These Papers were all produced in the compiling of the A Catalogue of the Paintings and Drawings in the Royal Asiatic Society, London. which was published by the Royal Asiatic Society in 1991. The material includes a manuscript proof, correspondence connected to the artworks of the Society, correspondence and lists for compiling the index, and notes and articles which Head collected and collated during his research.

Correspondence with Raymond Head mainly concerned with identification of artworks in the Society's Collections.

Letter 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.

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.

Letter from R McDonald, Assistant Keeper, Department of Manuscripts and Records, The National Library of Wales, to Raymond Head to say that his letter addressed to the University College of Wales Library had been passed to them but there is no reference to correspondence of Charles Joseph Doyle or deposit of Sir John Doyle within their indexes. Dated 16 July 1981.
Also a letter from T.J.B. Dawkes, Reader Adviser, University College, Cardiff, to state there is no correspondence belonging to Charles Joseph Doyle at their library but they had sent the letter to the National Museum of Wales. Dated 31 July 1981.

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.

Letter from T D Hobbs, Assistant Librarian, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to Raymond Head to state that the College does not possess any portraits or busts of Thomas Manning. He also believes there are none of Manning's books are in the Library, though because there is no provenance catalogue, it is possible they have some. However there are no diaries.

Correspondence from John Irwin to Raymond Head:

• Letter from John Irwin to Raymond Head to thank him for sending photographs of the Society's two drawings of 'Asokan' pillars. He gives detailed information as to his belief of their provenance and artist. He is sending an offprint of his paper on The Prayaga bull-pillar for retention by the Library. This is not with the letter. Dated 8 October 1982.
• Letter from John Irwin to Raymond Head to give his opinion on the sketch of the lion-pillar which Head had sent. He writes he has discussed the pillar in a previous article. He also gives news of being offered to apply for a Senior fellowship at the Advanced Center for Study of Visual Arts, Washington, which he has accepted. Dated 3 November 1982

Correspondence from Andrew Topsfield, Victoria and Albert Museum, to Raymond Head concerning the Royal Asiatic Society's Tod Collection:

• Letter from Andrew Topsfield to Raymond Head to inform that he has worked through the Tod material loaned to the V&A museum and has edited the entries. He asks for Head to come and see them. He also writes that he is concerned about preparing a note on the Tod Collections. He writes of other similar material in a private collection in San Francisco and at the Chandigarh Museum. Dated 19 October 1982.
• Letter from Andrew Topsfield to Raymond Head to inform that the cloth-painting of Ketelaar's camp was published by E. Penkala where it was wrongly called a Mughal painting. The identification of the painting was made by T. Clowney-Morris. Dated 29 March [1983]
• Letter from Andrew Topsfield to Raymond Head regarding the ordering of the Jaipur ragamala and asking for Head to check his spellings. Dated 22 August 1983.
• Letter from Andrew Topsfield to Raymond Head regarding the snakes and ladders picture, a copy of which Head has sent to Topsfield. He wonders if it would be possible for Head to bring it to the V&A to be photographed. He writes he is re-reading Tod's Annals. Dated 25 November 1983.
• Letter from Andrew Topsfield to Raymond Head to write he found another version of Tod on an elephant reproduced on the cover of Angus Wilson's "The strange ride of Rudyard Kipling". Dated 27 February 1984.
• Letter from Andrew Topsfield to Raymond Head to state that he has located the V&A portrait of Maharaja Ali Jah Daulat Rao Sindhia Bahadur. He gives a description of the portrait but cannot find out its early provenance. Dated 21 March 1984.

Letter from John Nankivell to Raymond Head to try to provide some potential sources for provenance of his two drawings in the Society's collections