Signed Minutes of the Finance Committee from 18 April 1985-11 May 1988, and from 19 March 1992-27 May 2004. These are contained with a black hardcover notebook with label "Finance Committee". Also a small amount of correspondence pertinent to the Committee. These are:

• Letter from James [Selwyn] to Denis Duncanson to send his calculations concerning the cost of a possible move to Queen's Gardens, dated 31 March 1997.
• Letter from J.A. Payne to Dr MacDowell to inform him that at the recent Council Meeting it was suggested that a Finance Committee be formed and that he had taken the liberty of suggesting MacDowell, dated 2 March 1992.

Minutes for the Finance and Investments Committee from 14 January 2012 to present, covering the following meetings:

2021

• 14 January 2021
• 25 Match 2021
• 24 May 2021
• 23 September 2021
• 11 November 2021

2022

• 13 January 2022
• 10 March 2022
• 5 May 2022
• 4 October 2022
• 10 November 2022

2023

• 12 January 2023
• 4 May 2023
• 19 October 2023

2024

• 11 January 2024
• 14 March 2024
• 2 May 2024
• 26 September 2024
• 4 December 2024

2025

• 9 January 2025
• 20 March 2025
• 1 May 2025
• 25 September 2025
• 27 November 2025 (notes available only)

Signed minutes for the Finance and Investments Committee from 2012 to 2020, covering the following meetings:

• 8 March 2012
• 13 September 2012
• 8 November 2012
• 11 December 2012
• 14 March 2013
• 2 May 2013
• 3 October 2013
• 14 November 2013
• 13 March 2014
• 17 September 2014
• 13 November 2014
• 12 March 2015
• 24 September 2015
• 3 December 2015
• 10 March 2016
• 29 September 2016
• 10 November 2016
• 9 March 2017
• 28 September 2017
• 21 November 2017
• 8 February 2018
• 8 March 2018
• 27 September 2018
• 8 November 2018
• 15 March 2019
• 26 September 2019
• 14 November 2019
• 16 January 2020
• 17 March 2020 (minutes wanting)
• 9 June 2020
• 1 October 2020
• 19 November 2020

News cutting of "Extract from Evening Transcript, Boston Mass., U.S.A." to report that at the recent anniversary meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society it was announced that a grant from the James Forlong Fund will be made for the publication of "Primitive Cultures of India" by Colonel Hodson. It also lists the works published by the Oriental Translation Fund. It reports that Lord Chalmers' speech had been positive about the future of the Royal Asiatic Society's life and work.

Colour postcards of some of exhibits at "Persian and Indian Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" photographed by Kevin Lovelock, British Museum, of the Royal Asiatic Society's collections. These are:

• 'Paladins in a snow storm' Folio 243a from Shahnama of Muhammad Juki, c.1440-1445.
• 'The Simurgh restores the child Zal to his father', Folio 16b from Shahnama of Muhammad Juki, c.1440-1445.
• 'Portrait of the scribe Zarin Qalam and the artist Manohar son of Basawan', Colophon page folio 128a from a Gulistan of Sa'di, Mughal India.
• 'Equestrian portrait of Dara Shikoh', Mughal India. C.1640.

In celebration of the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary various exhibitions of its collections were arranged. This series contains material concerned with organising and documenting those exhibitions.

Colour 35mm slides of the Exhibition "Persian and Indian Manuscripts and Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" .These are the same eight images as RAS ANN175/1/4.

Colour photographs of the displays at the exhibition "Persian and Indian Manuscripts and Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" .

An exhibition, "150 Years of the Royal Asiatic Society" was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 4 October to 4 November 1973. The material connected with the planning and curating of the exhibition is:

• "Victoria and Albert Museum Press Notice for 150 Years of the Royal Asiatic Society", printed material, 3 copies.
• Printed invitation from the President and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to a private view of the Exhibition on 8 October 1973.
• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and Lord Methuen concerning the loan of a portrait of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 5 items, dated 26 April 1973 - 4 June 1973.
• Letter from Robert Skelton, Deputy Keeper, Indian Section, V&A Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a loan form and list of loans received from the Society for the Exhibition, 4 items, dated 14 September 1973.
• "Things to V&A for Exhibition - Sept 1973" , typed list. Further lists concerning items to be loaned, 2 items.
• Correspondence concerning the loan of material held at the British Museum to the V&A for the exhibition, 4 items, dated 18 September 1973 - 26 September 1973.
• "Transit Room" - List of items received from the British Museum for Exhibition.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Dr John Hansman to enclose a list of the companies who responded to the Appeal and therefore should be invited to the private viewing, dated 28 September 1973.
• List of Names and Addresses for direct invitations for private viewing.
• List of Publicity arising from V&A Exhibition.
• Newspaper cutting from the Observer concerning the exhibition at the V&A Museum, dated 7 October 1973.

Correspondence concerning an exhibition to be held at the University of Durham to mark the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary. These are:

• Letter from Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he would be happy to mount an Exhibition to commemorate the Society's Sesquicentenary, dated 2 October 1970.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to ask if he could give a tentative date for the exhibition and more details about it, dated 25 November 1971.
• Letter from Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that there seems to be no suitable material and that there is a lack of space. However the School of Oriental Studies Library will mount a display, dated 9 December 1971.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to suggest that he puts on on exhibition, not directly relating to the Society, but in conjunction with its celebrations, dated 15 December 1971.
• Letter from Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that there were a couple of possibilities to put on such a display as suggested by Robinson, dated 6 January 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to concur with one of the suggestion put forward by Rawson regarding Han tomb rubbings, dated 20 November 1972.
• Letter from Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that the funding for the Han tomb exhibition had fallen through and they will instead use their forthcoming exhibition on Buddhism and its Iconography as their contribution to the Society's celebrations, dated 29 November 1972.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to ask him to confirm the dates for the exhibition, dated 1 March 1973.
• Letter from Deborah Rolland, Secretary, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to apologise for the delay in replying but Mr Rawson was currently absent, dated 20 March 1973.
• Letter from Philip Rawson, Curator, Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform her that he cannot give definite dates because of a hold up in the removal of the current exhibition, dated 28 March 1973.