Examples of headed notepaper and pro forma letters from the Society's time at Grosvenor Street (1920-1947) - 21 pieces - and Queen Anne Street (1947-1988) - 11 pieces.

Since its initiation in 1823, the Royal Asiatic Society has held an annual Anniversary General Meeting. This is partly a business meeting where the accounts are presented, and a report given of the Society's affairs for the preceding year. It is also a celebration of the Society's achievements and activities. A lecture is usually given as part of the proceedings and the meeting has, in its history, been followed by a reception or meal. Due to the business side of the activities, relevant material will also be found within the Governance records and within the General Meeting Minutes.

The material identified in this catalogue include agendas, reports, invitations, press cuttings and photographs.

There is little material relating to the early Anniversary General Meetings. The items within the archive are:

• 'Proceedings of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: Anniversary Meetings and Annual Reports of the Council, 1838 and 1839' - a printed pamphlet created by Harrison and Co., St. Martin's Lane, London.
• Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: Anniversary Meeting and Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Council, 1845, also printed by Harrison and Co.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: A Year of Progress': an article from the Times of India, 1 June 1903, reporting on the Prince of Wales' attendance at the Society's Anniversary General Meeting and the happenings on the occasion.
• 'Hotel Cecil Ltd., Suggested Menu for 50 Couverts', dated 6 March 1907 - probably an estimate for a dinner after the Anniversary General Meeting. Typed with printed letterhead
• Notification of the Anniversary Dinner from C. Hughes, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to be held at the Hotel Cecil on 8 June, 1911. Printed paper.
• Anniversary Dinner ticket for the Hotel Cecil, 20 May 1912. Printed card.
• Anniversary Dinner ticket for the Hotel Cecil, 5 May 1913. Printed card.
• Draft invitation for Anniversary Dinner at the Hotel Cecil on Wednesday 13 May.
• Election of Council for 1928-29. Printed list, dated March 1928, concerning Election of Officers at the Anniversary General Meeting.
• Council of Management, 1937-38, printed list of officers.
• Council of Management, 1938-39, printed list of officers.
• Election of Council for 1944-45. Printed list, dated 20 March 1944, concerning Election of Officers at the Anniversary General Meeting.
• Election of Council for 1946-47. Printed list, dated 20 March 1946, concerning Election of Officers at the Anniversary General Meeting.

The material for this period consists of:

• Invitation card for the Anniversary General Meeting on 9 May 1963. Printed card.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 13 May 1965 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1965-66. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 12 May 1966 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1966-67. Printed paper, 2 copies of Agenda.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 11 May 1967 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1967-68. Printed paper.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 1968-69. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 8 May 1969 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1969-70. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 14 May 1970 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1970-71. Printed paper, 2 copies of Agenda.
• Press release for publication on 15 May 1970 listing the Honorary Officers elected at the Meeting and the lecture given by Professor C.D. Cowan, typed.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 1971-72. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 11 May 1972 with notification concerning Election of Officers 1972-73. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 10 May 1973 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1973-74. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 9 May 1974 with application form for the Cocktail Party on the same day and and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1974-75. Printed paper.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 1975-76. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 13 May 1976 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1976-77. Printed paper.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 12 May 1977 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1977-78. Typed with printed letterhead.
• Press release for Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 1978. Typed with printed letterhead.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting on 10 May 1979. Typed with printed letterhead.
• Newspaper cuttings reporting the Anniversary General Meetings from The Times, 13 May 1966, 12 May 1967, 15 May 1970, 12 May 1972, 9 May 1975 and 14 May 1976; and the Daily Telegraph 12 May 1767, 10 May 1968, 9 May 1969, 15 May 1970, 13 May 1971 and 9 May 1975.

The Report and Financial Statements for the Society were no longer published in the Society's Journal after 2011. Therefore these have been included within the archives. The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2011-2015 is:

2011

• Letter of Invitation and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2011, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society: Election of Council Members 2011' - list of nominees, 2 pieces.
• Minutes for the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.

2012

• Letter of Invitation and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2012, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Presidential address by Gordon Johnson, 3 pieces and digital
• Signed Minutes for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2011, 14 pieces.

2013

• Letter of Invitation for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 2013, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting with Election of Council Members, 3 pieces.
• Minutes for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2012, 13 pieces.

2014

• Letter of Invitation and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 15 May 2014, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting with Election of Council Members, 4 pieces.
• Signed Minutes for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2013, 13 pieces.
• Poster for the lecture given by Professor Dame Caroline Humphreys after receiving the Richard Burton Memorial Medal as part of the AGM. The lecture was entitled Empires and their Merchants: Communication and Incomprehension on the Russia-China Border in the 19th Century. Printed, 1 piece + digital version.
• Photographs from the presentation of the medal to Caroline Humphreys, 5 digital images.

2015

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 14 May 2015, with Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Minutes for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2014, 13 pieces.
• Report for the blog post of the Anniversary General Meeting and subsequent lecture by Eugene Rogan. The lecture was entitled The Dardanelles Campaign viewed from both sides of the trenches, digital pdf.
• Photographs from the Anniversary General Meeting and subsequent lecture by Eugene Rogan. 7 digital images.

In 1938, l'Institut d'Histoire de l'Émigration Politique Contemporaine celebrated the 750th anniversary of the death of the Georgian poet, Chota Roustaveli. This correspondence and printed material are in connection with that celebration. They are:

• Letter from The President, Institut d'Histoire de l'Emigration Politique Contemporaine, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform them of the celebration, of the Organising Committee, and of associated names and activities. He asks if the Society will consent to send a representative. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 29 January 1938.
• "Institut d'Histoire de l'Émigration Politique Contemporaine" - printed pamphlet concerning the Committees of the Society and its activities.
• Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to l'Institut d'Histoire de l'Émigration Politique Contemporaine to state that Sir Oliver Wardrop would be the Society's representative upon the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the death of the Georgian Poet, Chola Roustaveli. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 18 February 1938.
• Postcard from Sir Oliver Wardrop to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the ceremony has been postponed until 30 March 1938. Handwritten, dated 20 February 1938.

Material produced by, or concerned with, the Royal Anthropological institute. These are:

• "Suggestions for a School of Applied Anthropology" by Sir Richard C. Temple. Report from "Man, No.102, 1913" of a discussion on the practical application of anthropological teaching in universities held in "Section H of the British Association, at Birmingham, Friday September 12th, 1913". There are also reports on statements by others including Mr T.C. Hodson, Secretary of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Printed material.
• Letter of invitation to the President, Royal Asiatic Society to be present at the conference convened by the "Joint Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland" to be held on 19 February 1914. With the letter is also a "Memorandum of Proceedings". Printed material with handwritten inserts, letter dated 15 January 1914.
• Letter from W.B. Fagg, Hon. Secretary, Joint Committee, Royal Anthropological Institute, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform them that their quinquennial revision of membership is overdue and to ask them to appoint a representative to serve on the committee from 1943 to 1947. They inform that the previous representative was R.E. Enthoven. Typed, dated 14 July 1943.

Material concerned with the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (originally the Central Asian Society) and its interaction with the Royal Asiatic Society.

The signed Minutes of the Investment Sub-Committee from 18 September 2003-10 November 2011. These are loose papers.

A bound volume containing copies of letters sent in the administration of the Society between the years 1823-1835 and 1846-1861. The earlier ones, covering 1823-1835, are all concerned with the finances of the Society. There is then a break in the letters until 1846, after which the correspondence covers a broader spectrum of activities.