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.

Correspondence with Dr Ghulam Mas'udi Yazdani, Director of Archaeology, Hyderabad, Deccan. These are:

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Yazdani to ask, on behalf of the President and Council, whether Dr Yazdani would be the Society's delegate at the Eighth All-India Conference. Dated 10 May 1935.

Letter from Dr Yazdani to Col. Hoysted to accept that he will be the Society's delegate and to inform that he intends to read two papers at the conference. Dated 2 June 1935.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Yazdani to thank for the letter of acceptance and to send a Note of Delegation for the conference. Dated 17 June 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.

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.

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 20th International Congress of Orientalists was held in Brussels in September 1938. The material connected to this congress is:

• Letter from Dr G. Ryckmans, Institut Orientaliste de l'Université de Louvain, to the Director of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that the place of the forthcoming conference is likely to be in Brussels. Handwritten with printed letterhead, dated 17 December 1937.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr. G. Ryckmans, Institut Orientaliste de l'Université de Louvain, to thank for his letter and warning about the 20th Congress and to state that he had cancelled the prepared statement for the Journal of the Society. Typed, dated 8 January 1938.
• "Première Circulaire" for the 20th Congress to state that it will be held in Brussels from 5-10 September 1938. Printed in French with handwritten annotations, dated January 1938.
• Letter from Jean Capart, Secretary-General, and L. de la Vallée Poussin, President, Organising Committee, to invite a delegate from the receiving organisation. Printed in French with handwritten annotations, dated 10 February 1938.
• "Deuxième Circulaire" for the 20th Congress giving administrative information and providing a form to subsribe to the "Bulletin D'Inscription". Printed in French, dated April 1938.
• "Troisième Circulaire" for the 20th Congress giving more detailed logistical information. Within the circular is a "Bulletin D'Inscription" form partially completed for Louise Wallace Hackney. Printed in French with handwritten annotations, dated June 1938.
• Letter from Louise Wallace Hackney to Colonel Hoysted to state that she had completed and sent a form previously. She is unsure where she will be staying for the Congress. Handwritten, dated 17 July 1938.
• Letter from Thomas Cook and Son Ltd., to Colonel Hoysted to send copies of an itinerary for arrangements for the 20th Congress. Typed, dated 20 July 1938. The itinerary is with the letter.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted to Thomas Cook and Sons Ltd. to thank for the details of their tour to Brussels for the International Congress. Typed, dated 21 July 1938.
• Letter from Thomas Cook and Son Ltd., to Colonel Hoysted to ask whether a venue and date for the next Congress had been decided at the Brussels conference. Typed, dated 21 September 1938.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted to the Secretary General, XXth International Congress of Orientalists, to ask whether any arrangements of the place and date of the 21st Congress had been made. Typed, dated 4 October 1938.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted to Thomas Cook and Sons Ltd. to state he was unable to give any information concerning the 21st Congress. Typed, dated 20 October 1938.

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.