Newspaper cuttings:

• "The indefatigable in pursuit of the indecipherable" from The Times, 22 July 1973.
• "Receptions: Foreign and Commonwealth Office" from Daily Telegraph, 26 July 1973.
• "Receptions: Foreign and Commonwealth Office" from The Times, 1973.
• "Song of the sirens not beyond all conjecture" from The Times, 28 July 1973.

Attendance forms for Turkish day and correspondence regarding people attending. These are:

• Two versions of attendance form with reply slip, one for Professor Bernard Lewis and one for Dr Geoffrey Lewis lecturing, undated.
• Five letters from people wishing to attend the Turkish day, dated 20 March 1973 - 27 March 1973.
• Two letters from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Miss Murphy concerning the lecturer at the Turkish day, dated 29 March 1973 -13 April 1973.

A printed invitation/ admittance card to the Iran Day and a notification of the Iran day with reply form.

Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Headmaster, Cheltenham College, to inquire whether the College might be interested in hosting a lecture, dated 1 January 1973.

Pro forma letters and administrative lists concerning the Branch Societies. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the activities that will be happening for the Society's sesquicentenary celebrations, dated 15 March 1973.
• Letter to "Dear Colleague" to give details of events, dated 22 March 1973.
• "Modify Presidents letter as follows for" giving modifications for the different Societies, undated.
• General letter to the Presidents of the Branch Societies with list of Societies to which it should be sent, dated 27 March 1973.
• Administrative lists with titles, "Branch and Associate Societies", "Activities", "Staff", and "Publications", undated.

Correspondence concerning the Asiatic Society of Hong Kong. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Gordon Calver concerning the Hong Kong Society feeling neglected and the letters he is sending to each of the Branch Societies, dated 29 March 1973.
• "Note regarding the Hong Kong Asiatic Society, Note for the President in London" concerning the possibility of fundraising for both organisations, undated.

Letter from N. C. C. Trench to Professor Kim Jung See, President of the Korean Branch, to thank for his letter, to send a brief history of the Royal Asiatic Society and to enclose material concerning the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary celebrations, dated 30 August 1972.

To coincide with the Queen's visit to the Royal Asiatic Society an exhibition was prepared at the premises of the Society. The material connected with this Exhibition is:

• "Royal Asiatic Society 150th Anniversary Exhibition 19 February 1973 - exhibition catalogue, typed material, 3 copies.
• Letter from W. Williams Wynn to Mr Beckingham to inform that though they have a portrait of Charles W. Williams Wynn but they will not part with it. He enquires whether a photograph of the portrait would be sufficient, dated 28 August 1968.
• Appeal notice for invitation cards, etc, designed by Professor Yetts for the Royal Asiatic Society, present in his Papers held by his estate, to be donated to the Society for their anniversary celebrations. With this is an example of one letterhead.
• Letter from Ray Strong, Director, National Portrait Gallery, to C.R. Beckingham, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that his request for the loan of the portrait of Sir Bartle Frere or Professor Horace Hayman Wilson will be put before the Trustees at their next meeting, dated 3 September 1968.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to W.G. Easeman, Museum Superintendent, Victoria and Albert Museum, to ask if the Society may borrow display cases and boards for their exhibition, dated 2 January, 1973.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Miss Mercer, Head Archivist, County Hall, London, to ask if the Society may borrow an interior view of the Thatched House Tavern, where the Society's first meeting was held, dated 5 February 1973.
• Letter from Miss Mercer, Head Archivist, County Hall, London, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm that the Greater London Council would be willing to lend a copy of the engraving of the Thatched House Tavern, dated 8 February 1973.

Correspondence concerning the possibility of holding an exhibition ad the British Museum in connection with the Royal Asiatic Society sesquicentenary. These are:

• Letter from Ken Gardner, British Museum, to B.W. Robinson to express his warm welcome to the proposition of holding an exhibition and to give some suggestions, dated 28 September 1970.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to K.B. Gardner, British Museum, to ask for more details and dates of the potential exhibition, dated 25 November 1971.
• Letter from Ken Gardner, British Museum, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that Martin Lings will be in contact regarding an exhibition in the Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts, dated 2 December 1971.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Martin Lings, British Museum, to ask whether a date had been fixed for the exhibition so it can be included in the Society's programme, dated 22 September 1972.
• Letter from G.E. Marrison, British Museum, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest that they meet to discuss a way forward, dated 10 October 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.E. Marrison, British Museum, to arrange a date to meet, dated 17 October 1972.

Correspondence concerning the possibility of Asia House hosting an exhibition for the Royal Asiatic Society's sesquicentenary. These are:

• Letter from Robert Skelton, Victoria and Albert Museum, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest that Asia House might be willing to put on a display and this could be connected with fundraising, dated 8 November 1971.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Gordon Washburn, Director, Asia House Gallery, to ask if the gallery would consider putting on a display in conjunction with the Society's sesquicentenary, dated 20 January 1972.
• Letter from Gordon Washburn, Director, Asia House Gallery, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that they will be unable to help as the exhibitions in the Gallery are booked through until 1974, dated 15 March 1972.