• Letter from D.D. Waters, past President, Hong Kong Branch, to Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the new President of the Hong Kong Branch and to inquire regarding how individuals may use the titles MRAS and Honorary Member. Typed (faded fax), dated 20 March 2001.
• "The Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, 2000/2001 President's Report, Presented at the 41st Annual General Meeting on Friday 16 March 2001 at the Hong Kong Club" - typed report.
• Copy of email from Patrick H.Hase, President, Hong Kong Branch, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for Pollock's email concerning the Journal and to introduce himself as the new President. dated 3 April 2001. "Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong Branch" - typed newsletter for 20 April 2001.
  *Typed newsletter for 20 June 2001.
• Copies of email correspondence between Judith Kolbas and Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the address of the Hong Kong Branch. two emails, dated 18 July 2001.
• Copy of email from Moody Tang, web master, Hong Kong Branch, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask that the Hong Kong Branch's URL be added to the Royal Asiatic Society's website. Dated 31 July 2001.
  *Copies of email correspondence between Soraya Char, Adrian Thomas, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, and Mary Painter, Assistant Secretary, Hong Kong Branch, concerning possible employment opportunities at the Hong Kong Branch. Three emails, dated 22 October 2001-30 October 2001.
• Correspondence between Patrick H. Hase, President, Hong Kong Branch, and Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning strengthening links between the Societies and reciprocal member relationships. Four letters, typed, dated 17 June 2002-10 October 2002.
• Correspondence concerning obtaining membership of the Hong Kong Branch. Three letters, typed and handwritten, and copy of email, dated 6 January 2003-7 February 2003.
• Notice of the 43rd Annual General Meeting and Annual Dinner of Hong Kong Branch held at the Harcourt Suite, Hong Kong Club on 21 March 2003.
• Correspondence concerning the digitisation of the Journal of the North China Branch by the Hong Kong Branch. One letter, typed, and copies of two emails, dated 21 June 2006-14 August 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the possible change of name of the Hong Kong Branch. Three letters and copies of three emails, dated 22 November 2006-11 January 2007.
• Letter from Mary Painter, Friends of the Hong Kong Branch, to Anthony Stockwell, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to send some copies of the quarterly newsletter (not present). Typed, undated.

The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 2001-2010 is:

2001

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2001, 1 piece.
• Notice that due to the popularity of the Anniversary General Meeting only Fellows will be admitted and these on a first-come, first-served basis, 1 piece.
• Notification concerning Election of Officers for 2001-2002, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the Meeting along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 8 pieces.

2002

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 2002, 1 piece.
• Notification of the procedure for election of officers, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 27 February 2002, 1 piece.
• Nominations for Council 2002-2003 and Applications for Fellowship, 3 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, the Honorary Treasurer's Report and the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2001, 15 pieces.

2003

• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2003, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Adrian Thomas, Secretary, dated 15 April 2003.
• Council of Management 2002-2003 indicating retiring members, Nominations for Council 2003-2004 and Applications for Fellowship, 4 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address, and the Honorary Treasurer's Report, 6 pieces.

2004

• 'Election of Officers 2004' - letter sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, to Fellows to inform of the procedure for nominating members for the Council. Typed, 1 piece, dated February 2004.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2004, 1 piece.
• Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, sent by Catherine Melia, Executive Officer, dated 20 April 2004, 1 piece.
• Council of Management 2003-2005 indicating retiring members, candidates elected to fellowship, and apologies received, 3 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 9 pieces.

2005

• Notification concerning Election of Officers for2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 2005, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, with list of Nominations for Council, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the AGM along with the President's Address and Honorary Treasurer's Report, 7 pieces.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• Poster for Special General Meeting, Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2006

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 June 2006, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Signed copy of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, the President's Address and Address concerning the presentation of the Royal Asiatic Medal to Professor Christopher Shackle, 10 pieces.
• Poster for Anniversary General Meeting and Reception, 1 piece. Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2007

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 10 May 2007, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of New Fellows elected at the AGM, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 3 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2008

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 2008, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2009

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 7 May 2009, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• List of apologies received for AGM, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the AGM along with Election of Council Members, 5 pieces.
• Invitation letter from Camilla Larsen, Executive Officer, to Mr Cameron to invite him to the AGM, 30 April 2009, 1 piece. Offprint of the Presidential Address, printed by Cambridge University Press, 1 pamphlet.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

2010

• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 2010, 1 piece.
• Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1 piece.
• Election of Council Members, 2 pieces.
• Invitation for the Reception after the AGM, 1 piece.

In 2001 and 2002 there was a bilateral Symposium on Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800. This was arranged by the Royal Asiatic Society and the Centre for Documents and Diplomatic History of the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs with sponsorship by the British Institute for Persian Studies and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

From 10-11 June 2001 the Round Table was held in Iran:

• Provisional Programme for the Conference panels, 1 item.
• Abstracts for some of the presented papers, 6 pieces.
• Opening address given by Professor Francis Robinson on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society, 3 pieces.
• Report on the conference with the full programme by Francis Robinson, dated 12 June 2001, 8 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the Round Table, 84 pieces.

From 24-25 June 2002 the Round Table was held at the Royal Asiatic Society, London:

• Application form for attendance at the symposium, 1 piece. Programme for the two days of the symposium, 3 pieces.
• Invitation from Charles Gray, Head of the Middle East Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office to a Reception in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office on the evening of 24 June, 1 piece.
• List of Participants, 2 pieces.
• List of Iranian Speakers and the papers they presented, 1 piece.
• Opening address given by Seyed Ali Moujani on behalf of the Centre for Documents and Diplomatic History of the Iranian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 5 pieces.
• Abstracts for some of the presented papers, 14 pieces.
• Correspondence concerning the administration of the event, 45 pieces.
• Photographs and negatives of the symposium, 13 colour images, 5 of which have been mounted on a piece of white cardboard, and 20 negatives.

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.

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.

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.

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

• "MBRAS Newsletter" for June 1996 giving details of forthcoming events and publications.
• "MBRAS Newsletter" for December 1997 giving news of the Society.

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.