In 1934 the Asiatic Society of Bengal celebrated the 150th Anniversary of its Foundation. The material connected to this celebration is:

Asiatic Society of Bengal 150th Anniversary of Foundation, Monday 15th January 1934, Programme". Printed card giving details of the programme for the celebration.

Letter from the President and Council of the Asiatic Society of Bengal to the Royal Asiatic Society to invite them to participate in the 150th Anniversary celebration. Printed with handwritten inserts, undated.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor A.H. Harley and Babu Ganapati Sircar to ask if they would be willing to represent the Royal Asiatic Society at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Typed with handwritten annotations, dated 10 November 1933.

Letter from G.A. Stewart, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh, to the Assistant Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that they had been invited to send a delegate to the 150th Anniversary celebrations of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and to ask the Royal Asiatic Society the form of congratulatory addresses. Typed, dated 10 November 1933.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh, to inform that the Society had decided to ask two Oriental scholars to represent the Society. Typed, dated 16 November 1933.

Letter from Babu Ganapati Sircar to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he hopes to be able to represent the Society at the 150th Anniversary celebrations. Handwritten, dated 5 December 1933.

Letter from Professor A.H. Harley to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he will be happy to represent the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten, dated 7 December 1933.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor A.H. Harley to inform him of the Council's gratification that he can represent the Society and to enclose the Presentation Form. Typed dated 28 December 1933.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Babu Ganapati Sircar to inform him of the Council's gratification that he can represent the Society and to enclose the Presentation Form. Typed dated 28 December 1933.

Abstracts 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

Correspondence regarding the administration of the Iran day. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, concerning the possibility of the Iran Day, dated 5 June 1972.
• Letter from Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, to B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he is happy to put the proposal before the Council of the Iran Society, dated 13 June 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Peter Agnew, Iran Society, to suggest a tentative date for the Iran day, dated 25 October 1972.
• Minutes of a meeting with Dr. Ferrier concerning arrangements for the Iran Day, dated 7 September 1973.
• Letter from Dr. R.W. Ferrier to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm arrangements and to send a draft of his talk, dated 24 September 1973.
• Letter to Dr Ferrier regarding his expenses for the Iran Day, undated.

Correspondence concerning the administration of the Japan Day. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to ask her to begin arrangements for a Japan Day, dated 20 January 1972.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to B.W. Robinson to inform him that she hadn't agreed to organise such a day, only to help, dated 25 January 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to apologise for taking too much for granted, dated 4 February 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Sir Norman Brain, The Japan Society of London, to write about the potential Japan day and ask if his Society would like to participate, dated 5 June 1972.
• Letter from Sir Norman Brain, The Japan Society of London, to B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society to state that the Council of the Japan Society would be interested in pursuing the idea of a Japan Day, dated 12 August 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Sir Norman Brain, The Japan Society of London, to suggest a tentative date for the Japan Day, dated 25 October 1972.
• Letter from E. Dobson, Honorary Secretary, Japan Society, to B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to inform that the suggested date was acceptable to the Japan Society, dated 5 December 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to E. Dobson, Honorary Secretary, Japan Society, to give a general outline of the expectations for the Japan day, dated 19 December 1972.
• Letter from Duncan Macfarlane, Vice Chairman, Japan Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to state that Sir John Figgess had agreed to lecture, dated 5 March 1973.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to B.W. Robinson to inform him of Duncan Macfarlane's letter and to state that she had responded to him, dated 12 March 1973.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Asiatic Society, to Dr Carmen Blacker to thank her for her letter and to ask whether she can contact the Japanese Ladies' Society to see if they could be persuaded to provide refreshments, dated 29 March 1973.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to provide the correct title for Sir John Figgiss' lecture and to enclose a copy of her latest letter to Duncan Macfarlane, dated 23 July 1973.
• Letter from Dr Carmen Blacker to Duncan Macfarlane to state that Sir John Figgiss' slides would be ready for the lecture, and to express her annoyance at the lack of gratitude shown by Figgiss, dated 23 July 1973.

Correspondence concerning the administration of the Turkish day. These are:

• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to give details of the Secretary of the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 17 May 1972.
• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to report on her conversation with the Secretary of the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 26 October 1972.
• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send details of a prospective member and to ask whether Diana Crawford had been contacted by the Secretary of the Anglo-Turkish Society. She suggests Professor Bernard Lewis as a speaker, dated 5 January 1973.
• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state she is writing to Bernard Lewis concerning speaking on the day, dated 5 January 1973.
• Letter to the Cultural Attaché, The Turkish Embassy, to invite him to the Turkish Day, dated 1 February 1973.
• Letter from P.C. Eliot, Anglo-Turkish Society, to Susan Skilliter asking for copies of the invitation that can be sent out in their next mailing to their members, dated 13 February 1973.
• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the Anglo-Turkish Society require 600 copies of the invitation for the Turkish National Day, dated 14 February 1973.
• Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Susan Skilliter regarding the Society's involvement in the Turkish Day and the obligation of the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 22 February 1973.
• Letter from Bernard Lewis to Susan Skilliter to report that he will need to cancel giving the lecture for the Turkish Day, dated 5 March 1973.
• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to say she will probably be unable to get to the Sesquicentenary Committee meeting and therefore could Diana Crawford report on the Turkish Day plans, dated 6 March 1973.
• Letter from Barbara Brend to Susan Skilliter to ask further questions regarding the Turkish Day on behalf of the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 8 March 1973.
• Letter to Susan Skilliter to state that her draft had been approved and to query the number of people to attend the Day from the 2 Societies, dated 12 March 1973. Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose a copy of Barbara Brend's letter, to inform that Bernard Lewis had cancelled and that she has asked Victor Ménage. She was going to Malta, and wondered whether the day should be cancelled, dated 13 March 1973.
• Letter from Bernard Lewis to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask why his name was still appearing on the Turkish Day information, dated 20 March 1973.
• Letter from Bernard Lewis to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that since he was now not leaving the country until the 27th April he would be able to lecture on the 26th April, dated 23 March 1973.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Capital Wines and Travers Ltd. to confirm the order of 3 dozen bottles of wine, dated 13 April 1973.
• Letter from Capital Wines and Travers Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society to apologise for the missed delivery and refund the money, dated 3 May 1973.
• Letter from Barbara Brend to Susan Skilliter concerning the money owed by the Anglo-Turkish Society and to provide the name of someone who could take care of the matter, dated 10 May 1974.
• Letter from Susan Skilliter to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask concerning the money owed by the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 11 May 1974.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Matthews to ask for the money from the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 30 May 1974.
• Letter from R.G. Matthews to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose the requested money, dated 6 June 1974.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Matthews to thank him for the money, dated 19 June 1974.

Administrative lists concerned with the organisation of the Sesquicentenary celebrations. These are:

• "Sesquicentenary Committee", 1972-1973
• "Sesquicentenary Celebrations 1973" - Committee, 1971, 1974/5
• "Synopsis" - sheet of plans and events
• "Social Occasions" - listing Dinner, Reception and Concert
• "Summary of Minutes Concerning Exhibitions"
• "Appeals" listing fund-raising ideas
• "1973 Tentative Calendar of Events"
• "Royal Asiatic Society" - listing items within the Collections
• "Sesquicentenary" - summarising the different components of the celebrations
• "Sesquicentenary Reception" - Proposed list of guests - 2 versions

Correspondence, attendance information and a copy of lecture given on the Afghanistan Day. These are:

• Letter from David W MacDowall, The Society for Afghan Studies, to David Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the date for the Afghan National Day was acceptable and to suggest Mr Peers Carter as the lecturer, dated 10 October 1973.
• Letter from David W MacDowall, The Society for Afghan Studies, to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform her notices would be sent to his members concerning the Afghanistan Day, dated 25 October 1973.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Yusuf Samad, Embassy of Afghanistan, to invite him to attend the Afghanistan Day, dated 30 October 1973.
• Letter from Yusuf Samad, Embassy of Afghanistan, to A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to accept the invitation, dated 2 November 1973.
• Copy of a telegram sent to Peers Carter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society to inform of late changes in the programme, undated.
• Invitation and acceptance form for the Afghanistan Day, undated.
• Supplementary Programme for Afghanistan day, undated.
  *"A Lecture on Languages of Afghanistan Exclusively Prepared for the Afghan Day, 22 November" - typed and handwritten copy of the talk.

Correspondence, reports and printed material regarding the agreement of cooperation made between the Société Asiatique and the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

• Letter from Émile Senart to Lord Reay, President, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the possibility of the two societies cooperating. Handwritten in French, dated 19 December 1916.There is also a typed copy of this letter.
• Notes on the meeting of the Société Asiatique and a commission that will be formed. Handwritten on the reverse of an agenda for the Council meeting of 13 February 1917.
• Letter from the Council, Royal Asiatic Society, to Lord Reay to state that the Council at its meeting passed the resolution that they had great sympathy with the desire of Émile Senart and suggest the formation of a small committee to take this further. Handwritten, undated.
• Letter from Émile Senart to thank for the invitation to work towards an agreement between the Societies. Handwritten in French, dated 2 March 1917.
• Letter from Émile Senart to write concerning the forming of a committee to work with the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten in French, dated 9 March 1917.
• Memorandum from the Société Asiatique concerning the appointment of a Committee to work towards more intimate relations with the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 31 March 1917
  *. Letter from Charels Lyall, Chairman of the Committee, Royal Asiatic Society to report on its deliberations of the proposal for cooperation in the Memorandum from the Société Asiatique. Typed, dated 8 May 1917.
• Letter from Émile Senart to Charles Lyall to thank for the the comments on the proposal. Handwritten in French, dated 26 May 1917.
• Notification that the Committee of Royal Asiatic Society had met to consider the memorandum from the Société Asiatique. The memorandum is with this note as is a copy of a further letter from Émile Senart enclosing a protocol of terms of agreement. The letter is dated 21 June 1917.
• Statement concerning the possibilities of cooperation. Typed in French, undated.
• Letter from Émile Senart to the President, Royal Asiatic Society, to write concerning the cooperation between the Societies and to submit a first draft of a scheme formulating the precise terms of cooperation. Handwritten in French, dated 21 June 1917. With this letter is a handwritten translation in English.
• Report of the Committee, Royal Asiatic Society regarding the protocol sent by the Société Asiatique. Handwritten, undated.
• "Terms of an agreement between the Société Asiatique of Paris & the Royal Asiatic Society". Handwritten list of points of agreement. Undated.
• Letter from F.W. Thomas, Secretary of the Committee, Royal Asiatic Society, to Émile Senart to state that the Committee assented to the protocol sent and will recommend its acceptance by the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten, dated 19 July 1917.
• "Notes of the Quarter (October - December 1917)" from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society which includes "An Agreement Concluded between the Royal Asiatic Society and the Société Asiatique of Paris." Printed material.
• "Convention Entré la Société Asiatique et la Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland". Offprint of agreement, written in French.

Correspondence regarding the possibility of holding an Arab day. These are:

• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to G.A. Calver to ask him to approach the Anglo-Arab Society, dated 9 May 1972.
• Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to ask whether they would be interested in holding a joint Arab Day, dated 26 May 1972.
• Letter from Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that he will put the idea to his Council but also to raise some negatives regarding the idea, dated 23 June 1972.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to answer his objections and to raise his own about the suggestion of having someone from the Arab League Office as a speaker, dated 12 July 1972.
• Letter from G.A. Calver to Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to ask if any progress had been made concerning the Arab day, dated 29 September 1972.
• Letter from David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that the Association would like to collaborate, dated 13 October 1972.
• Letter from Sir Charles Duke, Chairman, Anglo Arab Association, to G.A. Calver to inform that the Association would like to collaborate and he has put David Llewellyn in charge of arranging matters, dated 17 October 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to provide some details of the purpose of the National Days, dated 7 December 1972.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to David Llewellyn, Treasurer, Anglo-Arab Association, to ask if the Association had made a decision regarding the Arab day, dated 19 January 1973.