A Special General Meeting was held on 10 May 1990 for the adoption of new Byelaws on entry procedure and on 10 October 1991 for a change to the Byelaw concerning the auditors of the Society. On 9 December 1993 the Meeting was held to consider the resolutions concerning disposal of the Society's assets. A further Special General Meeting was held on 14 May 1998 for further amendments of the Byelaws. The material is:

Special General Meeting 10 May 1990

• Notice of the meeting with a Note from the President and a copy of the Proposed Byelaws, dated 24 April 1990.

  Special General Meeting 10 October 1991

• Notice of the meeting with a Note from the Honorary Treasurer, dated 3 September 1991.

  Special General Meeting 9 December 1993

• Notice of a Special General Meeting to be held on 9 December 1993, including a statement by the President and an Extract of the President's address of 13 May 1993. The notice concerns sales of major assets. Sent by Lydia Collins, Secretary, dated 1 December 1993.
• Minutes of the Special General Meeting of 9 December 1993, 2 pieces, signed Dennis Duncanson, dated 13 January 1994.
• List and signatures of attendees at the Meeting, handwritten, 3 pieces.
• Correspondence from Fellows concerning the Meeting and expressing their views and requesting to speak, 41 pieces, handwritten and typed, dated 3 November 1993 - 4 January 1994.

• Notification from D.J. Duncanson, Director, to the Fellows unable to be present at the Special General Meeting. He informs of the two major resolutions adopted at the meeting.

  Special General Meeting 14 May 1998

• Notice of a Special General Meeting to be held on 14 May 1998 to consider proposed amendments to the Byelaws.
• List and signatures of attendees at the Meeting, handwritten, 2 pieces.

Exhibitions were held almost monthly, at the Society's premises, between 1989 and 1994, usually in association with the lectures. The material associated with these exhibitions is:

• 'RAS Lecture Exhibitions' - list of dates and exhibitions to be held in 1989 and 1990.
• 'On the floor above', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 March 1989.
• 'Twenty Three Views of Kathmandu', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 April 1989.
• 'The Third Exhibition of Works in the Society's Collection: Sir William Jones', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 May 1989.
• 'The Fourth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society: Ebru, or Turkish Marbled Paper', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 June 1989.
• 'The Fifth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 October 1989.
• 'The Sixth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society Collection', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 November 1989.
• 'Seventh Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collection', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 December 1989.
• 'Eighth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 January 1990.
• 'Ninth Exhibition of Works from the Collections of Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 February 1990.
• 'Tenth Exhibition of Works from the Collections of Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 March 1990.
• 'The Eleventh Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 April 1990.
• 'The Twelfth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 May 1990.
• 'The Thirteenth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 June 1990.
• 'The Fourteenth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 October 1990.
• 'The Fifteenth Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 November 1990.
• 'The Sixteenth Exhibition of Works of Art from the Royal Asiatic Society Collection of Prints and Drawings', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 January 1991.
• 'The Eighteenth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society: Eight drawings from the Hodgson Collection', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 April 1991.
• 'The Nineteenth Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society: A Selection from the Treasures of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 May 1991.
• 'The Nineteenth Exhibition of Works of Art from the Royal Asiatic Society Collection of Prints and Drawings', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 June 1991.
• 'The Twenty-First Exhibition of the Royal Asiatic Society Collection of Works of Art', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 October 1991.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society: The Twenty-Second Exhibition of Works of Art', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 November 1991.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The Twenty-Third Exhibition of Works of Art', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 December 1991.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 24th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 January 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 25th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society: 19th Century photographs of Japan', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 February 1992.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society: The 26th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 March 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 27th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 April 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 28th Exhibition of Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 June 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 29th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 October 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 30th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 November 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 31st Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 December 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 32nd Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 December 1992.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 33rd Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 February 1993.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 34th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the RAS', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 March 1993.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 36th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 October 1993.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 38th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 February 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 39th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 March 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 40th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 14 April 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 41st Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 12 May 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 42nd Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 9 June 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 46th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 13 April 1994.(Please note the date is that cited on the catalogue.)
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: The 47th Exhibition of Photographs and Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 8 June 1994.(Please note the date is that cited on the catalogue.)
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: Works of Art in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society', catalogue for an exhibition held 10 November 1994.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society: Annual General Meeting Exhibition', catalogue for an exhibition held 11 May 1995.

The Minutes for the Meetings of the Events and House Committee from 18 September 1997 to 8 May 2003. There is also a part of the Council Minutes for 12 June 1997 recording the formation of the Events and House Committee. These minutes are computer printed material which have been glued into a A4 ruled "Cambridge" notebook with blue cover on which has been affixed the label "Events and House Committee".
There is also an individual 'Minute of the Lecture Committee Meeting' for the 4 May 1988.

• Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the exchange of advertisements for the Societies in each Society's Journal. Five letters, typed, dated 5 December 1986-30 July 1987.
• Correspondence between Tan Sri Datuk Mubin Sheppard, Honorary Secretary, Malaysian Branch, and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, regarding the change of address of the Malaysian Branch. Two letters, typed, dated 5 February-16 February 1988.
• "The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. A Complete List of Members of the MBRAS on 1st December 1989". Printed pamphlet.

Special General Meetings were called in 1984 and again in 1987 concerning finding new premises for the Society. The material from these meetings is:

Special General Meeting 12 January 1984

• Notice of the Meeting accompanied by a Note from the Director, 1 item, dated 15 December 1983.

  Special General Meeting 12 March 1987

• Notice of the Special General Meeting concerning the removal of a limitation in the Society's Charter, 1 item, dated 23 February 1987.

• Notification of where Members of the Council may see the draft documents, 1 item, dated 5 March 1987.

  Special General Meeting 9 April 1987

• Notice of Special General Meeting and a circular letter entitled 'A Policy on Premises, 2 items, undated.

• Correspondence from Fellows concerning the meeting and their views on A Policy on Premises, 11 items, dated 31 March - 8 April 1987.

  Special General Meeting 11 June 1987

• Notice of the Special General Meeting to enable the Council to dispose of the lease of 56 Queen Anne Street following the successful purchase of 60 Queen's Gardens, 1 item, dated 26 May 1987.

Correspondence between the Finnish Oriental Society and Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• Letter from Tapani Harviainen, Secretary General, Finnish Oriental Society, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to reply to his letter by sending a short description of the Finnish Oriental Society and to inform him that a history of the Society was being prepared. Typed, dated 19 October 1993.
• "Finnish Oriental Society"- the description of the Society, its founding, activities and journal. Typed.
• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to Tapani Harviainen, Secretary General, Finnish Oriental Society, to thank him for the information. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 26 October 1993.

The correspondence preserved for this period is:

• Correspondence concerning a subpoena issued by the Union of India. Typed, 19 pieces, dated 5 June 1986-25 February 1987.
• Correspondence concerning an international colloquium to mark the bicentenary of a permanent Ottoman embassy in London. Typed and photocopy, 2 pieces, dated 5-12 June 1991.
• Letter from Geoffrey King to Ralph Pinder-Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning excavations at Julfar, typed, 1 piece, dated 21 July 1991.
• Letter from Robert Hillenbrand concerning a Festschrift for Basil Robinson, typed, 1 piece, undated [1992].
• Correspondence concerning the restoration of the monument to Sir William Jones in the University Church of St. Mary's, Oxford. Typed and handwritten, 9 pieces, dated 3 February 1996 - 10 February 1997.
• Correspondence with the Institut Catala de la Mediterrania concerning nomination of a candidate for their Premi Internacional Catalunya. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 20 June 1997 - 20 April 1998.
• Correspondence concerning support for the Centenary Seminar on Central Asia to mark the centenary of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Handwritten and typed, 13 pieces, dated 28 February 2001 - 2 November 2001.
• Correspondence concerning the nomination received for the Order of Australia. Typed, three pieces, dated 24 May - 15 June 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the departure of the Ambassador of Kazakhstan from London, Typed, 2 pieces, dated 24 July 2007.
• Letter from Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to British Embassy Seoul regarding a recommendation for the Queen's birthday honours. Typed, one letter, dated 11 December 2014.

The material available for the Anniversary General Meetings from 1981-2000 is:

• Newspaper cutting from the Times, 15 May 1981, reporting on the occasion of the Society's Anniversary General Meeting.
• Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 11 May 1984, reporting on the Reception held at the Society after their Anniversary General Meeting.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 14 May 1987. Typed, 1 sheet.
• Versions of a press release and allied correspondence regarding the President, Frank Steele, who took up office at the Anniversary General Meeting on 12 May 1988.Typed and handwritten, 7 pieces.
• Memo from L. Collins, Secretary, to members of the Society, 4 March 1993, to request any nominations for Officers of the Society reach her by 4 April 1993. On the reverse is a list of the current Council of Management. Typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda for the Anniversary General Meeting, 12 May 1994.Typed, 2 pieces.
• Agenda, Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 1995 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1995-96. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of Anniversary General Meeting 11 May 1995.Typed, 1 piece.
• President's Agenda for Anniversary General Meeting, 1995. Typed with handwritten annotations, 1 piece.
• Appendix to Report of Council 1994. This report would have been presented at the 1995 AGM. Typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 9 May 1996 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1996-97. Typed, 3 pieces.
• Council's Report to the Members of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year ending 31 December 1995. Photocopy, 18 pieces.
• Memo from L. Collins, Secretary, to members of the Society, 23 February 1996, to request any nominations for Officers of the Society reach her by 4 April 1996. Typed, 1 piece.
• Memo from L. Collins, Secretary, to members of the Society, March 1997, to request any nominations for Officers of the Society reach her by 4 April 1997. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 8 May 1997. Typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 14 May 1998 and notification concerning Election of Officers for 1998-99. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Minutes of the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 1999, with the Financial Statement, recommendations for Council and for election of Fellows. Typed, 3 pieces.
• Admission ticket for the Lecture and Reception following the Anniversary General Meeting, 13 May 1999, typed, 1 piece.
• Agenda and Application form for Reception Tickets for the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 2000. Typed, 1 piece.
• Minutes of the Anniversary General Meeting, 11 May 2000, with Nominations for Council 2000-2001 and notification for the procedure of Election of Officers. Typed, 4 pieces.
• Invitation card for the Anniversary General Meeting with Doreen Ingrams Memorial Lecture, on 11 May 2000. Printed card.