Between 1930 and 1955 copies of letters of condolence, sent by the Royal Asiatic Society, were kept along with letters informing of the death, those thanking for the condolences and some newspaper cuttings of obituaries. A handwritten list of the people honoured in this way is at the beginning of the file. The people are (retained in the order of the list):

• King Tribhuvana of Nepal, 1955
• Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister, 1951
• Jean Bouchot, L'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient, 1932
• Mahamadopadhaya Haraprasad Shastri, Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1931
• Sir Arthur Cowley, 1931
• Right Reverend Bishop Trollope, 1930
• Baron Gerard de Maydell, 1931
• E.E.P. Rose, 1931
• Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard Carnac Temple, 1931
• Professor T. Noldeke, 1931
• Arthur Anthony Macdonnell, 1931
• Professor F.W.K. Muller, 1930
• Dr von Le Coq, 1930
• Professor Eduard Sachau, 1930
• Dr H.R. Hall, Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities, British Museum, 1930
• Archibald Henry Sayce, 1933
• Dr Hosea Ballou Morse, 1934
• Dr T.G. Pinches, 1934
• Alexander Hayman Wilson, 1934
• Henry Cousens, 1934
• Sir Ernest Wallis Budge, 1934
• Dr Kai Donner, 1934
• Professor William Edward Soothill, 1935
• Professor Jarl Charpentier, 1935
• Professor Louis Finot, 1935
• Robert Paget Dewhurst, 1935
• His Majesty King Faud of Egypt, 1936
• Professor Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje, 1936
• Dr Moriz Winternitz, 1937
• Sir James Stewart-Lockhart, 1937
• Letter of acknowledgment of condolence from B. Cox, 1937
• Professor S.H. Langdon, 1937
• Professor E.J. Rapson, 1937
• H.H. the Maharajdhiraja Babadur Sri Bhupindar Singh, 1938
• Dr Hermann Jacobi, 1937
• William Harrison Moreland, 1938
• Lord Chalmers, 1938
• Professor Carlo Alfonso Nallino, 1938
• Dr Stuart Wolfenden, 1939
• H.H. the Maharaja sir Sayaji Rao Gaekwar Bahadur, 1939
• Dr Moses Gaster, 1939
• Professor Margoliouth, 1940
• Sir Michael O'Dwyer, 1940
• H.H. Maharaja of Mysore, 1940
• Lady Ross of Ankara, 1940

Letters of congratulations. These are:

• Letter from Harold R Battersby to Dr A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to send his congratulations on the 150th Anniversary of the Society, dated 1 May 1873.
• Telegram from Professor Diakonoff to send his congratulations on 150th Anniversary, dated 25 July 1973. With this is a reply to the Professor from E.H.S. Simmonds, President, Royal Asiatic Society.

In 1984, the Royal Asiatic Society sought letters of support for the Society concerning a possible move to larger premises. The letters are from:

• Godfrey Goodwin, Director of Royal Asiatic Society
• Jack Franses, Sotheby & Co.
• Professor Joshua Blan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Halil Inalcik, University of Chicago
• Helen Philon, Benaki Museum
• C. K. Pattanashetti, Bangalore University
• K. Enoki, The Toyo Bunko
• Dr. Hani Al-Amad, University of Jordan
• V Durairajan, Annamalai University
• H.A. [Backakob] Kirpal Singh, Guru Nank Dev University
• Hajime Nakamura, The Eastern Institute, Tokyo
• K. Brooker, London Head Teachers Association

Correspondence with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, regarding the obtaining of articles from past copies of the Journal for the Library, dated 24 August 1979-13 December 1979. With the correspondence is a list of articles annotated to mark which articles are required by the Library. The Society was not able to conform to the whole request but sent offprints of some articles and suggested the Library obtain a microfiche of the Journals from the Inter Documentation Company.

Draft Licence relating to the premises known as Number 56 Queen Anne Street between Howard de Walden Estates Limited and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the consent for the Royal Asiatic Society to sublet two rooms on the ground floor to Mr J. Harris.

Licence relating to the variation of user of part of the premises situate and known as Number 56 Queen Anne Street. Licence given by Howard de Walden Estates to the Royal Asiatic Society to change the rate of the Licence fee for the Royal Anthropological Institute to use the premises.

Licence relating to variation of user of part of premises situate and known as Number 56 Queen Anne Street. Licence given by Howard de Walden Estates Limited to the Royal Asiatic Society to grant the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland permission to share the premises with the Royal Asiatic Society.

There are four items:

• "The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: List of Offprints from the Journal of the Society, Distributed by Fine Books Oriental Ltd" - a catalogue of available offprints with prices. Soft bound pamphlet.
• Advertising letter for the back issues of the Journal and New Publication of the Society, 1986. Typed sheet.
• "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: List of Articles and Sale of Surplus Back Issues", typed pamphlet listing those available, 1992.
• "Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Back Issues" - a typed sheet to advertise back issues for 1979-1990, at 1 issue (2 parts) for £28.00, undated.

"List of Societies Invited to Take Part in the Centenary Celebrations". A list of the different Societies which will be involved in the celebrations, with their named representatives.

List of the Honorary Members of the Royal Asiatic Society who took part in the Centenary Celebrations. Further note concerning the filling of vacancies of Honorary membership and the conferring of Hon Degrees of D. Litt. at Oxford University on Lord Chalmers, Sir Charles Eliot and Monsieur de la Vallee Poussin.