Information regarding conferences and study events held in the 1990s. These are:

1997
19-21 May: 'Persianate Sufism in the Safavid & Mughal Period', School of Oriental and African Studies. This was not a RAS event but they provided significant sponsorship.

• Programme for the event, 1 item, printed.
• Correspondence between Professor David O. Morgan, a convenor of the conference, and Lydia Collins, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the request for funds for the conference, 3 pieces, dated 21 February-3 March 1997.

22 September 1997: 'Symposium on South Asian Art: Transfers of Power and Perception: South Asian Art 1920-1960', in conjunction with the Royal Asiatic Society and the Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS, and held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Advertising leaflet, 1 item.
• Advertising leaflet with draft programme, 1 item.
• Programme listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning the organisation of the event and subsequent publication of one of the papers, 7 items, dated 3 January-2 December 1997.

1998
22 September: Proposed seminar on 'Sri Lankan Art'. This was eventually postponed.

• Correspondence concerning the seminar and the necessity of it being postponed, 16 pieces, dated 27 December 1997-18 June 1998.

1999
17 September: 'Meeting of the Texts in Translation Project: Portuguese Encounters with the World in the Age of the Discoveries', run by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, King's College, London and held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Programme for the event, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning the organisation of the event, 10 pieces, dated 1 April-26 July 1999.

24 September: ''Symposium on Indian Architectural Drawings in the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society'', with display of the drawings, held at the Royal Asiatic Society's premises.

• Proposal for the Symposium by Giles Tillotson, Acting Director, Royal Asiatic Society, 1 item.
• Registration form for the Symposium, 1 item.
• Programme for the day's events listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerning attendance at the symposium, 4 items, dated, 18 February - 26 May 1999.

• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Malaysian Branch, to ask whether he can acquire a copy of the Second Supplement, 1974-1983, of the Index Malaysiana. Typed, dated 25 April 1995.
• Letter from Linda Bree, Editor, Cambridge University Press, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for the address of the Malaysian Branch. The reply is appended to this letter. Typed, dated 26-28 September 1995.
• News Bulletin from Malaysian Branch advertising forthcoming talk, Annual General Meeting and Publications. Talk is dated 21 July 1995.

Material from events in the 1991-2000:

1998-1999
Visit of the Chinese Ambassador to the Society's premises on 10 July 1998 to see some of the Society's treasures. This was followed by the Ambassador giving a lecture at the Society on 11 November 1999.

• Correspondence concerning the Chinese Ambassador's visit, 6 pieces, dated 2 June -13 July 1998.
• 'Chinese Ambassador's Visit to the Royal Asiatic Society', report on the event, 1 piece.
• Photographs - 23 colour images taken at the visit.
• Correspondence concerning the Ambassador's lecture, 9 pieces, dated 4 November 1998 - 15 November 1999.

2000
2 March: The Friends of Hadhramaut held an evening of traditional Uzbek and Sufi Music and Song, at the premises of the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Notice of the event, with application form and information about the musicians, typed, 2 pieces.

• Letter from David Sheil, Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society to thank Michael for his visit to see the Society's library and to promise to send the Hong Kong Branch's catalogue when he returns to Hong Kong. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 5 January 1991.
• Letter from Geoffrey Roper, Chairman, Activities Committee, Hong Kong Branch, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to report on a visit made by members of the Hong Kong Branch to Shanghai to see the library of the former North China Branch. Typed, dated 8 April 1997.
• Correspondence between D.D. Waters, President, Hong Kong Branch, and T.N. Guina, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the possible use of the Royal Asiatic Society's premises for meetings of overseas members of the Hong Kong Branch. Three letters, typed, and a handwritten note of a telephone conversation, dated 6 August 1997-28 November 1997.
• Correspondence concerning the Hong Kong Branch's application to become a charity. Six letters plus two included reports, typed, dated 21 August 1999-6 July 2000.

Associated correspondence and reports connected with the meetings of the Events and House Committee. These include:

• Report from the House and Events Group concerning the formation of an Events and House Committee, dated 3 June 1997
• Reports on the forthcoming 175th Anniversary Celebration of the RAS, 15th June 1998, Hotung Gallery, British Museum and the Exhibition of the Juki Shahnameh, 15 June - 15 September 1998, dated 22 January 1998
• Proposal for a 1-day Symposium on the RAS Drawings Collection, from September 1998
• Request for support and report for a Workshop on "Grand narratives of transformation and the Historiography of South Asia", dated 2 March 2000
• Request and reply concerning the seminar on Anglo-Iranian relations 1800 to the present, dated 2 August 2000
• Report concerning the Medal for the Royal Asiatic Society Award, from May 2001
• Report concerning Visiting Research Fellows, dated June 2001
• Seminar Proposal on Brian Houghton Hodgson, from September 2001, dated January 2002
• Proposal and associated letter concerning a conference on the Topkapi Albums, dated January 2002
• Proposal for an Educational Programme for the Royal Asiatic Society, from May 2002
• RAS Events and House Committee: 3-year Plan 2003-2006 with plan for 2000-2003, from January 2003
• Report for RAS Study Days on Iraq, 2003
• Conference Proposal: The Islamic Garden, from January 2003

Early correspondence connected to the governance of the Society. These are:

• Letter from James Tod, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to William Huttman, Secretary to the Committee for Correspondence, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the contacts he had made with European oriental Societies with the letters of introduction he had taken. Handwritten, 6 sides, dated 3 March 1827.
• 'The Memorial of the President, Director, Vice-Presidents, and Council of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland' to 'The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. M.P. First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer' to request that the Government might grant them use of a Public Building and in particular the recently vacated premises of the Royal Academy of Painting, dated 28 March 1835, printed material, 2 copies.
• Letter from Henry St George Tucker (1771–1851) to Sir George Staunton (1781-1859) concerning an Agricultural branch for the interchange of useful plants between England and India, and concerning Staunton's application for a House, offering space in "this great House... if the Society could migrate so far east". Address, East India House. Dated 9th February 1839, handwritten.
• "Anno Sexto & Septimo Victoriae Reginae. Cap. XXXVI An Act to exempt from County, Borough, Parochial and other local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific and Literary Societies, 28th July 1843", printed pamphlet.
• Letter from Victor [Houlton], Private Secretary, Office of Works, to H.H Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that Sir William Molesworth would be happy to receive a deputation from the Society. Handwritten, dated 31 July 1854.
• Letter from Colonel Sykes to Mr Norris, regarding Presidentship of the Society. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 15 May 1858.
• Letter from Ian Reynold to a newly appointed official at the Society to explain that for the first time in 28 years he is too unwell to attend the meeting and therefore would the recipient act on his behalf. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 12 January 1864.

A small amount of 19th century correspondence concerned with the Journal remains. These are:

• 'Some remarks on reading Lt. Col. Colebrooke's papers relating to Ceylon' - a critique of a paper submitted by Lt. Col. Colebrooke, unknown author, undated.
• Correspondence from J.W. Bosanquet to Edwin Norris concerning a paper he is submitting, two letters, dated 29 October 1858 and 2 November 1858. Also a letter from H.H. Wilson to Edwin Norris to state there would be no objection to Bosanquet's paper being included, dated 27 [August 1859]. The article was published in the Journal in 1860.
• Correspondence from Brian Houghton Hodgson to Edwin Norris and J.W. Redhouse concerning the publication of papers he had sent. Four Handwritten letters dated 18 January 1861, 19 January 1861, 16 February 1861 and 19 February 1861. Hodgson first deems the material not worth printing, then reconsiders and offers and sends £10 towards the cost. There is a further letter from R. Spence Hardy considering that the material may well be of interest if it does not overlap that of Gutzlaff's printed in 'Miscellaneous Translations from Oriental Languages'. Handwritten, dated 20 May 1861. The article appeared in JRAS 18 (1861), "Notice on Buddhist Symbols" pp.393-399.
• Correspondence from J.E. Hall to J.W. Redhouse concerning a paper he is writing on an inscription and how ill-health has slowed the process. Two letters, dated 18 July [1863] and 17 August 1863. Letter from Henry Cope, Secretary of the Agri-Horticultural Society of the Punjab, requesting a copy of the paper written by Professor Medlicott to be translated into the local languages, dated 22 January 1863.
• Letter from Professor P. Petersen to Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot responding to criticism of his article by Mr Fleet, dated 14 October 1892.

Information regarding conferences and study events held from 2000-2001. These are:

2000
7 July: One-day symposium, 'Grand Narratives of Transformation and the Historiography of South Asia', held at the Royal Asiatic Society, with keynote speaker, Professor Peter van de Veer.

• Programme for the day including abstracts for the papers to be delivered, 8 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning expenditure, 3 pieces, dated 27 July-10 October 2000.

28 July: Fourth Annual Colloquium of The History of Christian Missions in Asia, 'Indigenous Clergies and Enculturation', held at the Royal Asiatic Society, chaired by Dr John Villiers.

• Application form for attendance at the Colloquium, 1 item.
• Programme for the day listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.
• Correspondence concerned with the administration of the event, 4 pieces, dated 2 October 1998 - 16 August 2000.

2001
22-24 February: 'Asceticism and Power in the Asian Context', co-organised by the Royal Asiatic Society and the School of Oriental and African Studies, and supported by The British Academy.

• Conference Programme detailing events, speakers and papers presented, 3 pieces.

8 May: 'Royal Asiatic Society, Symposium on the Manuscript Collection', held at the Royal Asiatic Society.

• Application form for attendance at the Symposium, 1 item.
• Programme for the event listing speakers and the papers they presented, 1 item.

Material from Exhibitions between 2000 and 2010.

2002
27 May: Exhibition to mark ten years conservation work undertaken by NADFAS (the Arts Society) from 1991-2002.

• Notice of the date of the exhibition.

2008
18-21 May: 'In Good Company - The Royal Asiatic Society and India', an exhibition held at Christie's, King Street, London.

• Exhibition catalogue, printed material, 2 copies.