"A Descriptive Catalogue of the Paintings, Statues, Framed Prints, Copper Plates and Other Curiosities in he Rooms of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, by C.R. Wilson, M.A., corrected up to April 1897." Pamphlet describing the Society's collections, published by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1897.

Bernhard Dorn's, 'Description of the Celestial Globe belonging to Major-General Sir John Malcolm, G.C.B., K.L.S. &c., &c., deposited in the Museum of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'. This is an offprint of the article published in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society 1830, Volume II. The offprint contains two sketches on its inner front cover. With it is also a sheet of paper with Arabic script in ink and English annotations in pencil. There is also a letter from David [ ], Oriental and India Office Collections, The British Library, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the offprint and ask if the whereabouts of the globe is known, dated 1 November 2001.

Correspondence on the death of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India. These are:

Letter from Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to The High Commissioner for India to express the sorrow of the Council and Members of the Society at the news of the death of the Prime Minister, and to ask the Ambassador to convey their sentiments to the President, the new Prime Minister and the Government of India, dated 6 November 1984.

Letter from Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr. Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, Asiatic Society, to express shock at the assassination of the Prime Minister. He also informs concerning the unveiling of a memorial stone to Sandor Csoma de Koros on the Society's premises. Dated 9 November 1984.

Letter from Dr. Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, Asiatic Society, to Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to reply to his letter concerning the assassination of the prime minister and the unveiling of the plaque for Csoma de Koros. Dated 30 November 1984.

Correspondence with David Loman Ltd. regarding the purchase of offprints of the Society's Journal. The company asked to initially buy 4000 at a cost of £1000 and then a further 26,500 over the succeeding year. His offer was turned down by the Society's Publications Committee.

In 1944 the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal sent letters to the Government of India and Government of Bengal concerning the post-war reconstruction of the cultural life of India. Within this they also sought support of British Institutions. The material in this series is:

Letter from K Nag, General Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the Society's support in their approach to the Governments of India and Bengal on the cultural reconstruction of India. Typed, dated 31 December 1944.

Letter from K Nag, General Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send part II of the pamphlet concerning the Society's proposals in connection with post-war reconstruction, Typed, dated 10 February 1945.

The printed pamphlet "Proposals made by the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal in connection with Cultural Reconstruction, Part II". Letter from Richard Burn to Richard Winstedt concerning the proposals for cultural reconstruction, Handwritten, dated 8 April 1945. With the letter are 18 pages of handwritten notes expanding his opinions.

"Proposals of R.A.S. Bengal for Cultural Reconstruction in India Part II". 4 pages of handwritten notes on the proposals.

Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the General Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, to inform him of the Council's general agreement with the proposals. If the Governments of India and Bengal request the views of the Society they will endeavour to express support. Typed, dated April 1945.

"Cultural Relations between India and the United Kingdom" - note by the Royal Society to call an informal conference at the Society's rooms on 24 July 1945 regarding cultural relations. With the letter is an agenda for the meeting and a note prepared by Mr Justice Bigley on matters for consideration at the conference, a Copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Special Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal for 24 March 1945 and Notes by Mr Justice Bigley relating to Cultural Relations. Typed, 6 pages.

"Copy of a letter from Sir Cyril Norwood, President of St John's College, Oxford, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, dated 3 July 1945" in which he expresses his opinions concerning Cultural Relations with India, as he will be unable to attend the forthcoming meeting. Typed, 2 pages.

Handwritten notes on the approach by the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal to the Government of India. 3 pages, undated.

Correspondence with The Times newspaper. These are a letter to invite The Times to attend the Symposium, dated 20 July 1973, and a letter to thank Philip Howard of The Times for attending, date 2 August 1973. Both are from the President of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Correspondence with the British Museum concerning the 175th Anniversary Exhibition. These are:

• Letter from Paul Dove, British Museum, to Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to include a list of appointed caterers, undated. The list is with the letter.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to Philippa Vaughan, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the costing for the installation of the Muhammad Juki Shahnameh at the British Museum, dated 9 September 1997.
• Letter from Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to agree to a reception at the Hotung Gallery, dated 24 September 1997.
• Letter from J.R. Knox, Keeper, British Museum, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to apologise for the delay in getting back to him and to state they are looking forward to the events, dated 2 October 1997.
• Letter from Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Paul Dove, Press & PR, British Museum, to state they will confirm the date for the reception once they have heard from the Prince of Wales' office, dated 27 November 1997.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to thank him, on behalf of the Society's Council for agreeing to hold the Reception at the Hotung Gallery, dated 6 January 1998.
• Letter from Venetia Porter to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for showing the manuscripts and to send a preliminary selection list, dated 20 February 1998.
• Letter from Venetia Porter to Philippa Vaughan, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank her for arranging a viewing of the manuscripts and to send information regarding the gallery layout, dated 15 April 1998.
• Letter from Philippa Vaughan, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Graham Shaw, British Library, to thank him for arranging the transfer of the the Royal Asiatic manuscripts at the library for temporary loan at the British Museum, dated 16 April 1998.
• Letter from Venetia Porter, British Museum, to Philippa Vaughan, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a breakdown of costs for exhibition materials, dated 14 May 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to C.C.F. Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, to send a copy of the estimates of the costs of the exhibition, dated 2 June 1998.
• Letter from C.C.F. Naylor, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to enclose a cheque as down payment, dated 4 June 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to C.C.F. Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a receipt for prints made from slides for the display, dated 4 June 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to Helen Cordell, Honorary Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to address conservation concerns. With this letter is a report from Graeme Gardner, conservator expressing his concerns. letter dated 4 June 1998.
• Letter from Noel Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to thank on behalf of Helen Cordell for the information regarding precautions that she has sent, dated 11 June 1998.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Robert Knox, Keeper, British Museum, to thank, on behalf of the Council of the Society, for all that he has done to enable to exhibition to take place. He hopes that further collaboration may be possible, dated 17 June 1998.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to thank him and the Museum's trustees for the support they have given for both the exhibition and the reception, dated 17 June 1998.
• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to thank her for her help and to extend his hope that this exhibition will pave the way for future collaboration, dated 19 June 1998.
• Letter from Dr R.G.W. Anderson, Director, British Museum, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to agree that the evening was a success and to thank him for the loan of one of the Society's most precious possessions, dated 19 June 1998.
• Letter from Sheila Canby, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, to C.C.F. Naylor, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the final accounting for the exhibition, dated 24 September 1998.
• Invoice from British Museum for cost of reception, dated 21 October 1998.

Correspondence with St James's Palace. These are:

• Letter from Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lieutenant Commander Lavery, St. James's Palace, to request the presence of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales at the reception to mark the Royal Asiatic Society's 175th Anniversary, dated 25 November 1997.
• Letter from Lieutenant Commander Lavery, St. James's Palace, to Professor Francis Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform him that the Prince of Wales will be unable to attend the reception, dated 26 November 1997.

Correspondence with Ring & Brymer (Birch's) Ltd concerning catering for the Sesquicentenary Dinner. These are:

• Letter from Ring & Brymer (Birch's) Ltd. to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose suggestions for the Dinner Menu, dated 21 May 1973.
• Letter from Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Ring & Brymer (Birch's) Ltd to ask that they be booked for that date and the choice of menu, dated 29 June 1973.
• Letter from Ring & Brymer (Birch's) Ltd. to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm they have received the booking, dated 3 July 1973.
• Letter from Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Ring & Brymer (Birch's) Ltd to confirm various points regarding the meal, dated 19 October 1973.
• Invoice from Ring & Brymer (Birch's) Ltd. to Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, for the cost of the Dinner, dated 25 October 1973.

Four letters to Professor T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary and Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning rent and rates of 22 Albemarle Street. Three letters are from Charles Asprey, the fourth from F.F. Arbuthnot.