Correspondence with Barnard & Crannis Ltd. regarding printing. These are:

• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Barnard & Crannis to send particulars of the menu and a specimen copy of an earlier event menu. A copy of the particulars is with the letter, 4 pieces, dated 10 October 1973.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Barnard & Crannis to return the proofs and give some amendments. Copies of the proofs are with the letter. 5 pieces, dated 17 October 1973.

Two copies of the printed programme for the Sesquicentenary Symposium and including an Introduction by the Chairman, priced at 50p.

Correspondence with Buckingham Palace. Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and Commander W.B. Willett, Buckingham Palace, concerning the Duke of Edinburgh taking Presidency of the Symposium. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society to Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to inquire whether the Duke of Edinburgh would accept the Presidency of the Symposium, undated.
• Letter from Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to B.W. Robinson, President of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the Duke of Edinburgh would be delighted to accept the Presidency but would be unable to attend due to prior commitment, dated 15 May 1973.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director of Royal Asiatic Society, to Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to send the Society's thanks for the Duke of Edinburgh accepting the Presidency and to inform of the reception at the Foreign Office on 25 July, dated 22 May 1973.
• Letter from Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to A.D.H. Bivar, Director of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the Duke of Edinburgh will be unable to attend the reception, dated 29 May 1973.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director of Royal Asiatic Society, to Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to send a draft welcoming statement for the approval of the Duke of Edinburgh, dated 2 July 1973.
• Letter from Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to A.D.H. Bivar, Director of Royal Asiatic Society, to send the welcome message from the Duke of Edinburgh. The message is with this letter. Dated 24 July 1973.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director of Royal Asiatic Society, to Commander Willett, Buckingham Palace, to thank for the message from the Duke of Edinburgh and report on the warm reception it received, dated 2 August 1973.

Correspondence with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office concerning a reception to be hosted by them during the Sesquicentenary Symposium. These are:

• Letter from John Hansman, Appeal Organiser, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to inquire regarding the possibility of the Government's involvement in the Society's celebrations and to ask advice regarding a commemorative stamp, dated 28 August 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to send a brochure concerning the Royal Asiatic Society and to ask for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to take part in their Sesquicentenary celebrations, dated 28 August 1972.
• Letter from John Hansman, Appeal Organiser, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to send a membership list to the Foreign Office, dated 4 September 1972.
• Letter from John Hansman, Appeal Organiser, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to reiterate the wish for the Foreign Office to be involved in the Sesquicentenary Celebrations, dated 3 October 1972.
• Draft letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Foreign Office giving details of the Symposium and the foreign scholars attending, undated
  *. Letter from John Hansman, Appeal Organiser, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to send list of the British and foreign scholars expected to attend the Symposium, dated 5 December 1972.
• Letter from G.R. Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to Dr Hansman, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the question of the Office providing some kind of hospitality is currently being discussed, dated 13 December 1972.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to write about the Reception at which the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be in attendance and that they will be asking the Duke of Edinburgh to be the Honorary President for the Symposium, dated 5 February 1973.
• Letter from John Hansman, Appeal Organiser, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to thank the Government for the hospitality they are willing to extend and to ask whether the Reception could be held at Lancaster House on 25 July, dated 20 March 1973.
• Letter from John Morgan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm that Sir Eric Norris has agreed to host the Reception on 25 July, dated 18 April 1973.
• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to John Morgan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to thank him for the news that Sir Eric Norris will host the Reception, dated 30 April 1973.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Luckin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to give the wording for the invitation of the Reception, dated 18 June 1973.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Murray, Foreign and Commonwealth Office to send a list of the guests, dated 6 July 1973. The list is with the letter.
• Letter from Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Mr Murray, Foreign and Commonwealth Office to send further details for the guest list, dated 6 July 1973.
• Letter from Professor E.H.S. Simmonds, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Eric Norris, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to thank him for hosting the Reception, dated 2 August 1973.

Correspondence regarding speakers' accommodation and the Papers they wish to present at the Symposium. These include correspondence with Connaught Hall where the speakers were to be accommodated and corespondence with individual speakers regarding their arrangements, 20 letters, dated 11 January 1973 -12 July 1973. There are five letters concerning the nature of the Papers to be presented, dated 16 April 1973 - 16 July 1973, one of which is written in German and one in French.

Correspondence regarding obtaining copies of Papers delivered at the Symposium. These are:

• Correspondence with David Kahn regarding obtaining a copy of the proceedings of the conference, 3 letters, dated 1 August - 10 August 1973.
• Correspondence with S. Strelcyn asking for summaries of the Symposium, 4 letters, dated 29 August - 11 September 1973.
• Letter from W.J. Legendre regarding the Journal in which the Papers were due to be published, dated 30 March 1974.
• Letter from Stuart Simmonds, President, and A.D.H. Bivar, Director, Royal Asiatic Society to ask authors for their Papers to publish in the Society's Journal, dated 10 April 1974.

Two copies of the attendance form for the Japan Day. A further letter from A.R.C. Westlake to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to say how much he enjoyed the lecture and meeting the people from the Japan Society, dated 28 September 1973.

Correspondence regarding the possibility of giving a lecture at Wellington College. These are:

• Letter from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Headmaster, Wellington College, to ask whether the College might be interested in hosting a lecture, dated 1 January 1973.
• Letter from F.F. Fisher, Master, Wellington College to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he would ask colleagues concerning hosting a lecture, dated 8 January 1973.
• Letter from R.E.H. Strachan, Administrative Assistant to the Master, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the Master expects that Mr Willey would be interested and will contact Robinson directly, dated 6 March 1973.
• Letter from Peter Willey, Wellington College, to B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if he would like to come and see the College's exhibition and to suggest planning for a date for the lecture, dated 14 March 1973. Annotated on this letter is a reply from B.W. Robinson to send his apologies that he would not be able to get to the exhibition and to agree that May would be a good time for the lecture.

Photographs and Negatives of Royal Asiatic Society's 150th Exhibitions, including some of attendees at the Opening Reception at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The records of the Gold Medal cover the institution of the medal and the conferment of the Honour in subsequent years. They include examples of the medal, the original Declaration of Trust, and subsequent printed version of the declaration, correspondence and newspaper cuttings. However there are not records for all instances of the presentation of the Medal. Researchers are advised to also examine the Council Minutes and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (both held in the RAS Collections) when researching concerning the Gold Medal and its recipients.