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A series of correspondence concerning the Committee for choosing and adjudicating the Public School Medal and the selection of the prize winners. There is also a list of the pseudonyms of the entrants. Handwritten material, 3 pieces, 5 sides, dated 22 October 1926 -17 November 1926.

A letter from C. Frazer, Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society, to announce the title selected for the essay to be written by candidates for the Public School Medal Competition. Printed material, dated 1929.

The Royal Asiatic Society has a strong history of publications, both of its academic Journal, and of monographs and other literature. During the course of its existence various committees have overseen this work. This collection contains the minutes for the meetings of these committees.

The Minutes of the Editorial Board from 1951-1968 and its continuation, the Publications Committee, from 1969 to present.

The signed Minutes of the Editorial Board from 13th December 1951 until 12th December 1968, and of the Publications Committee from 13th February 1969 to 14 April 1977. These are handwritten into or typed and pasted into a lined notebook with a green cover.

Throughout the period of the Editorial Board the President of the Society chaired the Committee. These were Richard Winstedt, Gerard Clauson, Sir Harold Bailey, and Charles Beckingham. The Publications Committee was chaired either by the President or the Director. These were J. Burton-Page, B.W. Robinson, A.D.H. Bivar, Stuart Simmonds, K.A. Ballhatchet, and Charles Beckingham again.

The Minutes for the Publications Committee from 9th June 1977 to 8th December 2011. These are pasted into a large hardback bound volume with a blue and red cover. The Minutes contains details of those from the Committee that were present and apologies for absence, matters concerning the Journal of the Society including articles submitted, under consideration and accepted, exchanges with other institutions, books for review and permissions requested for other publications. They also considered the prizes such as the Barwiss-Holliday Fund and the George Staunton Prize for articles and theses.

The Minutes of the Publications Committee from 3 May 2012 to present, covering the following meetings:

• 3 May 2012
• 8 November 2012
• 2 May 2013
• 5 December 2013
• 8 May 2014
• 13 November 2014
• 7 May 2015
• 19 November 2015
• 5 May 2016
• 4 May 2017
• 9 November 2017
• 3 May 2018
• 8 November 2018
• 25 April 2019
• 14 November 2019
• 23 April 2020
• 19 November 2020
• 29 April 2021
• 28 April 2022
• 10 November 2022
• 27 April 2023
• 9 November 2023
• 25 April 2024
• 7 November 2024

The Minutes of the Publications Committee from 2025 to present, covering the following meetings:

• 1 May 2025
• 6 November 2025

The Monograph Editorial Board was formed in 2000, originally with the title of Editorial Board. These are the Minutes of the Committee Meetings for the Board.

The Minutes of the Editorial Board 2000-2003. These are computer printed material pasted into a lined A5 notebook with a red hardcover.