Printed, stamped, embossed and a wax imprint of examples of some of the emblems used by the Society through its history.

The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 1981-2000 is:

• Newspaper cutting from the Times, 15 May 1981, reporting on the occasion of the Society's Anniversary General Meeting.
• Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 11 May 1984, reporting on the Reception held at the Society after their Anniversary General Meeting.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 14 May 1987. Typed, 1 sheet.
• Versions of a press release and allied correspondence regarding the President, Frank Steele, who took up office at the Anniversary General Meeting on 12 May 1988.Typed and handwritten, 7 pieces.
• Memo from L. Collins, Secretary, to members of the Society, 4 March 1993, to request any nominations for Officers of the Society reach her by 4 April 1993. On the reverse is a list of the current Council of Management. Typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 1994.Typed, 2 pieces.
• Agenda, Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 1995 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1995-96. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of Anniversary General Meeting 11 May 1995.Typed, 1 piece.
• President's Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1995. Typed with handwritten annotations, 1 piece.
• Appendix to Report of Council 1994. This report would have been presented at the 1995 AGM. Typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 1996 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1996-97. Typed, 3 pieces.
• Council's Report to the Members of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year ending 31 December 1995. Photocopy, 18 pieces.
• Memo from L. Collins, Secretary, to members of the Society, 23 February 1996, to request any nominations for Officers of the Society reach her by 4 April 1996. Typed, 1 piece.
• Memo from L. Collins, Secretary, to members of the Society, March 1997, to request any nominations for Officers of the Society reach her by 4 April 1997. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 1997. Typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 14 May 1998 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1998-99. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 1999, with the Financial Statement, recommendations for Council and for election of Fellows. Typed, 3 pieces.
• Admission ticket for the Lecture and Reception following the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 1999, typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 2000. Typed, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 2000, with Nominations for Council 2000-2001 and notification for the procedure of Election of Officers. Typed, 4 pieces.
• Invitation card for the Anniversary General Meeting with Doreen Ingrams Memorial Lecture, on 11 May 2000. Printed card.

The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2001-2010 is:

2001

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2001, 1 piece.
• Notice that due to the popularity of the Anniversary General Meeting only Fellows will be admitted and these on a first-come, first-served basis, 1 piece.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 2001-2002, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the Meeting along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 8 pieces.

2002

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 2002, 1 piece.
• Notification of the procedure for election of officers, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 27 February 2002, 1 piece.
• Nominations for Council 2002-2003 and Applications for Fellowship, 3 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, the Honorary Treasurer's Report and the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2001, 15 pieces.

2003

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2003, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 15 April 2003.
• Council of Management 2002-2003 indicating retiring members, Nominations for Council 2003-2004 and Applications for Fellowship, 4 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, and the Honorary Treasurer's Report, 6 pieces.

2004

• 'Election of Officers 2004' - letter sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, to Fellows to inform of the procedure for nominating members for the Council. Typed, 1 piece, dated February 2004.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2004, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, dated 20 April 2004, 1 piece.
• Council of Management 2003-2005 indicating retiring members, candidates elected to fellowship, and apologies received, 3 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 9 pieces.

2005

• Notification concerning Election of Officers for2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, with list of Nominations for Council, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 7 pieces.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• Poster for Special General Meeting, Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2006

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 June 2006, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Signed copy of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, the President's Address and Address concerning the presentation of the Royal Asiatic Medal to Professor Christopher Shackle, 10 pieces.
• Poster for Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 1 piece. Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2007

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2007, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 3 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2008

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2008, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2009

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 7 May 2009, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 5 pieces.
• Invitation letter from Camilla Larsen, Executive Officer, to Mr Cameron to invite him to the AGM, 30 April 2009, 1 piece. Offprint of the Presidential Address, printed by Cambridge University Press, 1 pamphlet.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2010

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2010, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

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 these archives. The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2016-2020 is:

2016

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2016, with Election of Council Members, 3 pieces.
• Signed Minutes of the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2015, 14 pieces.
• Poster for Anniversary Lecture given by Denis Sinor Medal Winner, Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams. The presentation of the medal took place at the AGM. The lecture was entitled The Bactrian Archives: Reconstructing the Lost History of Ancient Afghanistan. Printed, 2 pieces.
• Photographs from Anniversary Lecture and presentation of the Medal, 5 digital images.

2017

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 2017, with Election of Council Members, 1 piece.
• Signed Minutes of the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2016, 16 pieces.
• Poster for Anniversary Lecture given by Professor Susan Bayly. The lecture was entitled Beyond 'Propaganda': Images and the Moral Citizen in Late-Socialist Vietnam. Printed and Digital copies.
• Photographs from Anniversary Meeting and Lecture, 6 digital images.

2018

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2018, with Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2017, 15 pieces.
• Poster for Anniversary Lecture given by Professor Charles Melville. The lecture was entitled The Illustration of Mirkhwand's Raudat al-Safa in RAS Ms. Persian 38. Digital copy and printed copy.
• Photographs from Anniversary Meeting and Lecture, 7 digital images.

2019

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 2019, with Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Signed Minutes of the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2018, 16 pieces.
• Poster for Anniversary Lecture given by Professor Jonathan Phillips. The lecture was entitled 'Saladin, we have returned!': The Myriad Memories of the Crusades in the Near East during the Modern Era. Digital copy and printed copy.
• Photographs from Anniversary Meeting and Lecture, 5 digital images.

2020
In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Anniversary General Meeting was held via the online platform, Zoom. The material includes:

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 22 October 2020, with Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2019, 17 pieces.
• Photographs from the preparations for the Zoom AGM, 4 digital images.

In 1933, the Finnish Oriental Society celebrated its 50th anniversary. Connected to this are:

• "Finno-Ugrian Society" - a printed invitation to send a representative to the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Society on 2 December 1933. Printed in Finnish, English, French and German.
• Letter from Gerard Clauson to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, apologising for delaying his reply. He suggest that Tallqvist at Helsinki, Konow of Oslo or Karlgren of Goteborg might represent the Society if they are going. Handwritten, dated 25 November 1933.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Edward Maclagan to ask him to sign the enclosed and send by return of post. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 27 November 1933.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor K.L. Tallqvist to ask that if he is going to the fiftieth anniversary celebrations would he be able to represent the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 27 November 1933.
• Letter from Professor K.L. Tallqvist to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that his letter unfortunately had arrived after the celebrations but he has forwarded the Royal Asiatic Society's compliments to the Finno-Ougrian Society. Typed, dated 6 December 1933.

Correspondence concerned with the appointment of a member of Council to the British School of Archaeology in Iraq from the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• Letter from E.H. Keeling, Honorary Secretary, British School of Archaeology in Iraq, to the Royal Asiatic Society to state that under the regulations of the School the Royal Asiatic Society had appointed Professor Margoliouth as a Member of the Council for three years ending in June 1935. He asks for the Society to appoint a member for the forthcoming three years. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 15 May 1933.
• Letter from E.H. Keeling, Honorary Secretary, British School of Archaeology in Iraq, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask him to substitute the name of Professor Langdon for that of Margoliouth in the previous letter. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 15 May 1935.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Honorary Secretary, British School of Archaeology in Iraq, to inform him that Professor S.H. Langdon had been nominated as the representative member of Council for the period commencing 1 July 1935. Typed, dated 17 June 1935.

Correspondence between Royal Society for Asian Affairs and the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• Correspondence between Helen McKeag, Secretary, Royal Society Asian Affairs, and Dr D.W. MacDowall, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning a proposed commemoration of the 250th birth of Sir William Jones. There are 3 letters, dated 2 November 1995 to 30 January 1996 and a list of "Arrangements for the Commemoration of the Birth of Sir William Jones" on 6 February 1996.
• Letter from Professor Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lord Denman, President, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, to write on behalf of the Society to send congratulations on the one hundredth birthday of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Typed, dated 14 May 2001.
• Correspondence with Lord Denman, President, Royal Society for Asian Affairs concerning his visit to the Royal Asiatic Society on 27 November 2001. 4 letters, typed and handwritten, dated 14 November 2001 - 14 December 2001.
• Letter from Norman Cameron, Secretary, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, to Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for the visit to the Society's premises and concerning the premises requirements of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. With the letter are plans of their current premises. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 9 January 2002.
• Correspondence regarding meeting with Sir Harold Walker, President, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, and members of the Royal Asiatic Society. Copies of emails and letters, 6 pieces, dating 24 April - 2 June 2002.
• Correspondence regarding the possibility of the two Societies sharing premises. Three letters, dated 13 July 2002 - 23 July 2002.
• Letter of invitation from Norman Cameron, Secretary, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, to Professor Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the launch of the publication "Strolling About on the Roof of the World". Typed with handwritten annotations, dated 10 September 2002.
• Letters from Norman Cameron, Secretary, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, to Professor Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the bid for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund by the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Two letters, typed with printed letterhead, dated 12 November 2002 - 14 March 2003.
• Correspondence concerning a letter written by Harold Walker to the Secretary of State. Emails and letters, 4 pieces, dated 22-23 July 2003.
• Letter from Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Harold Walker, President, Royal Society for Asian Affairs, to thank for the letter of congratulations sent by Harold Walker on Francis Robinson becoming President. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 19 August 2003.
• Letter from Alison Ohta, Curator, Royal Asiatic Society, to Georgina Nayler, Director, The Pilgrim Trust, in support of the Royal Society of Asian Affairs' application for a grant to assist the computerisation of the book catalogue. Typed, with letterhead, dated 6 October 2007.

• "The Practical Study of Colonial Culture in Holland and France by Administrative Officials and Intending Settlers". An uncorrected proof of "A Paper to be read by John de La Valette before the Royal Society of Arts on Wednesday, January 20th, 1937, at 8.15 p.m. R.A. Butler Esq., M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India, will preside".
• A compliment slip from the Royal Society of Arts, "With the Secretary's Compliments".
• Letter from Charles Otto Blagden, Vice-President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform Hoysted that he has at last had a chance to read the Paper which is interesting because it contains a large number of facts about Dutch and French colonial activities not generally known. The letter is handwritten, dated 6 February 1937.

The Minutes of the "Syro-Egyptian Society of London. Instituted 1844". These handwritten minutes cover the time period from the first meeting of the Society on 3 December 1844 to their 146th meeting on 12 March 1861. The Society met fortnightly until June 1846, then monthly, with extended summer breaks. The minutes cover the decisions made at the meetings and the Papers read. Yearly Anniversary Meetings were held in April. The minutes are written in a hardbound volume purchased from H. Penny, Stationer & Manufacturer of Improved Patent Account Books.

The papers of Professor T.W. Rhys Davids consist of two certificates. These are:

• Certificate of Thanks for 18 years service as Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society. This is undated but Rhys Davids completed his 18 years, serving as both Secretary and Librarian, in 1905. The certificate is signed by Lord Reay and has the names of the Society's Members below.
• Certificate for Philosophy Doctorate at the University of Wratislaviensis (Breslau) with attached seal, signed by Richard Roepell, 1882. With the certificate are 4 additional paper copies.