"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.

"Commerce with the countries north of India". A paper written in reply to one given at the Society of Arts by Sir Douglas Forsyth on the possibilities of commerce with Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet, in which Hodgson points out his previous attempts to raise this issue and his opinions on the subject. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 7 sides, undated [1877, see BHH/5/41/1].

Copy of a letter from Alexander Csoma de Koros to Brian Houghton Hodgson, with critical comments on Hodgson's Hodgson's newly written work, "Notices of the Languages, Literature and Religion of the Bauddhas of Nepal and Bhot", in Asiatic Researches vol. 16, 1828. Includes comments on Tibetan pronunciation, history of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhist texts of Kagyur and Tangyur, the content or Kar-chyag of which he had sent to Csoma for perusal. Handwritten, 4 sides, original letter dated 30 December 1829.

Correspondence from Sir Henry Yule. Two letters from Yule to Brian Houghton Hodgson regarding the political situation in Tibet. Both date to July 1873.

The series consists of 38 letters from Joseph Dalton Hooker to Brian Houghton Hodgson. They have been organised mainly according to a previous listing made of the material, approximately by date.

Cutting from The Academy with a report of the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society at which Mr Markham read a paper entitled "Travels in Great Tibet and Trade Routes between Tibet and Bengal" in which various explorations in Tibet were discussed including that of George Bogle and Thomas Manning. Dated 1 May 1875.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Indian Exploration (from our own Correspondent) concerning the exploration of Tibet by Colonel Walker and with two pundits of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. Hodgson has added his own title. Dated 2 March 1868.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Through Eastern Tibet" concerning the journal account of Rev Mr Cameron on his journey through eastern Tibet. Hodgson has annotated the article. Dated 7 June 1879.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Tibet" which is a detailed critique of Clements R. Markham's, "Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet, and of the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa". Hodgson has added his own title, "Yule's critique of Markham's Tibet", and has also annotated the article. Dated 15 May 1876.

Cutting from The Times with article entitled, "Tibet" concerning the Chefoo Convention and Brian Hodgson's support thereof. Hodgson has added his own title. Dated October 1877.