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Correspondence from the period 1961-1980:

• Correspondence from the British Academy to inform of grants of £500 and £300 to cover bills for binding at the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 22 May 1963 - 28 May 1964.
• Correspondence from the Survey of Manuscripts on Asia and Africa in the British Isles concerning the Society's contributions. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 12 -25 May 1965.
• Letter from A.H. Bivar, Royal Asiatic Society President, to Diane Crawford, Royal Asiatic Society Secretary, concerning gaining a grant from the newly-projected British Library for the support the Society has given historically to the National Central Library. Typed, 1 piece, dated 4 June 1972.
• Letter from the Historical Records Project, British Library of Political and Economic Science, London School of Economics, concerning a visit to see the Society's records which would help in compilation of their reports. Typed, 1 piece, dated 30 May 1973.
• Letter from the Ford Foundation, New York, to inform that the Society has been given a grant for renovation of the library and study rooms, and conservation of manuscripts and books. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 30 April 1975.
• Report from the Security Advisor to Museums and Galleries in the UK, and accompanying letter, concerning the Royal Asiatic Society's premises at Queen Anne Street. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 12-18 November 1976.
• Correspondence with Austin Coates concerning his publications being part of the Society's Collections. Typed with handwritten annotations, 5 pieces, dated 21 March - 5 April 1977.
• Correspondence concerning damage to books due to flooding in the Society's basement at Queen Anne Street. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 5-18 September 1979.
• Letter from John Hansman to inform that he is leaving a print of the Thatched House Tavern (site of the inaugural meeting of the Society) and that he is seeking alternative accommodation for his books currently stored at the Society. Typed, 1 piece, 2 September [1976].

Letters regarding the Society’s invitation to various foreign diplomats and monarchs to become its Foreign Extraordinary Fellows, including:

• Outgoing letter to and reply from General Honkon Lee, Ambassador of the Korean Embassy, accepting the invitation. 2 pieces, dated 22-27 February 1963
• Outgoing copy invitation letters the Soviet Union Ambassador, Kuwait Ambassador and Jordanian Ambassador, with the Jordanian Ambassador’s one marked ‘rejected 2 months ago’. 3 pieces, all dated 2 January 1967
• Outgoing letter to and reply from Zeki Kuneralp, Turkish Ambassador, accepting the invitation. 2 pieces, dated 23 February-1 March 1971
• Letters to the Ethiopian Ambassador and from Professor Edward Ullendorff regarding the invitation to the Emperor of Ethiopia. 5 pieces, dated 23 February-3 December 1971
• Condolence message to the Royal Swedish Embassy for the death of King Gustaf VI Adolf, a Foreign Extraordinary Member of the Society for 18 years, with subsequent letters and a telegram regarding his memorial service in Westminster Abbey. Includes further printed material regarding the memorial service, including an admission card, a copy of the order or service and a news clipping. 10 pieces and 1 booklet, dated 18-24 September 1973
• Letter from Prince Mikasa of Japan, accepting the invitation and related correspondence. 3 pieces, 8-16 May 1975
• Letter from Phan Wannamethee, Thai Ambassador, accepting the invitation. 1 piece, dated 19 February 1979
• Outgoing letter to and reply from Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, son of Aga Khan III, accepting the invitation. 3 pieces, dated 20 June-7 October 1991
• Letter from Dr A. A. Shareef, Tanzanian High Commissioner, accepting the invitation, with related correspondence from Dr G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville and Dr. D. W. Mac Dowall regarding the background of Shareef, and an enclosed CV of Shareef for the Society’s reference. 7 pieces, dated 24 July 1996-16 January 1997
• Letter from Zeng Rong, Secretary to Chinese Ambassador to the UK, expressing the Ambassador's appreciation of the possibility of becoming an honorary member and enquiring for more information. 1 piece, dated 18 March 1999. Ambassador Ma Zhengang was elected as a Foreign Extraordinary Fellow in 1999

• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to send the Society's contribution, dated 7 October 1965.
• Letter from Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm receipt of the money, dated 14 October 1965.

Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to send the Society's contribution, dated 24 October 1966.

• Letter to Sir Harold Bailey to inquire whether Louis Bazin is still the Treasurer of the International Union of Orientalists, dated 20 February 1968.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to send the Society's contribution, dated February 1968.

Correspondence from 1968 and 1969. These are:

Letter from S.K. Mitra, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to the Secretary, Royal Central Asiatic Society to inform that Professor Dr. N.N. Das Gupta is going to Europe and they would like to take this opportunity of strengthening bonds with the Society. Dated 5 September 1968.

Letter from S.K. Mitra, General Secretary, Asiatic Society, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to give the academic qualifications of Dr Chatterjee. Dated 12 March 1969.

Correspondence with the Inland Revenue Chief Inspector of Taxes and Price Waterhouse & Co., concerning the investment of the B.C. Trust Fund, 2 items, dated 29 April 1970 - 15 May 1970.

Sample correspondence from 1971-1980:

• Correspondence with the South Asian Studies Association concerning exchange of their journal, South Asia. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 18 August -7 December 1971.
• Letter from the Archaeological Survey of India to inform the Society will continue to receive Epigraphia Indica and the Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy. Typed, 1 piece, dated 18 July 1972.
• Correspondence from A.D.H. Bivar concerning the National Central Library becoming a subscribing library. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 7 October 1972.
• Correspondence with Deutsche Staatbibliothek concerning exchange of publications. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 2 November - 4 December 1973.
• Letter to the Association pour l'avancement des Etudes iranniennes concerning an exchange for their journal, Studia Iranica. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 July 1974.
• Correspondence with the Centre de Documentation et de Recherches sur l'Asie du Sud-Est et le Monde Insulindien, Paris, concerning exchange for their journal. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 17 June - 10 September 1974.
• Correspondence with the Library of the Academy of Sciences of the GSSR concerning exchange of publications. Typed and printed, 2 pieces, dated 4 July - 11 September 1974.
• Letter from the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Himachal Pradesh, India, thanking the Society for their donation of publications and sending their own The Tibet Journal. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 October 1975.
• Correspondence with the Sultanate of Oman concerning exchange with their publication the Journal of Omani Studies. Typed, 8 pieces, dated 15 January 1976 - 12 July 1978.
• Correspondence concerning the exchange of Studia Iranica. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 3 January - 29 April 1977.
• Letter from the Intercultural Research Institute, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, concerning the exchange of their journal the Journal of Intercultural Studies. Typed, 1 piece, date 21 January 1977.
• Letter from the National Library of Peking (Beijing), China, concerning an exchange with the Royal Asiatic Society. With the letter are lists of possible publications for exchange. Typed and printed, 7 pieces, dated 10 February 1977.
• Letter from the Institute of Ethnology, Taiwan, concerning exchange of their journal the Bulletin of the Institute of Ethnology. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 February 1977.
• Letter from the University of Buenos Aires concerning possible exchange of journals. Typed in Spanish with handwritten English translation, dated 11 March 1977.
• Correspondence with the Bihar Research Society concerning missing volumes in the exchange. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 2 February - 12 July 1978.
• Correspondence with the American Historical Association concerning an exchange with the American Historical Review. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 6 March - 15 June 1978.
• Correspondence with the Archaeological Survey of India concerning missing volumes in the exchange process. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 13 April -17 July 1978.
• Letter from the American Schools of Oriental Research concerning a breakdown in receipt of Journals. Typed, 1 piece, dated 8 August 1979.
• Correspondence concerning an exchange with institutions in Leningrad. Typed and handwritten, 2 pieces, dated October 1980 - 15 June 1981.

Correspondence concerned with the Journal sent and received in the 1970s and 1980s. These are:

• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society, W.E.D. Allen and Professor G.A. Daniyalov, Vice-President of the Daghestan Filiale of the Soviet Academy of Sciences concerning asking Daniyalov to write an article for the Journal on his archaeological discoveries at the Aul of Arakanee in the distirct of Kumukh, Central Daghestan. 7 letters, dated 8 November 1971 - 22 May 1972.
• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and Sir Max Mallowan, John Burton-Page and Sir Mortimer Wheeler, regarding the delay in the publication of a special JRAS issue dedicated to Sir Mortimer (Volume 102, Issue 2, April 1970). B. W. Robinson, RAS President, wrote to Sir Max to explain the delay but he demanded further explanation from Burtin-Page, editor of the Issue. A sherry party was arranged on 8 June to present the issue to Sir Mortimer. 13 letters, 18 pieces, dated 15 March-21 April 1972
• Correspondence concerned with a specially bound edition of the Journal in honour of Sir Mortimer Wilson for His Imperial Majesty, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi. Two letters, dated 15 and 23 June 1972.
• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society and Anthony R. Walker concerned with the possible publication of his paper on the Red Lahu people in the hills of northern Thailand. 3 letters, dated 2 - 21 February 1972.
• Correspondence between the Royal Asiatic Society, F.R.C. Bagley, Mrs M.N. Bagley and C.E. Bosworth concerned with the possible publication of an article by F.R.C. Bagley, Lecturer in Persian Studies, University of Durham, about Khuzestan, written after a visit to the region. 5 letters, dated 28 October - 4 December 1972.
• Correspondence between Friedhelm Hardy and Simon Digby concerned with the possible publication of Hardy's article on Madhavendra Puri. 2 letters, dated 2 -13 November 1972.
• Letter from Charles Beckingham, Hon. Editor, to Dennis Duncanson, Chairman of the Publications Committee, regarding the possible payment of book reviewers. He also suggests that David Morgan might be a suitable candidate to work alongside him, and then replace him as Editor of the Journal. 1 letter, dated 10 April 1984.

• Letter from Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to Royal Asiatic Society to ask for the membership dues not yet received for 1972, dated 10 February 1973.
• Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Treasurer, International Union of Orientalists, to send money due, dated 27 February 1973.