Correspondence with Sir Jadunath Sarkar, Darjeeling. These are:

Letter from Co. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Sir Jadunath Sarkar to ask, on behalf of the Council, whether he would represent the Society at the Tenth All-India Oriental Conference. Dated 16 March 1939.

Letter from Sir Jadunath Sarkar to Col. Hoysted to state that he will be unable to be a delegate as he has chosen to no longer attend conferences. He also writes concerning a review that he will send to the Society. Dated 14 April 1935.

Correspondence with Rao Bahadur, Professor Dr. S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Editor of "Journal of Indian History", Madras. These are:

Letter to Col Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest asking Aiyangar as an alternative person to represent the Society at the Conference. The writer of the letter thinks this will not need to be sanctioned by the Council as his name had been considered before. Dated 25 April 1939.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Aiyangar to ask if he would be willing to represent the Society at the All-India Conference. Dated 26 April 1939.

Letter from Dr Aiynagar to Col. Hoysted to state that he will represent the Society and has been in touch with the Local Secretary of the Conference concerning this. Dated 22 June 1939.

Letter from Dr Aiynagar to Col. Hoysted to state that he knew of the change of venue but that he still intended to attend the conference and would therefore represent the Society. Dated 20 February 1940.

This volume contains copies of, or extracts from, letters sent to the Royal Asiatic Society between 1846 and 1852. They are written into a leather-bound volume with the title 'Extracts' on its front cover. Besides the letters which cover 93 pages, there are subsequently some rough pencil notes and a diagram in a different hand (possibly a child's) followed by blank pages and an index at the end of the manuscript.

The International Congress of Orientalists, initiated in Paris in 1873, was an international conference of Orientalists. It was later renamed as the International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa and then as the International Congress of Asian and North African Studies. This material covers the interaction of the Royal Asiatic Society with the Congress in the time period 1889 to 1993.

The 11th International Oriental Congress was held in Paris in 1897. The papers consist of a printed pamphlet entiteld "The Eleventh International Oriental Congress" By Robert Needham Cust, LL.D.. It is a report of the congress extracted from "Linguistic and Oriental Essays" Series V, pp.993-1012, and was printed by Stephen Austin and Sons, Hertford in 1897.

The 13th International Congress of Orientalists was held in Hamburg in September 1902. The material consists of a single pamphlet, entitled "Neunter Bericht" (Ninth Report) of the programme for the 9-10 September 1902.

The 15th International Congress of Orientalists was held in Copenhagen in 1908. The material from this conference consists of two printed pamphlets: "Actes du Quinzième Congrès International des Orientalistes Session de Copenhague 1908" and "Appendice aux Actes du Quinzième Congrès International des Orientalistes Session de Copenhague 1908" detailing participants and programme for the Congress. These were published in Copenhagen in 1909.

The 16th International Congress of Orientalists was held in Athens in 1912. The material consists of the Fifth Bulletin for the Congress detailing the Organising Committee, Programme and participants. This pamphlet has uncut pages.

At the International Congress held in Athens in 1912, it was proposed that the next Congress be held in Oxford in 1915. This was then postponed to September 1916. However the hostilities of World War One led to the discussion of the appropriateness of holding an International Congress. The material within this series consists of correspondence concerning that discussion. They are:

• "Extract from a letter from Professor Sylvain Lévi to Sir George Grierson, dated February 19th 1915" in which he writes of the difficulties of organising an international congress at that time and offers some alternatives.
• "Extract from a letter from Professor Sylvain Lévi to Sir George Grierson, dated 2 February 1916" and a note concerning Grierson's reply. The letter expresses Lévi's concerns and the possibility of a Congress with only allied nations involved.
• "Extract from a letter from Professor Sylvain Lévi to Sir George Grierson, dated April 1, 1916" in which he writes concerning the possibility for involvement of some organisations including the Royal Asiatic Society, the Pali Text Society, the Institut de France, the British Academy and the Royal Society.
• Letter from [Sir George Grierson] to potential attendees of a meeting fixed by Lord Reay of those being consulted about Sylvain Lévi's letters. Dated 10 May 1916. With this letter are copies of correspondence to Grierson from Professor T.W. Rhys Davids of Pali Text Society, Dr. J.F. Fleet, Dr F.W. Thomas, and F.E. Pargiter expressing their opinions, dated 22 March - 10 May 1916.

The 21st International Congress of Orientalists was held in Paris in July 1948. Material associated with this Congress is:

• "Première Circulaire" from J. Bacot, President of the Societé Asiatique concerning the 21st Congress to be held in Paris. Printed in French, undated.
• "Deuxème Circulaire" from J. Bacot, President, and R. Grousset, Secretary-General, Organising Committee, concerning details of the 21st Congress. Printed in French, undated.
• "Bulletin d'Adhésion" for the 21st Congress. Printed in French, undated.