and handwritten, 31 pieces.
• 'Catalogue Extracts' - information taken from catalogues, typed and photocopied, 10 pieces.
• 'Supplementary Material Notes' - notes on commentaries on the manuscript, typed and handwritten, 11 pieces.
• 'Group 1 Descriptions' - manuscript descriptions, typed and handwritten, 10 pieces.
• 'Group 2 Descriptions' - manuscript descriptions, typed, handwritten and copied, 6 pieces.
• 'Group 3 Descriptions' - manuscript descriptions, typed, 2 pieces.
• 'Group 4 Descriptions' - manuscript descriptions, typed and handwritten, 8 pieces.
• 'Padris' - bibliographic lists, handwritten, 4 pieces.
• 'The Cairo Connection and The Centre Out There', concerning SEA Islam, handwritten, 6 pieces, undated.
• A note identifying the Sya'ir Mekka dan Medina as an early 19th century Malay account of the hajj, handwritten, 1 piece.

• 'National Total - Malaya (sia) 1900-1982' - photocopy of list of pilgrims from Malaysia with handwritten annotations.

  A small amount of correspondence is with this research information:

• Letter from the Department of Oriental Manuscripts, University of Leiden Library, concerning publishing material from their collection, 2 pieces, typed, proforma, and handwritten, dated [May 1979].
• Invoices from Xerox Reproductions Centers, New York for microfilm reproductions, proforma with handwritten insertions, 3 pieces, dated March 1983.
• Correspondence with Richard Pankhurst, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the copying of a manuscript, 6 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 15 March - 4 May 1983.
• Correspondence with University Library, University of Malaya, concerning obtaining a manuscript microfilm, 2 pieces, proforma with handwritten insertions and typed, dated 9 -25 May 1983.
• Correspondence with the British Library concerning obtaining microfilm, 3 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 9 May - 14 June 1983.
• Correspondence with University Library, Cambridge, concerning obtaining microfilm, 2 pieces, typed and handwritten, dated 30 December 1983.
• Letter from Ian Proudfoot, The Australian National University concerning Sya'ir Mekka dan Medina, 1 piece, typed, dated 17 February 1984.
• Correspondence concerning the World Congress on Malay Language and Literature, Kuala Lumpur, 21-25 August 1995, 4 pieces, typed in Malay and English, dated 20 December 1994.

Papers written by Roff about Hajj. These are:

• 'The meaning of the Meccan Pilgrimage for Southeast Asian Islam'. This came from a folder dated 1977 and is annotated with 'read at Jerusalem Conf., & to be published in proceedings'. Typed, 10 pages. With the paper are handwritten and typed notes on Hajj, and a typed notice from the Colombia University in the City of New York, advertising a lecture series entitled, 'The Pilgrimage Process: Transience as a Means of Religious Community'; 16 pieces.
• 'Pilgrimage and the History of Religions: Theoretical Approaches to the Hajj'. This came from a folder dated 1980 and is annotated, 'Read at Phoenix Conf., & to be published in [Martin] edited vol.'. Typed, 18 pages.
• 'Sanitation and Security: The Imperial Powers and the Nineteenth Century Hajj'. This is annotated 'Arabian Studies, VI' which was published in 1982. Typed, 43 pages.
• 'Works cited', a handwritten bibliography for an unknown paper, 5 pieces.

Handwritten research notes written by Roff collating information gained from manuscripts and publications about the acts of separation associated with Hajj pilgrimage,21 pieces.

Handwritten research notes, made by Roff, on publications about Hajj. The notes are arranged alphabetically by author of the work, 101 pieces.

Copies of official documents and articles about the Malayan Hajj along with research notes made by Roff. These are:

• 'Political Intelligence Bureau, Singapore', a letter written by R. Onraet, to forward a report compiled by Haji Abdul Majid, the Malay Pilgrim Officer, about the Malay Hajj in 1924. Photocopies, 21 pages, dated 10 October 1924.
• 'Malay Pilgrimage', review of the Malay Pilgrimage that sailed on the S.S. Titan from Singapore, 13 November 1929, arriving in Jeddah on 1 April 1930. Photocopy, 7 pages.
• Letter from Mahmood, Dato' Perdana Mentri Paduka Raja, Kelantan, to bring to the notice of the Government his observations of the Mecca pilgrimage season 1929-1930. Photocopy, 8 pieces, dated 6 November 1930.
• 'Memorandum of Observations and Comments in Reply to the Remarks and Suggestions put forward by the Dato Perdana Mentri of Kelantan, written by Sd. Haji Abdul Majid, Malay Pilgrimage Office, after consultation with Mr C.G. Hope-Gill, British Legation, Jeddah. Photocopy, 4 pieces, dated 26 January 1931.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1355-1356 A.H. or 1936-1937 A.D.' written by Haji Abdul Majid. Photocopy, 6 pieces, dated 13 April 1937.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1937-1938 A.D. or 1356-1357 A.H.' written by Haji Abdul Majid. Photocopy, 11 pieces, undated.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1938-1939 A.D. or 1357-1358 A.H.' written by Haji Abdul Majid, dated 26 March 1939, with covering letter by E.E.H. Beck, Director, Special Branch, Straits Settlements Police, dated 21 April 1939. Photocopy, 10 pieces.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1939-1940 A.D. or 1358-1359 A.H.' written by Pin bin Jusoh, Malay Pilgrimage Officer, dated 28 March 1940, with covering letter by A.H. Dickinson, Inspector-General, Straits Settlements Police, dated 31 May 1940. Photocopy, 6 pieces.
• 'Economic Implications of Moslem Pilgrimage from Malaysia' by Abdul Kadir Haji Din, published in Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol.4, Number 1, June 1982, pp. 58-75. Photocopy, 9 pieces.
• Notes about Hajj, 9 handwritten and 1 typed sheet.

Documents, copies of documents and articles collated by Roff, and a table of Hajj statistics. These are:

• Passport Application form issued by the Passport Office, Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore. Printed form, predating 1955 when the Colonial Secretary's Office ceased to exist.
• 'Federation of Malaya, Report of the Pilgrims Economic Welfare Committee, presented to Parliament by command of His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, ordered by the Dewan Ra'ayat to lie upon the table, 14 August 1962'. Photocopy of the report, 16 pieces, stamped University of Singapore Library, 25 August 1962.
• 'Federation of Malaya, Act of Parliament, No. 34 of 1962, Malayan Muslim Pilgrims Savings Corporation Act, 1962'. Report concerning the incorporation of the Savings Corporation to manage a fund for the maintenance and utilisation of savings in connection with pilgrimage to Mecca. Printed, 4 pieces, dated, 7 September 1962.
• 'Malaysia Act of Parliament, No. 83 or 1965, Muslims Pilgrims (Amendment) Act, 1965'. An act to amend the Muslims Pilgrims Ordinance, 1951. Printed, 1 piece, dated 5 November 1965.
• 'Law of Malaysia, Act 8, Lembaga Urusan Dan Tabong Haji Act, 1969'. An Act concerning pilgrimage given Royal Assent on 22 April 1969. Printed pamphlet, 52 pages.
• 'Pilgrims' progress, Asian style' by Nancy Nash, article from the Far Eastern Economic Review, 17 November 1978. With the article is a map of Mecca, a pentagram of the approaches to Mecca, glued onto a piece of paper with typed labels, and a photocopy of a map entitled 'Mecca: Centre of the World'. 5 pieces.
• 'Taj Mahals in the Desert' by Virginia Fairweather, an article about the planned airports for Saudi Arabia, from Civil Engineering, November 1984. Printed, 3 pieces.
• 'Table 1, Statistics of the eastern Pilgrimages, table listing numbers of pilgrims from eastern nations between 1882 and 1936. 2 versions.

Printed documents concerned with Hajj pilgrimage with some notes made by Roff. These were taken from the folder labelled 'Mecca Incident 1979' (WR/10) as not connected with the incident. The documents are:

• 'Cholera in Mecca' - notification of a spreading cholera epidemic in Mecca, sent from the Chief Secretary's office, dated 16 September 1911. With the printed notice, Roff has appended to the notice, a note about the epidemic.
• 'Particulars supplied by native Netherlands subjects who apply for a Netherlands Indian Pilgrim Pass to Mecca for the Hajj Season'. Printed form, in English and Arabic to be filled out by pilgrims, undated. With the form, Roff has appended a note entitled 'KSUK 1502/1932 Haj' about a note from 'BA to SUK' regarding the 1932 Hajj and allowing natives from Kelantan to get passes.
• 'Kapal Haji Serombong Biru' - advertising poster, in Arabic and Malay, for travel for the Hajj pilgrimage. Issued by S. Ali Mattar, Manager, Jeddah Pilgrim Office, dated 20 May 1938.
• 'Lembage Urusan Dan Tabong Haji, Jabatan Perdani Menteri, Malaysia (Prime Minister's department, Malaysia) Kunchi Kapada Kejayaan Menyimpan', brochure for Hajj pilgrimage, written in Malay, approximate date 1965.
• 'Ibu Pejabat Tabong Haji', advertising brochure for pilgrimage of 1971/1972, written in Malay.
• 'Al-Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca', advertising brochure from Pakistan International Airlines for Hajj pilgrimage, 1973.
• 'Al-Hajj Pilgrimage' - advertising brochure from AMSAG for pilgrimage trip from New York, dated 1981.
• 'Green Star Tours' - advertising brochure to make 'Umra', flying from JFK airport, New York, dated 1986.
• 'Haj 1987' - brochure produced by the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, UK Regional Office, concerning regulations for Hajj 1987.
• 'Jasa - Pelayaren ke Makka al-Masharafat - by Mold Rafiqa' , photocopies of pages from this document, written in Arabic concerning 1930. Roff has added a handwritten title page, 24 pieces.