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Material concerned with the Sesquicentenary Reception held on 19 February 1972 with Her Majesty the Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in attendance.

Material concerning the Royal Asiatic Society's Sesquicentenary Dinner held on 25th October 1973 at the Merchant Taylors' Hall.

The Royal Asiatic Society from 23-27 July 1973 entitled "The Undeciphered Languages". The material in this series covers the administration, correspondence and advertising of this Symposium.

The patronage material includes original Charters and royal letters, and institutional correspondence concerning the Patronage of the Society.

This series contains two letters connected to the Patronage of Queen Victoria.

Letter from J.E. Anson, Buckingham Palace, to Lord Fitzgerald which he writes on command of Prince Albert to return thanks to the Vice Patrons, Presidents, Officers and Members of the Royal Asiatic Society for their letter of congratulations on the late escape of the Queen, likely referring to the failed assassination attempt on the Queen in May that year. Their letter had been laid before the Marquis of Exeter.

Letter from Colonel Clive Wigram, Keeper of the Privy Purse, to the President of the Royal Asiatic Society to inform that His Majesty has agreed to grant his Patronage to the Society.

Two letters concerning the death of George VI.

• A copy of the letter sent from the President of the Royal Asiatic Society to Her Majesty, the Queen-Mother, to express their deep sympathy at the death of her husband, George VI, dated 14 February 1952.
• Letter from Private Secretary, Buckingham Palace, to the President of the Royal Asiatic Society to thank, on behalf of the Queen Mother, the Society for its message of condolence, dated 21 February 1952. These two letters have been glued together in their left top corner.

The material within this series includes a Supplemental Charter, correspondence regarding the Queen's Patronage, correspondence regarding the deaths of her parents, correspondence regarding her relinquishment of the Patronage, and material regarding Buckingham Palace Garden Parties.

A series of four letters concerned with sending condolences on the death of George VI and asking Elizabeth II to be the future Patron of the Royal Asiatic Society. These items have been affixed together. They are listed in the order they appear:

• Copy of a letter from the Director (Sir Richard Winstedt), Royal Asiatic Society, to The Right Honorable Sir Ulick Alexander, Keeper of the Privy Purse, Buckingham Palace, to ask whether her Majesty would be pleased to be the Patron of the Society. Typed, 1 piece, dated 13 May 1952
• Copy of an Address from the President, Council and Members of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland to Her Most Gracious Sovereign to offer their sympathy upon the death of her father and to ask for her Patronage. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 20 February 1952
• Letter from R. Lloyd Thomas, Home Office, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society. to inform that the matter of Patronage should be taken up with the Keeper of the Privy Purse. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 piece, dated 8 May 1952
• Letter from Ulick Alexander, Keeper of the Privy Purse, to the Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that Her Majesty will grant her Patronage to the Society. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 piece, dated 22 July 1952