Correspondence regarding the possibility of holding an Arab day. These are:

• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.A. Calver to ask him to approach the Anglo-Arab Society, dated 9 May 1972.
• Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to ask whether they would be interested in holding a joint Arab Day, dated 26 May 1972.
• Letter from Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that he will put the idea to his Council but also to raise some negatives regarding the idea, dated 23 June 1972.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to answer his objections and to raise his own about the suggestion of having someone from the Arab League Office as a speaker, dated 12 July 1972.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to ask if any progress had been made concerning the Arab day, dated 29 September 1972.
• Letter from David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that the Association would like to collaborate, dated 13 October 1972.
• Letter from Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that the Association would like to collaborate and he has put David Llewellyn in charge of arranging matters, dated 17 October 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to provide some details of the purpose of the National Days, dated 7 December 1972.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to ask if the Association had made a decision regarding the Arab day, dated 19 January 1973.

Correspondence concerned with seeking permission for articles originally published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society to be reprinted in other publications. There are seven examples of requests from individuals and institutions. On the converse, requests are made from Journal authors to other institutions for permission to use images within their article. There are three examples of these.

This series contains six original handwritten manuscripts of article submitted to the Journal plus an offprint of an 1830 article.

Articles, Pamphlet and copy of rules:

• "Rules of the Hong Kong branch of the Royal Asiatic Society", unbound pamphlet, undated. "The Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society", copy of a history of the Branch, undated.
• Copy of "Foreword" by James Hayes, President, Hong Kong Branch, to a publication by Carl Smith on Hong Kong Society, published Oxford University Press 1985.
• "Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch - printed pamphlet about Society with application form for becoming a member. Undated, in English and Chinese.

Correspondence concerning the possibility of Asia House hosting an exhibition for the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary. These are:

• Letter from Robert Skelton, Victoria and Albert Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest that Asia House might be willing to put on a display and this could be connected with fundraising, dated 8 November 1971.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Gordon Washburn, Director, Asia House Gallery, to ask if the gallery would consider putting on a display in conjunction with the Society's sesquicentenary, dated 20 January 1972.
• Letter from Gordon Washburn, Director, Asia House Gallery, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that they will be unable to help as the exhibitions in the Gallery are booked through until 1974, dated 15 March 1972.

An Exhibition of Asiatic Sculpture, at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, was curated in celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society's 150th Anniversary. The material in connection with this exhibition is:

• Exhibition pamphlet for Asiatic Sculpture, Royal Scottish Museum, 2 copies.
• Letter from Cyril Aldred, Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Professor Charles Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state the Museum would probably be able to arrange an exhibition of oriental art and antiquities in 1973, dated 6 January 1969.
• Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Professor Charles Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society to state that she was in support of an exhibition and to ask for more details, dated 20 March 1969.
• Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for a copy of the Society's Sesquicentenary brochure, dated 5 September 1972.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to thank her for her suggestions regarding the RAS Appeal and to ask whether she would be able to write about the horse in Asiatic Art, dated 8 December 1972.
• Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Dr Hansman to inform him that she has made an appointment with him through Diana Crawford, dated 4 January 1973.
• Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for a list of the Society's Fellows so she may send invitations to the exhibition, dated 26 January 1973.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to enclose a list of Fellows of the Society, dated 30 January 1973.
• Letter from Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the list, dated 31 January 1973.
• Letter from John Hansman to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to enclose appeal letters for the individuals in Scotland she had suggested might help, to enclose further brochures, and to thank to the invitation to the reception at the Royal Scottish Museum, dated 2 March 1973.
• Letter from P.L. Baker to Jennifer Scarce, Assistant Keeper, Royal Scottish Museum, to thank her for the information sheets sent concerning the Asiatic Sculpture Exhibition, dated 21 March 1973.

Material concerned with the Asiatic Society (formerly Asiatic Society of Bengal) and their interaction with the Royal Asiatic Society.

Copies of emails between Shahryar Z.R. Iqbal, Council Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, and Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the payment of Iqbal's membership fees and his publications on the history of Bangladesh. Three emails, dated April 2002.

Correspondence with the Asiatic Society of Bengal concerning the sesquicentenary celebrations. These are:

• Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to President, Asiatic Society of Bengal, to inform regarding the progress of the sesquicentenary celebrations, dated 1 May 1973.
• Letter from Honorary President, Asiatic Society of Bengal, to President, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for his letter and to give news of their own Society, dated 27 June 1973.
• Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to President, Asiatic Society of Bengal, to thank for his letter and to note the Asiatic Society's forthcoming 190th anniversary, dated 12 July 1973.

Correspondence with the Asiatic Society of Bombay concerning the sesquicentennial celebrations. These are: Letter from President, Asiatic Society of Bombay, to President, Royal Asiatic Society, to wish success in the sesquicentennial celebrations and to state they are not in a position to support financially, dated 22 June 1973. Letter from President, Royal Asiatic Society, to President, Asiatic Society of Bombay, to thank for his letter and to wish that the Societies would continue to give mutual support, dated 12 July 1973.