Letter from Geoff Salter, Hampshire County Library, to Raymond Head to enclose information regarding the pictures and articles that were in the house of George Staunton, Leigh Park House, Hampshire, in 1836. He asks whether any in the list match those in the Royal Asiatic Society's Collections. A photocopy of the list is with the letter. The list bears some handwritten annotations of items that are or were in the Society's Collections.
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Letter from Elizabeth A Powis, Assistant Librarian, The Royal Institution, to Raymond Head to send information regarding the Egyptian mummy, belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society which was unrolled at the Royal Institute. She enclose a copy of the illustrations from the book "An Address on Embalming Generally, delivered at the Royal Institution on the Unrolling of a Mummy" by John Davidson. These illustrations are with the letter. She writes that she is also enclosing a copy of the Managers' Minutes concerning the lecture. This is not with the letter.
Royal Institution of Great BritainLetter from Dr J.E. van Lohuizen-de Leeuw, Universiteit van Amsterdam, to Raymond Head, to thank him for his letter and xeroxes that he sent. She has been invited by the Government of Indonesia as a guest at the opening of Borobudur so will take the copies and hope to identify some of them on the spot. She will also take photos to contrast the present condition with the past drawings.
Leeuw J. E. van Lohuizen-De 1919-1983Letter from Christopher Reynolds, School of Oriental and African Studies, to Raymond Head to give details of the paintings which Head had asked him to examine. He supplies references to where he has found information for Head to use. This letter has been cut into 4 pieces, only p.3 retaining its original length.
Reynolds Christopher H. B. 1922-2015Letter from Betty Tyers, Indian Department, V&A Museum, to Raymond Head to inquire whether the list of Royal Asiatic Society loans to the Victoria and Albert Museum for the Society's sesquicentenary exhibition had arrived with Head. She also provides a list of the Society's loans to the British Museum that were also lent to the V&A for the sesquicentenary exhibition in October 1973. With the letter is its accompanying envelope.
Victoria and Albert Museum South KensingtonLetter from A D H Bivar to Godfrey Goodwin to explain how he has spent some time typing Head's index into the computer and to send a printout of the material. The printout is with the letter.
Bivar A. D. H. 1926-2015Correspondence and notes concerning the compilation of the index.
Head Raymond b 1948Handwritten notes and some photocopies made by Head in compiling the catalogue. These include:
- Notes on early donations - 3 pieces
- Notes on Alexander Johnston - 2 pieces
- Notes on an unlocated bust of Charles Metcalfe - 2 pieces
- Notes and photocopy on Charles Doyle - 3 pieces
- Notes and photocopies on Sir William Jones - 8 pieces
- Notes on miscellaneous paintings not within the catalogue - 10 pieces
Email from Dipti Khera to Kathy Lazenblatt and Alice McEwan, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose an email from Raymond Head on the portrait of Maharana Bheem Sing (Head cat.037.001).
Khera DiptiDrafts of two articles, one by Raymond Head, the other by unknown author. These are:
- "Thomas and William Daniell: Illustrations of India" by Raymond Head. Typed draft of a potential article for the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society with a prefatory note by Head about the article - 9 pieces.
- "The Royal Asiatic Society and Its Collection, Founded 1823" - article concerning the origins of the Society and its Collections - 6 pieces.