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These Papers consists of letters sent by orientalists and literary figures to Bernard Quaritch, mainly concerning the obtaining or selling of oriental literature.

The papers of Papers of Betty Heimann contain her annotated typescript entitled 'Hindu Thought in Illustrations, a Primer in Indian Philosophy', a study of the concepts and systems of Hindu philosophy using visual aids which remains unpublished. The typescript contains two versions of the work. The first version, containing 96 pages and a preface dated March 1952, appears to be more complete and is interleaved with colour illustrations. Additionally, there is a set of photostat copies of the illustrations bearing the RAS stamp at the back.

An accompanying note states that the papers were received from Dr Ruth Gaevernitz on loan in 1967. There is a further letter from Gaevernitz to the Society in 1974 expressing their wish of having the book published as a whole, and that the Society should contact them if approached by a publisher.

The papers of Bhagwan Lal Indraji consist of a large leather-bound notebook bequeathed by Bhagwan Lal to the Royal Asiatic Society. Though the book bears a title of "Flora of the North West Provinces and the Kuyaub by the author", the majority of the notes seem to be more concerned with Bhagwan Lal's archaeological and historical interests including dynastic information, translations of inscriptions on slabs and coins, and notes concerning archaeological sites. The book contains writing in both Hindi (Kaithi script) and English. There is evidence that some of the information has been copied from articles made available to Bhagwan Lal.

The book is in poor condition. The spine is no longer present. The boards are only loosely attached to the binding and their layers are disintegrating. Several pages are also loose from the binding. Several sheets of paper are inserted into the book which bear additional notes.

Hodgson used much of his time in both Nepal and Darjeeling in research, wanting to discover and understand about the architecture, languages, ethnography, religion, zoology and botany. He collected specimens and manuscripts, and had many drawings made, which he donated to many collections throughout Europe. He was also politically involved during his Residency in Nepal, and also later in England, when he continued to show an active interest in the Indian subcontinent, particularly regarding trade and vernacular education. These Personal Papers reflect these interests and are a record of much of his activity - Hodgson and his wives seemed to have a need to record all his successes. He was also a keen annotator of material, so that most of the printed material also bears his handwritten comments.

These Papers consist of items collected or made by Henry Harkness. They include copies and rubbings of inscriptions, a Commentary on Aryabhatta theorems made by Dikshitan & Ellayan, an abridged Treatise on Mirkum, or Logic, Manusyâlaya-candrikā and Fourteen Chapters of the Suryasiddhanta with Commentary, and the names of the Divinities of the Zodiac.

These Papers contain a single item entitled: "A Translation of the Standard inscription, and of the great slab, or Altar, found in the ruins of Nimrud by Captain Ormsby, Indian Navy". The translation is contained with a soft-cover notebook which gives details of the inscriptions. The notebook has a marbled cover which has come loose from the pages.

These Papers contain three letters from James Purefoy, a scan of a letter in a private collection, two Bills of Exchange and a note regarding their donation.

The Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey are mainly concerned with gathering material for his research into Persian Literature. They include his own notes and draft publications and additional notes by people who subsequently worked with his research.

The papers of Charles Philip Brown consisting of three leather-bound volumes being a catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts held in the the Madras College Manuscript Library comprising the author's collection; part of Colonel Mackenzie's collection; part of the East India House Library:

• Catalogues of Paper Volumes in Sanskrit, Teugu, Tamil, Marata, Malaysian in the Madras Library which are transcriptions of the originals on paper and bound as English books;
• Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts - originals in Telugu, Karnataca, Grandha, Devanagara, Malaya, Odhra, Bangla;
• Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts written on palm leaves and on paper.

The personal papers of Christopher Gimson contain correspondence between him, the Society and Professor Eugénie Henderson from SOAS. These document Gimson's interest in and efforts towards encouraging the study of the history of Manipur.