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"Of Futile Objections and Hopeless Stupidity." Proof copies of some pages of a book of aphorisms including some concerning the Himalayas. Loose printed pages with annotations, unknown author, undated.

"Occasional Papers on India. No. IX. The Policy as Established by Law of the Indian Government opposed too the Neutral Policy in Respect of Christianity." Published by Church Missionary House, London, 1860. Unbound printed pamphlet with note on front cover by Hodgson, "Xtian Vernac. Educ. Society for India. N.B. Kept to show how my labours have fructified after years of Neglect..." Further annotations are found within the pamphlet and a news cutting is inserted from the Morning Star for 12 September 1867, concerning Vernacular Education. Printed pamphlet, 2 items. date 1860-1867.

"Occasional Paper No. XII: Publication Department", Christian Vernacular Education Society for India, June 1865. Printed leaflet outlining the success of the Publications Department. Two copies, one of which has inserted a leaflet on "The Children of India at school". 3 items, dated June 1865.

"Occasional Paper No. VII: Bible Education for India (A New Plan)", Christian Vernacular Education Society for India, August 1861. Printed leaflet concerning the aims of the Society with regards to Bible Education, 2 copies, dated August 1861.

"Occasional Paper No. VI: A Voice from Ceylon," Christian Vernacular Education Society for India, October 1860. Leaflet concerning how the need in Ceylon merits the Society's existence. Printed leaflet, 5 copies, dated October 1860.

"Occasional Paper No. V: Publication Department of the Society's Operations", Christian Vernacular Education Society for India, April 1860. Leaflet concerning the publications of the Society and its aims. Printed material, 1 item, dated April 1860.

Occasional paper - list of people possibly to receive a copy of this occasional paper or to contribute to the series.

"Observations on the Consumption of Tea in Bootan, Tibet and Tartary; and on the practicability of advantageously furnishing that article to some of those Countries from Canton through India". Fair Copy of an article written by Thomas Manning to East India Company. Dated 29th December 1817. Handwritten, 3 pieces, 9 sides. Also rough notes for draft. Handwritten 1 piece, 3 sides

A series of small objects and pottery sherds which were given as part of the Quaritch Wales bequest.

Most of the Society's objects were dispersed to other collections at an early stage of its history. However a few remain. Information about them is:

• Suit of armour - correspondence about a suit of Asian armour within its collections and the likely provenance. Typed and handwritten, 9 pieces, dated 6 December 1930 - M may 1932 (see RAS COLL8/5 for more information about its conservation).
• Notes on an Arabic Celestial Globe and a Phoenician tombstone - both transferred to the British Museum, Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Correspondence between Professor J. Ryckmans and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning South Arabian inscriptions within the collections. Typed and handwritten, 20 pieces, dated 19 July 1977 - 17 February 1978.
• The Council Room Table - two articles: 'The New Council Room Table' by Alison Ohta extracted from a Society newsletter, unknown date; and 'The Jhansi Table', article originally written 3 October 2012, archival document created in 2025.
• Bookmarks for 'Statue of Zhenwu, the Dark Warrior' and 'Arrow Vase from ritual to game', objects lent to the Society but the Horniman Museum as part of the Objects in Focus project. The statue was lent in autumn 2016 and the vase in autumn 2018.
• 'Collecting Oriental and Asiatic Arms and Armour: The Activities of British and East India Company Officers,c.1800-1850' by Malcolm Mercer - a copy of the article first published in Arms and Armour, 2018. This gives background information to our suit of armour.
• Gravestone of Sir Stamford Raffles - the Society took in this gravestone in 2018. The note, 'Provenance of the Raffles gravestone donated to the Royal Asiatic Society on 11 May 2018' (created in 2018, archival document created in 2025) give details of its provenance. 'Two Tombstones, One Man' by Rosie Llewellyn Jones, an article in the Chowkidar, Autumn 2018, the publication for the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia.
• 'Information about Japanese gravestones provided by Yang Fu, 12 October 2018' - interpretation details for the inscriptions on the gravestones. Electronic document created in 2018, archival document created in 2025.
• Black and white photographs and descriptions of the copper plate inscriptions belonging to the Society on permanent loan to the British Museum.