The material contains correspondence and bulletins the All-India Oriental Conferences from 1933-1939 (7th, 8th and 10th conferences), sent to and by the Royal Asiatic Society.
Sans titreCorrespondence and bulletins regarding the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference to be held in Baroda in the winter of 1933.
Sans titreOfficial Communications from the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference, Oriental Institute, Baroda. These are:
Letter from the Local Secretary, Seventh Indian Oriental Conference, Baroda, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the First Bulletin giving activities of the Conference and to ask if representatives of institutions would be likely to read papers at the conference. Printed with typed insert, dated 15 April 1933.
First Bulletin for the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference under the Patronage of His Highness Sayaji Rao III Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda. Printed, dated 7-12 March 1933. Two copies, one of which has a handwritten note from Edward Maclagan asking whether this should be discussed at June Council Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Second Bulletin of the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference with provisional programme. Printed, dated 13 October 1933.
Letter from Director of Seventh Indian Oriental Conference to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if volumes of the Society's Journals may be sent to the library in appreciation of publications of Gaekwad's Oriental Series supplied to the Society. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 25 September 1935.
Letter from Director of Seventh Indian Oriental Conference to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to acknowledge receipt of books sent by the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 8 November 1935.
Sans titreCorrespondence with Reverend Henry Heras, Director of the Indian Historical research Institute, St. Xavier's College, Bombay. These are:
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Henry Heras to ask, on behalf of the President and Council, whether Heras would be willing to be the Society's delegate at the Seventh Indian Oriental Conference alongside Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar as a second representative. Dated 18 April 1933.
Letter from Henry Heras to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he would be delighted to represent the Society alongside his friend, Dr Bhandarkar. Undated.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Henry Heras to inform that the President and Council are most gratified with his response and to enclose the official notification. Dated 10 July 1933.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Henry Heras (and Dr. Bhandarkar) to state that he has just received the second bulletin concerning the conference which includes the programme. Hoysted asks that it they have not received this bulletin for them to ask for one from Baroda. Dated 30 October 1933.
Letter from Henry Heras to Colonel Hoysted to inform him that he has received the bulletin, that he will be leaving for the conference on 26th December and of the title of the Paper that he will read. Dated 14 December 1933.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Henry Heras to thank him for the report he sent about the Conference and to convey the President and Council's thanks. Dated 21 February 1934.
Sans titreCorrespondence with Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar, Indian Museum, Calcutta. These are:
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to ask, on behalf of the President and Council of the Society, whether Bhandarkar would be willing to represent the Society at the Seventh Indian Conference. Dated 29 May 1933.
Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he would be delighted to represent the Society. Dated 22 June 1933.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to express, on behalf of the President and Council, their gratitude that he has agreed to represent the Society. Dated 10 July 1933.
Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that his health has suddenly become worse and therefore it will be doubtful if he will be able to attend the Conference. Dated 14 December 1933.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Bhandarkar to express, on behalf of the President and Council, their concern regarding his health and the hope that he was well enough to attend the conference. Dated 2 January 1934.
Letter from Dr Bhandarkar to Colonel Hoysted to inform that he did not attend the Conference but as he did not leave Calcutta, his health did not become worse. Dated 25 January 1934.
Sans titreCorrespondence and bulletins regarding the Eighth All-India Oriental Conference to be held at Mysore in December 1935.
Sans titreOfficial Communications concerning the Eighth All-India Conference. These are:
Letter from Dr M.H. Krishna, Local Secretary, Eighth All-India Conference, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to announce the conference and invite the Society to send delegates on its behalf. With the letter is the First Bulletin of the Conference. Two pieces, dated 20 February 1935.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Krishna to thank, on behalf of the President and Council, for the invitation to take part in the Conference. Dated 10 May 1935.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Krishna to name the Society's representatives and to inform that the representatives wish to read papers at the conference. Dated 24 June 1935.
Eight All-India Oriental Conference, Mysore, 1935. Final Bulletin. 2 copies, dated 1 December 1935.
Sans titreCorrespondence with Dr Ghulam Mas'udi Yazdani, Director of Archaeology, Hyderabad, Deccan. These are:
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Yazdani to ask, on behalf of the President and Council, whether Dr Yazdani would be the Society's delegate at the Eighth All-India Conference. Dated 10 May 1935.
Letter from Dr Yazdani to Col. Hoysted to accept that he will be the Society's delegate and to inform that he intends to read two papers at the conference. Dated 2 June 1935.
Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Dr Yazdani to thank for the letter of acceptance and to send a Note of Delegation for the conference. Dated 17 June 1935.
Sans titreCorrespondence with Rao Bahadur, Professor Dr. S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Editor of "Journal of Indian History", Madras. These are:
Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Aiyangar to ask, on behalf of the President and Council, whether he would represent the Society at the Eighth All-India Conference. Dated 10 May 1935.
Letter from Professor Aiyangar to Colonel Hoysted to accept the representation of the Society at the conference. Dated 5 June 1935.
Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Professor Aiyangar to thank, on behalf of the President and Council, Aiyangar's acceptance as a delegate, and to send a form of presentation signed by the President. Dated 24 June 1935.
Sans titreCorrespondence and Bulletins concerned with the Tenth All-India Oriental Conference to be held at Osmania University, Hyderabad-Deccan, in December 1939.
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