The Papers of Alexander Johnston consists of manuscripts written by Johnston, commissioned by him, or simply presented by him to the Society. These are:

• Portfolio of material donated by Sir Alexander Johnston to the Royal Asiatic Society
• 'A Summary of the Principle Evidence for the Truth, Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation' by Beilby, Lord Bishop of London, translated J.G. Philips & C. de Saram into Sinhalese.
• "Moses in the Bulrushes - A Sacred Drama" and "Joseph" by Hannah More, translations in Sinhalese.
• Report on tumuli or barrows in the Sardis region (Turkey) by George Hale.

Correspondence relating to the activities of the Oriental Translation Fund.

Two Sinhala translations of plays by Hannah More. These are "Moses in the Bulrushes - A Sacred Drama" and "Joseph" by Hannah More. These were probably commisstoned by Alexander Johnston.

The material within this collection comprises of correspondence and publications by and about Richard Francis Burton and his wife Isabel Burton (nee Arundell). There are also two photographs of Burton and artefacts.

Also included within this Collection are correspondence concerning the acquisition of the material by the RAS and some supplementary material regarding Oscar Eckenstein, its original collector.

This is an unknown text handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, probably in Sri Lanka; date unknown. The manuscript consists of eight bound notebooks (16 pages each). Brown paper, brown ink. Approx. 22.2cmX14.5cm.

Correspondence regarding the publication of Poems of the West Lake.

Letter from Angus Graham to John Minford to write about a complication in the publication of Poems of the West Lake. It has been accepted by the Zhejiang Publishing Company. He asks to desert Minford and publish with the other company but that some poems could still feature in Renditions.

Angus Graham wrote many articles throughout his career. This series contains material relating to his articles including drafts and correspondence.

Correspondence between Witter Bynner and Mrs Lillian Kiang [Mrs Kiang Kang-hu/ Miss Ying Kiang]. Photocopies of typed letters.

This series contains material connected with others' publications found within the Graham papers. This includes copies and drafts of articles and correspondence concerning them.