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

The correspondence regarding appointments to and resignations from the Council consists of the following material:

1920s

• Letter from George A. Grierson to Lord Reay to tender his resignation from being Honorary Secretary for the Society with a note of the reply sent to him. Two pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 6 March 1920.
• Letter from the Secretary to Sir Edward Maclagan, to inform him that the Council wished to appoint him a Vice-President after his term as President, 1 piece, dated 14 March 1928.
• Pro forma letter from the Secretary to inform individuals of their nomination to a position on Council, 1 piece, dated 14 March 1928.

1940s

• Letter from R.E. Enthoven to Richard Winstedt to inform he was willing to undertake a further term of office, 1 piece, dated 14 February 1943.
• Letter from L.C. Hopkins to Mrs Davis, Secretary to tender his resignation from the Council, 1 piece, dated 6 September 1943.
• Letter from Richard Burn, Vice-President, to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to inform he would be unable to make the Council Meeting due to black-out restrictions, 1 piece, dated 5 December 1943.
• Letter from Alfred Master to Richard Winstedt to accept the honour of becoming a member of Council, 1 piece, dated 11 December 1943.
• Letter from Robert Codrington to Richard Winstedt to suggest several people as potential Council members, 1 piece dated [5 January 1944].
• Letter from Charles A Kincaid to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to tender his resignation, 1 piece, dated 3 February 1944.
• Letter from L.M. Clauson to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to refuse the invitation to serve on Council, 1 piece, dated 13 February 1944.
• Letter from C.J. Gadd to Mrs Davis to refuse the invitation to serve on Council, 1 piece, dated 21 February 1944.
• Letter from C.N. Seddon to Mrs Davis, Secretary, to refuse the invitation to serve on Council, 1 piece, dated 3 March 1944.

1960s

• Two letters from R. L. Turner to D. M. Lang, Honorary Secretary, first one dated 13 April 1963, regarding the Council's proposal of electing him as an Honorary Vice-President and his wish to remain on the Editorial Board of the Society; the other dated 25 May 1963, saying that 'a certain wartime stubbornness' has enabled his chief contributions to oriental studies and conveying his gratitude to Council for the election. 2 pieces.
• Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to Sir Richard Winstedt to ask him to reconsider his retirement from the Society, 1 piece dated 10 February 1964.

1970s

• Correspondence between Diana Crawford, Secretary and G.A. Claver concerning his nomination to serve on Council, 2 pieces, dated 18 February - 24 February 1974.
• Three letters with Sir Harold Bailey, regarding the Council's nomination of him as an Honorary Vice-President, which he accepted. 3 pieces, dated 13-19 February 1976.
• Note from Professor E. J. W. Simon, accepting the nomination as an Honorary Vice-President, and reply from the Society. 2 pieces, dated 18-19 February 1976.

1980s

• Letter from Michael Loewe to the President to tender his resignation from the Council, 2 pieces, dated 31 May 1982.
• Correspondence between Simon Digby and the President concerning his resignation as Honorary Librarian, 2 pieces, dated 12 and 23 April 1985.
• Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, to Ralph Pinder-Wilson to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece dated 10 May 1985.
• Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, to J.B. Selwyn to inform that his nomination for Council was approved by the Council and to ask whether he is willing for his name to stand at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 14 March 1986.
• Letter from Charles R. Bawden to Dennis Duncanson to tender his resignation from the Council, 1 piece, dated 22 July 1988.
• Letter from Caroline Finkel to Lydia Collins, Secretary, to confirm that she is unable to stand for Council, 1 piece, dated 2 May 1989.
• Letter from Dennis Duncanson, Director, to J.R. Knox concerning his place on Council due to lack of payment of his subscription, 1 piece, dated 16 March 1989.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Dr MacDowall to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 16 May 1989.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Professor Gombrich to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 16 May 1989.

1990s

• Notes from David Bivar and David Morgan to Frank Steele to suggest names for nomination to Council, 2 pieces, dated 5-6 February 1990.
• Correspondence regarding the resignation of Frank Steele as President of the Society, 3 pieces, dated 26 June-30 July 1990.
• Correspondence between David Bivar, President, and Richard Gombrich concerning Gombrich's resignation from Council, 4 pieces, dated 17 December 1990 - 17 February 1991.
• Letter from Richard Gombrich to Lydia Collins, Secretary, concerning his resignation, 1 piece, dated 12 January 1991.
• Correspondence between David Bivar, President, and J.D. Smith concerning Smith's resignation from Council, 2 pieces, dated 14 and 22 October 1993.
• Correspondence regarding the proposal of Venetia Porter as a member of Council, 3 pieces, dated 29 March 1994.
• Correspondence regarding the proposal of Dominik Wujastyk as a member of Council, 2 pieces, dated 30 and 31 March 1994.
• Correspondence between G.W. Shaw and David Bivar, President, concerning Shaw's resignation from Council, 2 pieces, dated 12 and 14 April 1994.
• Letter from I.J. Leslie to Lydia Collins, Secretary, to inform that she was delighted to be nominated for Council, 1 piece, dated 4 May 1994.
• Letter from D.J. Duncanson to Venetia Porter to send a personal word of welcome to the Council, 1 piece, dated 17 May 1994.
• Letter from David Morgan to Lydia Collins, Secretary, to suggest possible candidates for Council, 1 piece, dated 19 December 1994.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Dr Walls to inform that his nomination to Council was approved at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 12 May 1995.
• Letter from Barbara Brend to Dr D. MacDowall, President, to inform that she would be willing to serve on a Sub-committee, 1 piece, dated 6 October 1995.
• Letter from Michael Macdonald to David MacDowall, President, to suggest candidates for election to Council and to report on a visit to Sion College, 2 pieces, dated 14 January 1996.
• Letter from Phillipa Vaughan, Director, to David MacDowall, President, to suggest candidates for election to Council, 1 piece, dated 30 January 1996.
• Letter from J.E. Reade to David MacDowall, President to suggest a candidate for President and for new Council members, 1 piece, dated 1 February 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to L. Conrad to inform that his name was approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 9 February 1996.
• Correspondence between Lydia Collins, Secretary, and Renate Sohnen-Thieme concerning her name being approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 2 pieces, dated 9 and 2 February 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to B.C Bloomfield to inform that his name was approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece, dated 9 February 1996. The letter is annotated with his acceptance.
• Correspondence between Lydia Collins, Secretary, and Robert Arbuthnot concerning his name being approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 2 pieces, dated 13 and 15 February 1996.
• Correspondence between Lydia Collins, Secretary, and Farrokh Vajifdar concerning his name being approved by Council for nomination to go forward for election at the Anniversary General Meeting, 2 pieces, dated 20 and 21 February 1996.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Helen Cordell to inform that the Council has agreed that she can take up the post of Honorary Librarian, 1 piece, dated 16 April 1996.
  Note from Professor E. J. W. Simon, accepting the nomination as an Honorary Vice-President, and reply from the Society. Dated 18-19 February 1976.
• Letter from Lydia Collins, Secretary, to Dr Dennis Duncanson regarding the Council's nomination of him as an Honorary Vice-President, and that after a prior discussion his acceptance has been conveyed to the President. Marked 'copy'. 1 piece, 20 February 1997.
• Letter from T.N. Guina, Secretary, to David Bivar to welcome him back to Council, 1 piece, dated 4 June 1999.

2000s

• Letter from Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville to Francis Robinson concerning the vacancy in the Presidency, 1 piece, dated 2 February 2000.
• Letter from Anthony Stockwell to Francis Robinson to inform that he is willing to stand for the Presidency, 1 piece, dated 2 February 2000.
• Email exchange between Adrian Thomas, Secretary, and Helen Cordell, Honorary Librarian, regarding the proposals of David Bivar and Godfrey Goodwin as Honorary Vice-Presidents to recognise their long service with the Society. 2 pieces, dated 3 July 2003.
• Letter from Godfrey Goodwin to Francis Robinson to inform that he would be honoured to accept the position of Honorary Vice-President, 1 piece, dated 27 December 2003.

The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Letter from Secretary of the East India Company to Richard Clarke, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send a communication to the Society to accompany a letter from Mr Frere, Commissioner of 'Sattara' giving an account of Arabic manuscripts in the 'City of Beejapore' as well as the building in which they are contained. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 9 May 1850 (Mr Frere's letter is not with this one).
• Letter from Secretary of the East India Company to Richard Clarke, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of Clarke's letter and thank the Society for the accompanying 'Copy of a Persian Work by the Nawab Suraj ool Moolk'. The Society had also sent a memorandum from Dr Nicholson regarding remains recently discovered at 'the Ancient City of Vamilepoora in Gujerat' which the Company will forward to Bombay (Mumbai), 1 piece, handwritten, dated 21 May 1857.
• Correspondence concerning the creation of a Professorship of Sanskrit at the University of Cambridge. These include three letters from John Muir to Edwin Norris, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, dated 19-23 July 1858; a memorial to the Rt. Honourable Lord Stanley, the Rt. Reverend the Lord Bishop of Chester and the Commissioners regarding the professorship, signed by several member of the Royal Asiatic Society, dated July 1858; and a letter from Edward A. Bunbury, Secretary, Cambridge University Commissioners, to inform that the matter would be brought under the consideration of the commissioners, dated 2 August 1858. All the correspondence is handwritten.
• A letter from the Royal Asiatic Society to the University Commissioners regarding the desirability of making some provision for the teaching of the 'more recondite Dead Languages of the East'. The letter continues to explain which languages they consider important. Printed, 2 pieces, dated February 1878.
• Report of the Committee appointed to consider the advisability of compiling a list of persons willing to give instruction in Oriental languages. The report is headed Royal Asiatic Society and details the results of a meeting held on 28 June 1905. The signatures are George A. Grierson, F.W. Thomas, J.F. Blumhardt, A.G. Ellis and J. Kennedy. Printed, 1 piece.

There is also correspondence dating 1898-1904 concerning the 'Restoration of Ancient Monuments at Anuradhuapura, Ceylon'. These are:

• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of his letter concerning the preservation of 'Abhayagiriya and Miriswetiya Dagobas at Anuradhapura', typed, 1 piece, dated 15 June 1898.
• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he has received a report on the condition of some of the monuments and the decision to be made from this report. Typed, 1 piece, dated 16 August 1898.
• Letter to T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, from Lord Stanmore to express his despair at persuading the Colonial Office to act, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 18 March [1899].
• Telegram to Lord Stanmore from Governor, Colombo, to inform the '8th colony will pay half', 1 piece, handwritten, dated 18 September 1900.
• Two letters from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning him going to Sri Lanka to make an official report on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society. These are annotated by Rhys Davids. Two pieces, handwritten, dated 19 September 1900.
• Two letters from Lord Stanmore, one to T.W. Rhys Davids and the other to the Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning financing Mr Oertel's expedition, 2 pieces, handwritten, dated 20 September 1900.
• Telegram from Lord Reay to the Royal Asiatic Society giving consent to guarantee the money, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 1 October 1900.
• Letter from R.S. Antrobus, Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Stanmore to inform that the Government of India will allow Mr Oertel to spend three months visiting Sri Lanka, 1 piece, typed, dated 15 October 1900.
• Letter from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids to organise a meeting to discuss plans for the proposed trip, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 25 October 1900.
• Letter from F.O. Oertel to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning payment of his subscription prior to his departure, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 20 November 1900.
• Letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Colonial Secretary, Ceylon, to inform of the forthcoming visit of Mr Oertel to assess the monuments, typed, 3 pages, dated 20 November 1900.
• Letter from T.W. Rhys Davids to F.O. Oertel to inform him of the current state of communication with the Ceylon Government and requesting he proceeds to Colombo to create his report, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 20 November 1900.
• Letter from Lord Stanmore to T.W. Rhys Davids to inform he would be happy to see Mr Oertel, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 7 April 1901.
• Letter from Lord Stanmore to enclose a Colonial Office letter and inform of his reply, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 13 November 1901.
• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Lord Stanmore to resend a letter regarding Mr Oertel, typed, 1 piece, dated 22 November 1901.
• Letter from Lord Stanmore to enclose a further Colonial Office letter and inform of his reply, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 23 November 1901.
• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the finances of Mr Oertel's trip, 1 piece, typed, dated 19 December 1901.
• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the finances of Mr Oertel's trip and the whereabouts of his report, 1 piece, typed, dated 25 February 1902.
• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to request again for the report by Mr Oertel, 1 piece, typed, dated 15 July 1902.
• Letter from C.P. Lucas, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that Mr Oertel's report is now with the printers, 1 piece, typed, dated 4 September 1902.
• Letter from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids to inform that he is returning to England and to remind the Society of their debts to him, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 14 July 1903.
• Minutes of a Meeting of the Finance Committee, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the payments due to Mr Oertel, handwritten, 2 pieces, dated 22 October 1903.
• Letter from J. Kennedy, Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to F.O. Oertel concerning the money which Oertel is claiming from the Society. There is a further piece with this letter concerning Oertel's original instructions, 3 pieces, typed, dated November 1903.
• Letter from F.O. Oertel to T.W. Rhys Davids to discuss the matter of the money and that the Honourable Munshi Madho Lal be appointed a life member of the Society, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 31 December 1903.
• Letter from F.O. Oertel to James Kennedy, Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask whether the Council would reconsider their decisions, typed, 2 pieces, dated 31 December 1903.
• 'Report on the Restoration of Ancient Monuments at Anuradhapura, Ceylon. By F.O. Oertel, F.R.I.B.A., Indian Public Works Department', printed in Colombo, 1903.
• Letter from James Kennedy to Sir Raymond West regarding the outcome of the Finance Committee, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 1 February 1904.
• Letter from Raymond West to James Kennedy in response to Kennedy's letter, 1 piece, handwritten, dated 2 February 1904.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lord Stanmore to send all the papers relating to Mr Oertel's expenses, typed, 2 pieces, dated March 1904.
• Letter from Lord Stanmore to acknowledge receipt of the Secretary's letter, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 25 March 1904.
• Letter from Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society, to F.O. Oertel to inform him of the Council's deliberations, 2 versions, handwritten, 1 piece, dated 4 May 1904.
• Lists relating to the correspondence, handwritten, 5 pieces.

The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt regarding the establishment of a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 11 November 1943.
• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt concerning the progress into the investigation for a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 6 April 1944.
• 'Inter-departmental Commission of Inquiry into Existing Facilities for Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies' undertaken for the Foreign Office by Sir Richard Winstedt and Sir Atul Chatterjee of the Royal Asiatic Society. Twenty pieces, typed, dated 5 April 1945.
• Letter from Harbans Singh, The High Commission of India, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the setting up of a library in India after the name of General Sir William H. Sleeman. With the letter is a photocopy of books and periodicals required. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 14 May 1964.
• Letter from G.P. Malalasekera, Ceylon High Commission and accompanying documents concerning the Society sending a representative for the Enshrinement of the Holy Relic of Gautama Buddha in London. Typed and printed, 4 pieces, dated 24 September 1964.
• Correspondence from Sheila Kimber to invite the Secretary and the President of the Society to attend her art exhibitions, Typed and printed, 3 pieces, dated 30 August 1966 - 10 October 1970.
• Letter from B.H. Farmer, Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank the Society for their support to Sir Arthur Dash in proposing the centre collects archival material and provides proper bibliographical material. Typed, 1 piece, dated 9 August 1967.
• Correspondence between Rupert George and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning possible support for Pope's College in Sawyerpuram, India. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 26 February -11 March 1968.
• Letter from Samuel L. Lewis to Royal Asiatic Society concerning the state of artefacts in Indian and Pakistan. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 September 1968.
• Correspondence with Charles Mason Remey concerning his invitation for members to come to his Italian villa to learn more about the Bahai faith. With the correspondence is a photograph of Remey and articles written by him. Typed, handwritten + black and white photograph, 7 pieces, dated 29 June -14 July 1971.
• Correspondence with Shankar A Aiyar concerning his forthcoming exhibition of photographs of Indian temple architecture, Typed, 2 pieces, dated 26 February-11 April 1973.
• Correspondence with the Royal Academy of Arts concerning a representative of the Royal Asiatic Society being on the exhibition committee for a Japanese Exhibition. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 20 June - 25 July 1979.

The Report and Financial Statements for the Society were no longer published in the Society's Journal after 2011. Therefore these have been included within these archives. The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2021 to present is:

2021
In 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Anniversary General Meeting was held using the online platform, Zoom. The collated material is:

• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 2021, 3 pieces.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 27 May 2021, with Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Minutes for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2020, 18 pieces
• Photographs of preparations for holding the AGM via Zoom, 4 digital images.

2022

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2022, with Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Minutes for the AGM, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2021, 18 pieces.
• Poster for AGM Lecture by Vaseem Khan. The lecture was entitled: Killing Gandhi, Dante's Divine Comedy and India at the Crossroads. 2 digital images
• Menu for the Anniversary General Meeting Dinner held at the Oriental Club, 2 copies.

2023

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 18 May 2023, with Election of Council Members, 1 piece.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2022, 24 pieces.
• Minutes of the Anniversary General Meeting, 18 May 2023, 1 piece.
• Photographs of the AGM, 8 digital images.

2024

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 16 May 2024, with Election of Council Members, 4 pieces.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2023, 18 pieces.
• Poster for the AGM Lecture by Professor Dr Julia Hegewald. The lecture was entitled 'Jambūdvīpa and other Jaina Cosmological Representations from India', 1 digital image.
• Photographs of the AGM, 13 digital images.

2025

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 15 May 2025, with Minutes of the last meeting and Election of Council Members, 5 pieces.
• Royal Asiatic Society Report and Financial Statements for the year ending December 2024, 18 pieces.
• Poster for the AGM Lecture by Susan Stronge. The lecture was entitled 'Creating the Great Mughals Exhibition', 2 digital images.
• Photographs of the AGM, 3 digital images.

Material from the Royal Central Asian Society. These are:

• "Afternoon Party of the Royal Central Asian Society in association with the Royal Asiatic Society, the Anglo-Arab Association(1961), the China Society, the Iran Society, and the Middle East Association, to be held at Hurlingham Club, Fulham, S.W.6 from 4 to 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday 17 July 1963." Printed material listing members of each Society who would be present.
• Letter from Sir Gilbert Laithwaite, former Chairman of Royal Central Asian Society, to Charles Beckingham, Royal Asiatic Society to ask his advice on an enclosed letter from the Commonwealth Office to the Royal Central Asian Society. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 3 September 1968. With the letter is a copy of the Commonwealth Office letter to Sir Esler Dening, dated 10 May 1968.
• Letter from Sir Gilbert Laithwaite, former Chairman of Royal Central Asian Society, to Charles Beckingham, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the possibility of a closer working relationship between the two Societies. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 31 October 1968.

• Printed notification from Philip, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, President of the Royal Society of Arts, concerning an Extraordinary Meeting of Council at Buckingham Palace on 16 July 1953, where it was resolved that the bicentenary of the Society be commemorated in 1954 with Divine Service at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields on 22 March followed by a Special Meeting of Members of the Society in the Society's House, John Adam Street, Adelphi, at which congratulatory addresses of kindred Societies may be presented.
• Letter from the President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Radnor, K.C.V.O., Chairman of the Council, Royal Society of Arts, to send, from the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society, felicitations on the bicentenary of the Royal Society of Arts. Dated 11 February 1954.

The Royal Asiatic Society leased the premises at 5 New Burlington Street from 1848 to 1869. There is no original archival material for this period. These papers consist of copies of a perspective drawing executed from Regent Street. There are 2 copies of this view with an explanatory note. And a further copy of numbers 78-86.

The Royal Asiatic Society leased the premises at 22 Albemarle Street from 1869-1919. These papers contain official lease documents, correspondence regarding the property and possible alternatives, and a more recent photograph.

Official documents concerned with the lease, by the Royal Asiatic Society, of the upper part of 22 Albemarle Street from Asprey & Co. Ltd.