Special General Meetings were held in 2004 and 2005 concerning the Society moving premises from 60 Queen's Gardens. The material is:

Special General Meeting 13 May 2004

• Notice of the Special General Meeting with Note from the President regarding the decision to sell Queen's Gardens and purchase 20/21 Jockey Fields, dated 21 April 2004.
• Agenda for the Meeting. Amendment to the proposal for the Meeting to allow the Council to purchase a property within a certain location at their discretion, dated 13 May 2004.
• Signatures of those present at the meeting and lists of apologies.

• Correspondence from Fellows concerning the meeting, 5 letters, dated 26 - 30 April 2004.

  Special General Meeting 12 May 2005

• Notice of the Special General Meeting for the purpose of approving the sale of 60 Queen's Gardens and the purchase of 14 Stephenson Way.
• Honorary Treasurer's Statement for the Special General Meeting.
• Letter from the President to Fellows concerning the sale and purchase of the properties, dated 20 April 2005.

A Special General Meeting was held on 15 April 2010 to consider amendments to the current Byelaws of the Society. The associated material is:

• Notice of the Special General Meeting with Note from the President concerning the Bye Laws and Standing Orders, dated 1 March 2010.
• Signatures of Fellows attending the Special General Meeting.
• Minutes from the meeting.

Correspondence generated in the governance of the Society connected to its own business affairs.

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.

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.

In 1939 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences celebrated its bicentenary. These papers consist of a printed invitation to the Royal Asiatic Society to send delegates to the celebration and correspondence regarding this. These are:

• "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1739-1939". Official invitation to the Royal Asiatic Society to send one or more delegates to the celebration of their 200th anniversary from 23-25 September 1939. Printed material with handwritten insertions, undated.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to The President, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, to state that the invitation will be laid before the Council at its next meeting. He asks for further information regarding the venue. Typed, dated 24 April 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Rev. C.T. Harley Walker to inform him that he had been unanimously chosen to represent the Society at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' bicentenary. Typed, dated 10 May 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Bernhard Karlgreen to inform him that he had been unanimously chosen to represent the Society at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' bicentenary. Typed, dated 10 May 1939.
• Letter from Rev. C.T. Harley Walker to the Royal Asiatic Society to express his honour at being chosen to represent the Society. He also asks whether there might be some help with the expenses for attending the celebrations. Handwritten, 3 pages, dated 15 May 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Perowne, Solicitor, concerning Rev. C.T. Harley Walker being asked to represent the Society and how Hoysted should respond to his letter. Handwritten, dated 17 May 1939.
• Letter from Edward Perowne, Solicitor, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the letter should be put before the Council. His view as Honorary Treasurer was that no money should be given. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 22 May 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Rev. C.T. Harley Walker to state that he would reply to his enquiry after the next Council meeting. Typed, dated 23 May 1939.
• Letter from Professor Bernhard Karlgreen to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he would be honoured to represent the Society. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 30 May 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Rev. C.T. Harley Walker to inform him that the Council regrets that it will be unable to make a contribution towards travelling expenses. Typed, dated 14 June 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to The President, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, to state that the Society's delegate will be Professor Bernhard Karlgreen. Typed, dated 15 June 1939.
• Letter from Professor D.S. Margoliouth, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that one representative of the Society will be sufficient. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 5 July 1939.
• Letter from Rev. C.T. Harley Walker to the Royal Asiatic Society to state that he will not be able to travel to Sweden for the bicentenary celebrations. Handwritten, 2 pages, dated 14 July 1939.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Rev. C.T. Harley Walker to express his regrets that Walker will be unable to represent the Society. Typed, dated 17 July 1939.

Correspondence concerning a special meeting to be held from 20-23 September 1938, at Keble College, Oxford, to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of the founding of the Society for Old Testament Study. These are:

• Letter from Theodore H. Robinson, Secretary, Society for Old Testament Study, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform concerning the special meeting at which several Honorary Members will read papers alongside distinguished British scholars. He asks for the Royal Asiatic Society to be represented at the meeting. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 16 June 1938.
• Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr M. Gaster to ask, on behalf of the Council, whether he would consider being the Society's representative at the special meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study. Typed, dated 15 July 1938.
• Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr A. Guillaume to ask, on behalf of the Council, whether he would consider being the Society's representative at the special meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study. Typed, dated 15 July 1938.
• Letter from Dr A. Guillaume to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to express his honour in being the Society's representative. He states that he may have difficulties attending the whole Conference due to duties as the Bishop's chaplain. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 16 July 1938.
• Letter from Dr M. Gaster to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he would be happy to act as the Delegate of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 18 July 1938.
• Postcard from Dr A. Guillaume to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he has managed to be freed from his duties and will therefore accept the honour of representing the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 27 July 1938.
• Letter from Dr A. Guillaume to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he has not had any communication from the Society for Old Testament Study. If Col. Hoysted has been sent any notice could it be forwarded to Guillaume. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 16 September 1938.
• Letter from Theodore H. Robinson, Secretary, Society for Old Testament Study, to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he does not seem to have had a reply concerning the representative for the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 18 September 1938.
• Letter on behalf of Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Theodore Robinson to state that Professor Guillaume will represent the Society. Typed, dated 19 September 1938.
• Letter on behalf of Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr A. Guillaume to enclose the programme for the meeting and apologise for him not receiving one sooner. Typed, dated 19 September 1938.

This material was collated in the interactions between the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong and the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. It consists mainly of correspondence, newsletters and Rules of the Hong Kong Branch.