Address by Sir Thomas H. Holland, representing the Asiatic Society of Bengal, at the Centenary Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society, 17 July 1923. Signed by Holland.
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The additional items of correspondence for this time period are:
- Correspondence with Selwyn Press concerning the printing of a letterhead for the Society, 4 pieces, dated 16 August 1971 - 10 May 1972.
- Correspondence regarding possible support for the Society from the British Academy, 6 pieces, dated 21 May - 4 June 1973.
- Correspondence regarding finding alternative premises, 2 pieces, dated 10 April 1974.
- Correspondence regarding an expert opinion on the constitutional position of the Society, 34 pieces, dated 8 September - 9 October 1978.
- Letter from G.A. Calver concerning investment of money, dated 24 September 1980.
- Correspondence between Ishwari Raj Pandey, Ambassador, Royal Nepalese Embassy, and Dennis Duncanson, President, regarding the memorial lecture for Sir Ralph Turner. The ambassador wishes to present a book of poems from the late King Mahendra, 3 pieces, dated 2 and 9 May 1985.
- Letter from Yvonne Calver to Frank Steele, President, to thank him for his letter on the death of her husband, Gordon A. Calver, 1 piece, dated 2 April 1990.
- Correspondence between Kit Naylor and David MacDowall, President, concerning corporate support for the Society, 8 pieces, dated 18 July - 1 December 1994.
- Correspondence regarding possible moving of premises, sharing premises with other institutions, or disposal of the collections, 9 pieces, dated 2 December 1995 - 22 July 1996.
- Correspondence regarding trustees' liabilities for the collections, 42 pieces, dated 23 September 1996 - 8 September 1997.
- Letter from the President, Anthony Stockwell to Fellows of the Society to highlight the activity of the Society in the past year, 3 pieces, dated December 2018.
Final Accounts and associated correspondence for the years 1991-1993, 1995-1996, 1998-2004, 2006-2010. Electronic versions for 2007, 2010, 2011 (+ accounts for digital archive), 2019-2020. There are also Cash Accounts for 2018.
Cambridge university pressReport from La Geographie, "Académies, Universités, Sociétés Scientifiques: La Centenaire de la Royal Asiatic Society" regarding the celebration of the Centenary of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandAbstracts for some of the Papers delivered at the Symposium. These are:
- "The state of the study of Proto-Elamite" by Professor Piero Meriggi
- "The Linguistic Situation of the 2nd Millennium B.C. in Ancient Anatolia" by Annelies Kammenhuber
- "Hieroglyphic Hittite: Some new readings and their consequences" by J.D. Hawkins and A. Morpurgo-Davies
- "The Study of Lydian" by Professor R. Gusmani.
- "Minoan Linear A" by John Chadwick
- "The Decipherment of Minoan and Eteocretan" by Cyrus H. Gordon
- "The Present State of Research on the Cypro-Minoan Syllabic Scripts - some attempts at interpretation" By Mme Emilia Masson
- "Problems and Deceipherment of Linear A" by J.T. Hooker
- "Archaeological Evidence for the Indus Script" by Professor B.B. Lal
A manuscript of an 'Abstract Translation of an Inscription on Copper Plates found in the Fort of Miruj. Dated saka 946, or A.D. 1025' by Mr Wathen. This is annotated by H.H. Wilson. A copy of the inscription is also with the translation. This particular translation was published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1836 (2), pp.258-271. An explanatory article of William Henry Wathen's work on inscriptions in India was published in JRAS 1835, pp.378-399 and includes remarks by Horace Hayman Wilson.
Wathen William HenryA partial manuscript of 'A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom' by John D'Oyly, published in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833, Vol. 3, No. 2 (1833), pp. 191-252. The manuscript was submitted by Sir Alexander Johnston as the most accurate account that had been given to him and therefore worthy of publication in the Journal.
D'Oyly John 1774-1824Report from The Times newspaper, "A Great Chinese Library" concerning the reception by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House and the tour of the Chinese Library at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, as part of the Centenary Celebrations.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandReport from the Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore, India, "A Great Asiatic Centenary" concerning the celebrations of the Royal Asiatic Society Centenary.
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandReport from Central China Post, "Royal Asiatic Society: A Deputation Received by the King" reporting on the King receiving a deputation of the Royal Asiatic Society on the occasion of their Centenary.
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