Letter from Julius von Mohl to Brian Houghton Hodgson from the Secrétariat, Société Asiatique, to enclose a letter from Monsieur Guizot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to reinstate Hodgson as Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal de al Légion d'honneur. Handwritten with Printed letterhead, 2 sides, dated 20 November, 1841.

Letter from M. Guizot, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to officially reinstate the decoration of the Legion d'Honneur. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated October 1841. Also a handwritten copy of this letter.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank Hodgson for putting manuscripts at Burnouf's service. The letter includes discussion on scriptures like Trikāndaśesa, Saddharmapundarika etc., historical manuscripts relating to Nepal. Handwritten in French, 4 sides, with accompanying envelope, dated 4 July 1845.

In 1938, l'Institut d'Histoire de l'Émigration Politique Contemporaine celebrated the 750th anniversary of the death of the Georgian poet, Chota Roustaveli. This correspondence and printed material are in connection with that celebration. They are:

• Letter from The President, Institut d'Histoire de l'Emigration Politique Contemporaine, to the Royal Asiatic Society to inform them of the celebration, of the Organising Committee, and of associated names and activities. He asks if the Society will consent to send a representative. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 29 January 1938.
• "Institut d'Histoire de l'Émigration Politique Contemporaine" - printed pamphlet concerning the Committees of the Society and its activities.
• Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to l'Institut d'Histoire de l'Émigration Politique Contemporaine to state that Sir Oliver Wardrop would be the Society's representative upon the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the death of the Georgian Poet, Chola Roustaveli. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 18 February 1938.
• Postcard from Sir Oliver Wardrop to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the ceremony has been postponed until 30 March 1938. Handwritten, dated 20 February 1938.

Book of Abstracts from Papers Given at the Conference. These are:

• "An Analysis of the Extent of the Spatial Spread of Electrification in Ethiopia and Prospects for Further Development" by Mekete Belachew
• "The Ideal Typical Model of Transport Evolutions and the Development of the Ethiopian Road Transport Network: A Comparitive Analysis" by Makonnen Tesfahunegu
• "The Wall of Harar" by Mengistu Asfaw "La Reve Initiatique d'un Medicin Traditionnel: De Deux Facons de Precher" by J. Mercier
• "History of Botanical Explorations in Ethiopia" by Mesfin Tadesse
• "Regional Political Organization in the Axum - Yeha Area during the Axumite Era" by Joseph W. Michels
• "Des composés expressifs en couchitique oriental" by Didier Morin
• "Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis of terminology of Hierarchical Relationship (kinship and other relations in Oromo)" by Mulugeta Eteffa
• "The British Institute in Eastern Africa's Excavations at Aksum, Northern Ethiopia" by Stuart Munro-Hay
• "Liability for the Acts of Minors under Ethiopian Law" by Negatu Tesfaye
• "Oral Skills and Knowledge of Languages, A Resource in Development" by Birgit Negussie
• "Responses to resettlement: Household, Marriage and Divorce" by Alula Pankhurst
• "Emperor Tewodros II and the Battle of Maqdala (1868) as Depicted in Ethiopian Popular Art" by Richard Pankhurst
• "Addis-Abbaba Master Plant 1983-1985: A Labour Demand Allocation Model for the Central Planning Region" by Francesco Gosen and Domenico Patassini
• "Alternatives in Rural Development in Ethiopia" by Siegfried Pausewang
• "Les Montales Ethiopiennes à Jerusalem" by Kirsten Pedersen
• "Le Francais qui devint l'un des deux plus grande saints de l'Ethiopie (1190-1220)" by S. Pierre Petrides
• "Why Plant Trees? - Tree Planting and Household Budgets" by Eva Poluha
• "Ethiopia: a dramatic country" by Chris Prouty Rosenfeld
• "Cout Financier et Cout Sociaux de la Politique des Transferts de Population" by Gérard Prunier
• "Semitic South-Ethiopic: The definite future revisited" by S. Raz
• "Soviet Policy towards Ethiopia since Gorbachev" by R.B. Remnek
• "Some remarks on translating into Amharic" by Lanfranco Ricci
• "On Language Use in a Resettlement Area (The Case Study of Pawe)" by Renate Richter
• "A Propos d'une Oeuvre Mineure d'Afa-Warq Gabra-Iyasus" by Alain Rouaud
• "Genius as Madness: Sayyid Muhammad of Somalia and Negus Tewodros of Ethiopia in Comparative Perspective" by Said S. Samatar
• "Recherches pour le Musée de l'Institut des Etudes Ethiopiennes" by Anne Saurat
• "The Seventh-day Adventist Mission in Ethiopia: 1906-1940 A Preliminary Report" by Alberto Sbacchi
• "L'épigraphie aksoumite du Ier au IIIe siècle" by Roger Schneider
• "The Impact of Legislation on the Development of Modern Education in Ethiopia" by Seyoum Teferra
• "Tinkerers and Strangers in Ethiopian Political History" by William A. Shack
• "The People of Dire Dawa: Towards a Social History (1902-1936)" by Shiferaw Bekele
• "The Rastafarians: Their Relationship with Ethiopia" by Norman J. Singer
• "The Ethiopian Orthodox Church Yesterday and Today" by L.B. Solomon and G. Sellassie
• "Recent Changes in the Pattern of Domestic Migration to Addis Ababa" by Solomon Mulugeta
• "Do the Hamar have a Concept of Honour?" by Ivo Strecker
• "Terms of Endearment in Amharic: Their Morphological Structures and Sociolinguistic Norms" by Taddese Beyene
• "Ethnic Interaction and Integration in Ethiopian History: The Case of the Gāfāt" by Taddesse Tamrat
• "The Use of Dreams in Amharic Prose Fiction" by Taye Assefa
• "La première description de l'Ethiopie imprimée en Occident" by Salvatore Tedeschi
• "The Generation and Dissemination of Agricultural Technology in Ethiopia" by Tennassie Nichola
• "L'Influence du Roi David et son Psautier Ethiopie" by Tekle-Tsadik Mekouria
• "The Process of Urbanization in Wellegga, Western Ethiopia: the Case of Nekemte" by Tesemma Ta'a
• "Tradition and Change: The Study of the Economic Anthropology of Traditional Ari's Voluntary Labour Organizations (Southwest Ethiopia)" by Tesfa Mekonnen
• "The Patterns and Problems of Work Trips in Addis Ababa" by Tesfaye Taffesse
• "The Role of the 'Derg' (PMAC) In consolidating The Revolutionary Process In Ethiopia (1974-1987)" by Teshome Kebede
• "The Challenge of Resocializing Ethiopian Jews in Israel: A Field Study" by Professor Teshome G. Wagaw
• "The Reopening of the Ogaden: A Cursory View of the History of NAFTANA" by Tibebe Eshete
• "Word Accent in Amharic: A Psycho-acoustic Experimental Study" by Tsegaye Woldeyesus
• "The Heroic Defence of Ethiopia Against Somali Aggression (July 1977-March 1978)" by Tzeggae Tecle
• "The Last Chapter of Acta in the Ethiopic Version" by Siegbert Uhlig
• "Primary and secondary sources for Ethiopian historiography: the case of slavery and slave-trade in Ethiopia" by E. van Donzel
• "Social position of a writer in a developing society (with special reference to Ethiopia)" by Michael Volpe
• "Tone Languages of Ethiopia: An Update with typological notes" by Klaus Wedekind
• "Gradual Completion of Thoughts while speaking and Notional Units in H.E. Cushitic Narratives" by Klaus Wedekind
• "Community Participation in Education for Development in Ethiopia" by Zaudneh Yimtatu

Letter from Franz Anton Schiefner to Brian Houghton Hodgson to say that he is researching the material Hodgson donated to the Institut de France in memory of Eugene Burnouf. Handwritten in German, dated 2 August, 1860. Accompanying envelope is on opposing page.

Letter from Léon Feer, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to acknowledge the sending of copies of the pamphlet containing a detailed account of Hodgson's official and other services. He praises Hodgson's contributions in the field of scientific knowledge; and gives information about the deposit of the pamphlet in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, and the Buddhist manuscripts sent earlier by Hodgson, now in the library of the Société Asiatique, Paris. Hodgson's title note with date of receipt is on the accompanying envelope. Letter, handwritten in French, 3 sides, dated 4 December 1883.

"Autograph Book belonging to Susan Hodgson, Alderley Grange, Wotton under Edge" A leather bound autograph book belonging to Hodgson's wife, Susan, in which are placed certificates, diplomas, academic and personal correspondence, newspaper cuttings and extracts related to Brian Houghton Hodgson's life. Leather binding with metal clasp. The book's binding is broken and some pages are loose. Care must be taken when using this item.

Letter from Eugène Burnouf (1801-1852),Société Asiatique, Paris, France, to Brian Houghton Hodgson to thank Hodgson for his offer to purchase Sanskrit and Buddhist texts for the Society. He discusses various points concerning Buddhist literature. Handwritten in French with printed letterhead, 3 sides, dated 7 July 1834. On 4th side, with address, Hodgson has noted "Original letters to be read and returned to me."

Letter from Julius von Mohl to Sir Graves Haughton regarding the publishing of manuscripts found in Nepal by Hodgson. Hodgson has added a postscript,"Recd in a letter from Sir Graves Haughton who himself adds that my researches have contributed largely to fill up a previously empty place in the history of philosophy". Handwritten in French, 1 side, postmarked 24 December 1834.