There are three letters from David Lorimer to Sidney Duly and one letter from Emily Lorimer to Sidney Duly. There is a further letter from Duly to Richard Pankhurst, RAS Librarian, to donate the material to the Society

Letter from Sidney John Duly to Richard Pankhurst, RAS Librarian, to send him Lorimer's correspondence and reports. He has not been able to contact Sir Hugh Daw but as he was a Governor of a Province he thinks Pankhurst may be able to trace him through whoever pays his pension. Sent from Worthing, Sussex. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 27 February 1981.

This series consists of correspondence between the Lorimers and Sidney Duly, manuscripts concerning the Gilgit Expedition; and some printed articles by the Lorimers. There is also a letter from Duly to Richard Pankhurst, RAS LIbrarian, to donate the material to the Royal Asiatic Society.

The material consists of two folders. The first contains correspondence, manuscripts and printed material connected to the Lorimers' expedition to the Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan in 1934-1935. The second folder contains correspondence and notes provided by D.L.R. Lorimer in 1946, to aid Roland Carter, political agent in Gilgit and Carter's own notes.