Correspondence concerning the setting up of the O.W. Sansom Award. These are:

• Letter from Elizabeth Samson (Mrs M.E. Samson) to Sir Cyril Philips, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask to arrange a meeting to discuss the possibility of setting up a Fellowship in memory of her husband. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 September 1986.
• 'To Consider: Proposal for an annual award in honour of Dr O.W. Samson', a statement setting out the details of the award. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Note from Elizabeth Samson to Sir Cyril Philips to thank for his letter and enclosure but to ask for a correction to be made on the spelling of the name. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 20 December 1986.
• Letter from Cyril Philips to Anne Southwark, to enclose Elizabeth's Samson's note. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 9 January 1987.
• Note from Elizabeth Samson to Anne Southwark to enclose the cheque for the donation. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 17 February 1987. The note is annotated to state the cheque was received on 23 February and acknowledged on 24 February 1987.

Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Miss G.D. Knisely, Librarian, Jakarta International School, in reply to her letter regarding the possibilities of forming a branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in Indonesia. Typed, dated 29 March 1985.

Indexes created of articles published in the Transactions and Journals of the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society: Contents of Vols I, II, and III, 1823-1833. Typed list with handwritten front cover, 4 copies.
• Index of Journal Articles from 1834-1919 - handwritten list with some allied correspondence.
• Index to the Publications of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society during the years 1827-1888, printed pamphlet.
• Index to the Royal Asiatic Society's Journal for the years 1889-1892 inclusive, printed pamphlet
  *. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Decade Index, 1920-1929, printed pamphlet.
• Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Decade Index, 1930-1939, printed pamphlet.
• List of Articles in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1940-1950, printed pamphlet.
• "Decade Index" - typed titles of articles on individual pieces of paper made in preparation for the 1951-1960
• Decade Index. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society - 1940-1997: Alphabetical list of articles in JRAS by Author.

Incomplete letter from William MacBean George Colebrooke to Alexander Johnston in which he writes concerning the two individuals that he would be gratified to be the means of bringing their great merit to the knowledge of the African Institution. He writes also of the Java Institution and in a postscript that he is about to embark. Handwritten, 3 sides with further side for address and label.

Photocopy of an article from History Today , August 1998, entitled "In Honour of the Royal Asiatic Society", advertising and reviewing the Exhibition.

Report from Justice, Madras, "H.R.H. The Prince of Wales on Scholarship" regarding the Prince of Wales attendance at the inaugural reception of the Centenary of the Royal Asiatic Society and a summary of the speeches.

Notes and correspondence regarding the history of 56 Queen Anne Street. These are:

• "The Royal Asiatic Society's House in Queen Anne Street" - a typed history of the building plus two further pages of typed and handwritten notes.
• Letter from Elliott, Son & Boyton, Surveyors, concerning former lease holders of the property, dated 23 May 1947.
• Correspondence with Howard de Walden Estates about former lease holders, 4 letters, 20 July 1967-29 August 1967.
• Letter from Brian Rawford concerning his memories of the house, dated 26 September 1968.
• Correspondence with the Embroiderers' Guild concerning their memories of the property, 2 letters, dated 25 January 1968 - 26 January 1968.
• Correspondence with the Librarian, University of Nottingham, and the County Archivist, Nottingham, concerning the Portland Papers, 12 items, dated 26 November 1969 - 25 February 1970.

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.

Five sheets of headed notepaper bearing the Queen Anne Street address and one headed postcard.

Correspondence with Han-Shan Tang Ltd. regarding the possibility of purchasing or becoming an agent for the sale of the Society's offprints. There are eight letters negotiating the terms of the agreement, the sale of current offprints, and subsequently the return of the offprints when Han-Shan Tang Ltd. failed to keep to the terms of the contract.