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Letters from Alan Tritton and T. Richard Blurton to Giles Tillotson accepting their position on the Burton Memorial Medal Committee.

These 4 letters concern Abel Yen's service to Manning and the use of his dictionary.

• Letter from Abel Yen to Thomas Manning after his recommendation by Elphinstone. He mentions Elphinstone and Ball and the dictionary in his possession. Undated, handwritten in Latin, 1 piece, 1 side
• Note from Abel Yen to Thomas Manning to accompany his dictionary. Undated, handwritten in Latin, 1 piece, 1 side
• Letter from Abel Yen to Thomas Manning. He mentions a letter from Ball. Undated. Handwritten in Latin, 1 piece, 1 side
• Letter from Abel Yen to Thomas Manning. Undated, Handwritten in Latin, 1 piece, 1 side.

A template letter from Sir Ralph Lilley Turner, RAS President, to participants of the Congress of Orientalists, inviting them to join the Society as a member, undated. 2 copies.

Two template letters from the RAS Secretary inviting the recipient to be proposed as a member of the Society, with details of types of membership and their subscription fees, undated.

Letters to members encouraging them to sign a seven-year covenant, from which the Society can reclaim income tax on subscriptions. These include one letter from Sir Richard Winstedt, RAS President, datable to 1943-1946, and the other from Mrs M. Davis, RAS Secretary, datable to 1947, with an undated Deed of Covenant form and a printed notice on covenanted subscriptions.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to RAS Secretary, asking for updates on the Society’s communication with SOAS in regards to the promotion of the study of Manipuri history. The letter was forwarded to Professor Eugénie Henderson, SOAS, who replies to give her full support but also writes of the difficulty, and writes that she is willing to meet Gimson in London to discuss further. Six letters, dated 12 October–12 November 1965.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to RAS Secretary to say that he will bring ‘Chin-Lushai Land’ or ‘A Fly on the Wheel’ when he visits the Society. He asks for any updates from Professor Henderson about progress in the study of the old Manipuri language and script. With reply from Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary. Two letters, dated 9–13 June 1967.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to RAS Secretary to say that while he has no proposals to put forward, he will send a copy of a recent publication by a young Manipuri scholar entitled ‘A Short History of Manipuri’ for the Society’s examination. He further writes that he will visit the Society in June. With reply from Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary, enclosing a membership application form should Gimson wish to join the Society. Two letters, dated 7–28 April 1965.

Letter from Christopher Gimson to RAS Secretary, returning the completed application form. He sends the Society a copy of ‘A Short History of Manipuri’ by Jhalajit Singh and writes that the author deserves encouragement, despite it being immature in many ways. He asks if the Society would prefer to work on linguistic or historical researches, and he feels that a more scholarly and critical approach to the ancient documents is an essential. With reply from Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary. Two letters, dated 7–12 May 1965.

Letter from RAS Secretary to Christopher Gimson, asking whether he wants the photographs he left be returned. With Gimson’s reply to say that the Society can keep them, and that he is interested in what the experts can make of them. He further asks for updates from Professor Henderson.

With the letters are two typed copy letters from Gimson to P. B. Singh [Maharaj Kumar Priya Brata Singh] regarding 1) an article on a gold coin of Gambhir Singh and 2) Jhalajit Singh’s translation of ‘Cheethawl tumbaba’ and his book on the history of Manipuri literature, dated 7 April–1 June 1967, as well as three b/w photographs depicting some vessels and a [chicken-shaped] object, stamped by the Publicity Department of the Government of Manipur.