Digital photographs of early correspondence between the Société Asiatique and the Royal Asiatic Society. There are 24 images of 12 letters. With the images is a copy of an email from Jean-Michel Mouton to Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, explaining about the photographs, dated 22 April 2022.

Official Communications concerning the Eighth All-India Conference. These are:

Letter from Dr M.H. Krishna, Local Secretary, Eighth All-India Conference, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to announce the conference and invite the Society to send delegates on its behalf. With the letter is the First Bulletin of the Conference. Two pieces, dated 20 February 1935.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Krishna to thank, on behalf of the President and Council, for the invitation to take part in the Conference. Dated 10 May 1935.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Krishna to name the Society's representatives and to inform that the representatives wish to read papers at the conference. Dated 24 June 1935.

Eight All-India Oriental Conference, Mysore, 1935. Final Bulletin. 2 copies, dated 1 December 1935.

Official Communications from the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference, Oriental Institute, Baroda. These are:

Letter from the Local Secretary, Seventh Indian Oriental Conference, Baroda, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the First Bulletin giving activities of the Conference and to ask if representatives of institutions would be likely to read papers at the conference. Printed with typed insert, dated 15 April 1933.

First Bulletin for the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference under the Patronage of His Highness Sayaji Rao III Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda. Printed, dated 7-12 March 1933. Two copies, one of which has a handwritten note from Edward Maclagan asking whether this should be discussed at June Council Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Second Bulletin of the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference with provisional programme. Printed, dated 13 October 1933.

Letter from Director of Seventh Indian Oriental Conference to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if volumes of the Society's Journals may be sent to the library in appreciation of publications of Gaekwad's Oriental Series supplied to the Society. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 25 September 1935.

Letter from Director of Seventh Indian Oriental Conference to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of books sent by the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 8 November 1935.

Official correspondence and bulletins concerning the Tenth All-India Conference. These are:
Letters from Dr M. Nizamuddin, Local Secretary, The Tenth All-India Conference, to L.C. Hopkins and L.D. Barnett, Vice-Presidents, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform of the forthcoming conference and to ask the Society to send delegates. With the letter is The First Bulletin which also contains a list of Officers. These are both dated 1 January 1939. Further there is a list of the Rules of the conference and a pro forma letter for delegates to inform of papers they may wish to present. 5 pieces, printed material.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Local Secretary, The Tenth All-India Oriental Conference, to inform that W. Ivanow Esq. will be one of the Delegates representing the Society. Dated 11 May 1939.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Local Secretary, The Tenth All-India Oriental Conference, to inform that Dr. Krishnaswami Aiyangar will be a further delegate at the Conference. Dated 15 June 1939.

Letter from the Local Secretary, Tenth All-India Oriental Conference to acknowledge receipt of the letter dated 15 June 1939. Dated 23 June 1939.

Letter from Local Secretary, Tenth All-India Oriental Conference, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that due to the sudden outbreak of war it has been decided to postpone the Conference until hostilities have ceased. Dated 27 June 1939.

Letter from Local Secretary, Tenth All-India Oriental Conference, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that due to the war it has been decided to hold the All-India Oriental Conference at Tirupati in Easter 1940. Dated 1 December 1939.

Newspaper Cuttings supplied by Durrant's Press Cuttings concerning the Joint Meeting. These are:

• "The Unchanging East: Orientalists in London" from The Daily Telegraph, 4 September 1919.
• "Freedom from German Science: American Effort in Asiatic Research" from The Times, 4 September 1919.
• "Oriental Research" from the Morning Post, 4 September 1919.
• "Palestine Exploration: Allies to Co-operate" from The Daily Telegraph, 5 September 1919.
• "With the Intellectuals: Gazing at Ancient Beauties" from the Daily Herald, 5 September 1919.
• Untitled cutting from the Near East, 5 September 1919.
• "Oriental Studies: Research with the Armies" from The Daily Telegraph, 6 September 1919.
• "Freedom from German Science: American Report in Asiatic Research" from The Times, 6 September 1919.
• "Orientalists in Conference" from the Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury, 6 September 1919.
• Untitled cutting from The World, 6 September 1919.
• "Dinner to Foreign Orientalists" from The Times, 8 September 1919.
• "The School of Oriental Studies" from The Times Educational Supplement, 11 September 1919.
• Untitled cutting from Near East concerning the visit to the School of Oriental Studies, 12 September 1919.
• Untitled cutting from Near East concerning the banquet, 12 September 1919.

Minutes of the meeting of the Bureau of the International Union of Orientalists held at Faarevejle-Bjergene, Denmark.

Minutes of the General Assembly of the International Union of Orientalists held on Monday 6 January 1964 in New Delhi.

• Minute Book of the Meetings of the English Signatories and Representatives of the International Assembly of Orientalists - handwritten minutes for meetings from 15 January 1890 - 29 April 1890.
• Minute Book of the English Central Committee of Organization - handwritten minutes for meetings from 12 June 1890 - November 1892.
• Record of the printing of the papers published - handwritten log of papers to be published.

Correspondence and report concerning the Meeting of the Bureau of the International Council of Orientalists at Faarevejle-Bjergene, Denmark on 19 September 1965.

Letter from Professor W. Norman Brown, University of Pennsylvania, to Sir Richard Winstedt, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to discuss points concerning the Oriental Congress and to send a report of the Joint Meeting of the American Oriental Society and Association for Asian Studies Committees concerning the International Congress of Orientalists, which took place in New York on 23 November 1962. The report is with the letter. On the reverse of the letter is a handwritten copy of the reply sent by Winstedt on 26 February 1963.