"Extracts from Asiatick Researches, Volume the First, Calcutta MDCCLXXXVIII, Issued on the inaugural ceremony of Institute of Higher Sanskrit Studies & Research by Giana Zail Singh, President of India on August 3, 1985, at Calcutta". Printed pamphlet published by Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, The Asiatic Society. Two copies.

"The Asiatic Society, Calcutta" - a typed report about the structures and state of the Asiatic Society after a visit when the report's author had been in Calcutta. Signed and dated "JAP / 12.2.1992".

Correspondence concerning the visit of Chandan Roy Chaudhuri to London. These are:

Letter from Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to Dr M.D. McDowell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to give information of a possible research collaboration that will benefit the Asiatic Society, and to inform of his forthcoming visit to London when he hoped to meet with Dr McDowell. Dated 7 March 1995.

Letter from Michael Coyne, British Council, to Dr M.D. McDowell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the need to arrange a programme of visits for Dr Roy Chaudhuri's visit. With the letter is an enclosed visitors note giving details of purpose and aims of the visit. Dated 30 March 1995.

Letter from Dr M.D.. McDowell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Chandan Roy Chaudhuri, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to express his regret at Dr Roy Chaudhuri's illness that prevented him from visiting the Royal Asiatic Society. McDowell hopes that the Societies will be able to establish a closer collaboration. Dated 28 April 1995.

The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka was incorporated soon after its foundation as an affiliated society to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. This material covers some of the interaction between the two societies. These are:

• "The 125th Anniversary of The Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch)" by P.R. Sittampalam, Honorary Secretary - photocopy of an article from the Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
• Letter from Kunst and Wissen, Germany, to the Royal Asiatic Society to ask the address of the publishers of the the Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 16 April 1970.
• Letter from F. Sprangers, Belguim, to Royal Asiatic Society asking for a sample issue of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Ceylon Branch). Handwritten, dated August 1974. Also the reply from Royal Asiatic Society to give address of the Ceylon Branch. Typed, dated 9 September 1974.
• Letter from Audrey Meenan, Serials Department, British Library, to Miss Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for confirmation of the address of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 24 July 1976.
• Letter from Wilfred M. Gunasekara, Honorary Joint Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society (Sri Lanka Branch), to the President, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the donation of the book, "The Royal Asiatic Society - Its History and Treasures". Typed, dated 25 September 1980.
• Letter from Faxon to the Royal Asiatic Society to ask concerning the address of the Royal Asiatic Society, Sri Lanka Branch. Typed, dated 16 December 1983.
• Letter from Wilfred M. Gunasekara, Honorary Joint Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society (Sri Lanka Branch), to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask for a copy of the letter of incorporation of the Ceylon Branch. Typed, dated 13 January 1985. With this is a copy of the reply to state that no letter is in existence and also the Minutes books are temporarily in store while the Society's buildings are being renovated. Handwritten, dated 31 January 1985.
• Letters expressing concern regarding the possible new incorporation of the Royal Asiatic Society (Sri Lanka Branch) with the Royal Asiatic Society from H. W. Weeraratne, dated 16 November 1985; Harold Weevaratne, dated 21 November 1985; and H.W. Weeraratne, dated 9 December 1985.
• Letter from the Honorary President, Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch, to the Honorary Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the incorporation will entail the name of the Society becoming the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. Typed, dated 22 January 1986.
• Letter from the Honorary Joint Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the dispatch of two publications as complimentary copies for the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 20 June 1990.
• Correspondence between Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, and Dr Somapala Jayawardhana, Honorary Joint Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, concerning copies of the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka for the Royal Asiatic Society's Collections. Nine letters, typed, dated from 18 May 1992 - 7 September 1993. Also 4 postcards of receipt.
• Correspondence between Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, and B.E. Wijesuriya, Administrative Assistant for the Honorary Treasurer, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, concerning obtaining copies of the Sesquicentennial Commemorative Volume of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. Two letters, typed, dated 25 April - 30 May 1995. With these letters is a printed pamphlet advertising the Commemorative Volume.
• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.P.S.H. de Silva, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, to inform of the death of Professor Charles Fraser Beckingham, who was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. Typed, dated 12 November 1998.
• Correspondence concerning the visit of Mr R. Wijedasa of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka to the Royal Asiatic Society. Four letters, typed, dated 18 May 2003 - 30 July 2003.

• Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the forthcoming centenary of the Malaysian Branch and requests to find information regarding the affiliation of the Society within the Royal Asiatic Society's records. Five letters, typed, dated 1 September-30 December 1976.
• Correspondence between the Librarian, Flinders University of South Australia, and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning obtaining microfilm of the Journal of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 2 May-17 May 1977.
• Correspondence between Svets Book Services and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the address of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 17 June-24 June 1977.
• Copy of a letter to all Members of the Malaysian Branch from Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, concerning consideration of a change of name for the Society. Typed, dated 1 July 1977.
• Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and the Secretary and President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the centenary celebration of the Malaysian Branch. Five letters, typed, dated 21 September-27 December 1977.
• Correspondence between Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Cazalet and Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the Centenary Volume of the Journal of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, handwritten and typed, dated 19 November -25 November 1977.
• Letter from E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, to thank for providing their up-to-date details for enclosure in the Society's Journal. Typed, dated 19 September 1978.
• Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask concerning the current status of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Two letters, typed, dated 25 January-13 February 1979.

• Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning representation of the Malaysian branch at the forthcoming celebrations of the 106th anniversary of the Royal Asiatic Society. Six letters, typed, dated 6 October 1982-10 March 1983.
• Letter from Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, to Dennis Duncanson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the request from the Chairman of the Penang Museums Board for the presentation by the Royal Asiatic Society of the painting, "A View of Flag Staff Point on Prince of Wales Island taken on board the Viper Snow, 22nd October 1787." Typed, with copy of image, dated 17 January 1984.
• Letter from Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, to E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for the information which unfortunately arrived too late to be included in the current issue of the Journal. Typed, dated 25 June 1985.

Statement of the Sales of the Journal of the Society from W.H. Allen & Co..

The printing of the Journal went to Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd. in the late 1800s. This series contains some later correspondence between the printers and the Society.

Correspondence concerned with missing and faulty offprints. These are:

• A letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Stephen Austin and Son Ltd. concerned that Dr Emmerick had only received 25 offprints of his article. The Secretary was also concerned that Mr. Hansman's offprints had been delayed in their posting despite the stressed urgency. Dated 5 December 1969.
• Letter from John Hansman to Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., concerning the quality of the binding of his offprints and finger markings on pages preceding his plates, alongside the delay in the provision of the offprints which caused him to lose some funding for an excavation. Dated 3 December 1970.
• Letter from Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. to John Hansman to reply to his letter defending the company's production of the offprints and suggesting ameliorative measures, dated 9 January 1970.
• Letter from Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. to Miss Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the letter the company had received from John Hansman and suggesting the Society might be called upon to arbitrate, dated 9 January 1970.
• Draft letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. concerning the offprints. She points out not only were they defective but also significantly delayed. She suggests an apology would be in order to Hansman and also points out the delay in receiving other offprints requested by the Society. Dated 19 January 1970.
• Letter from Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, in which he states he has received a further letter from John Hansman but doesn't know how to proceed other than a further apology. There may be a chance of a reprint if the type is still available. Dated 22 January 1970.
• Letter from Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a letter to John Hansman and to inform of the action they are undertaking. He also apologise for not attending to Miss Crawford's other queries and assures her that the delayed copies will be sent that day. Dated 28 January 1970. The letter is enclosed in which he states that they will be able to reprint his offprints after they have printed the current edition of the Journal. Also dated 28 January 1970.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Miles Bullivant, Sales Director, Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd. to thank for his letter and inform that she has received the delayed offprints, dated 30 January 1970.

Letter from C. Templey, Account Executive, Stephen Austin and Sons Limited, to Dr Bivar, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the binding and production of the special edition of the journal in honour of Mortimer Wilson. The company is now ready to do the final proofs and wish to know about the binding and lettering required for the two specially bound copies. He also acknowledges receipt of the Society's Annual Report. There is an annotation, in Bivar's hand, to ask Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to file the letter and ensure the proofs are received in the next ten days. The note is dated 22 March 1972.