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The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Correspondence between the Under-Secretary for Sates for India and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the proposal for the establishment of an Oriental Research Institute at Delhi, Two letters, typed, 7 pieces, dated 25 July 1912 and undated.
• Correspondence between the Under-Secretary for Sates for India and the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning a proposed survey of the languages of Burma (Myanmar). Three letters, typed, 7 pieces, dated 8 November 1916, 5 June 1917 and undated.
• Correspondence between Sir George Grierson, the Linguistic Survey of India, the American Oriental Society and George B. Danton, concerning tones in various Indo-Chinese languages and their representation in writing. Typed, 6 pieces, dated 9 October 1920 - 3 April 1921.
• Letter to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society concerning some matter in Saudi Arabia, One piece, handwritten, dated 11 May 1938.

The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt regarding the establishment of a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 11 November 1943.
• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt concerning the progress into the investigation for a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 6 April 1944.
• 'Inter-departmental Commission of Inquiry into Existing Facilities for Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies' undertaken for the Foreign Office by Sir Richard Winstedt and Sir Atul Chatterjee of the Royal Asiatic Society. Twenty pieces, typed, dated 5 April 1945.
• Letter from Harbans Singh, The High Commission of India, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the setting up of a library in India after the name of General Sir William H. Sleeman. With the letter is a photocopy of books and periodicals required. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 14 May 1964.
• Letter from G.P. Malalasekera, Ceylon High Commission and accompanying documents concerning the Society sending a representative for the Enshrinement of the Holy Relic of Gautama Buddha in London. Typed and printed, 4 pieces, dated 24 September 1964.
• Correspondence from Sheila Kimber to invite the Secretary and the President of the Society to attend her art exhibitions, Typed and printed, 3 pieces, dated 30 August 1966 - 10 October 1970.
• Letter from B.H. Farmer, Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge to Diana Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank the Society for their support to Sir Arthur Dash in proposing the centre collects archival material and provides proper bibliographical material. Typed, 1 piece, dated 9 August 1967.
• Correspondence between Rupert George and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning possible support for Pope's College in Sawyerpuram, India. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 26 February -11 March 1968.
• Letter from Samuel L. Lewis to Royal Asiatic Society concerning the state of artefacts in Indian and Pakistan. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 September 1968.
• Correspondence with Charles Mason Remey concerning his invitation for members to come to his Italian villa to learn more about the Bahai faith. With the correspondence is a photograph of Remey and articles written by him. Typed, handwritten + black and white photograph, 7 pieces, dated 29 June -14 July 1971.
• Correspondence with Shankar A Aiyar concerning his forthcoming exhibition of photographs of Indian temple architecture, Typed, 2 pieces, dated 26 February-11 April 1973.
• Correspondence with the Royal Academy of Arts concerning a representative of the Royal Asiatic Society being on the exhibition committee for a Japanese Exhibition. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 20 June - 25 July 1979.

The correspondence preserved for this period is:

• Correspondence concerning a subpoena issued by the Union of India. Typed, 19 pieces, dated 5 June 1986-25 February 1987.
• Correspondence concerning an international colloquium to mark the bicentenary of a permanent Ottoman embassy in London. Typed and photocopy, 2 pieces, dated 5-12 June 1991.
• Letter from Geoffrey King to Ralph Pinder-Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning excavations at Julfar, typed, 1 piece, dated 21 July 1991.
• Letter from Robert Hillenbrand concerning a Festschrift for Basil Robinson, typed, 1 piece, undated [1992].
• Correspondence concerning the restoration of the monument to Sir William Jones in the University Church of St. Mary's, Oxford. Typed and handwritten, 9 pieces, dated 3 February 1996 - 10 February 1997.
• Correspondence with the Institut Catala de la Mediterrania concerning nomination of a candidate for their Premi Internacional Catalunya. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 20 June 1997 - 20 April 1998.
• Correspondence concerning support for the Centenary Seminar on Central Asia to mark the centenary of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Handwritten and typed, 13 pieces, dated 28 February 2001 - 2 November 2001.
• Letter from Avril Powell, Director, Royal Asiatic Society to the British Academy expressing the Society’s interest about the Academy’s proposed Learned Societies Programme and giving an overview of the Society’s history and undertakings. Annotated ‘copy’. Typed, two pieces, dated 25 March 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the nomination received for the Order of Australia. Typed, three pieces, dated 24 May - 15 June 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the departure of the Ambassador of Kazakhstan from London, Typed, 2 pieces, dated 24 July 2007.
• Letter from Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to British Embassy Seoul regarding a recommendation for the Queen's birthday honours. Typed, one letter, dated 11 December 2014.

Members of Council and Sub-Committees were asked to sign their attendance at the meetings. These five hardback notebooks contain these signatures. They cover the time periods: 9 June 1925 - 13 February 1936, 12 March 1936 - 3 October 1974, 10 October 1974 - 14 December 1995, 11 January 1996 - 25 May 2006, and 15 June 2006 - 12 June 2014

Two notebooks containing dates and instances of when the Society's seal was used - these include for such things as Honorary Fellowship certificates, Prize certificates, Share certificates and official authorisations. The books cover the time periods 1971-79 with additional 1999; and 1987-2001.

Ephemera associated with the governance of the Society including headed notepaper, copies of death certificates, examples of seals and logos and a photographic copy of a picture of the interior of the Thatched House Club where the initial meeting of the Society was held.

Examples of headed notepaper and pro forma letters from the Society's time at Grosvenor Street (1920-1947) - 21 pieces - and Queen Anne Street (1947-1988) - 11 pieces.

Copy of the death certificate for Charles Elliott of 47 Portland Place who died on 4 May 1856. Copy of the death certificate for Sir George Staunton who died at 17 Devonshire Street on 10 August 1859.

Both of these certificates were issued in January 1861. They were needed to redeem some of the Society's shares which were bought when these men were trustees.

Copy of a photograph showing the Dilettante Society at the Thatched House Club. This photo shows the room in which the Society held its first meeting.

Printed, stamped, embossed and a wax imprint of examples of some of the emblems used by the Society through its history.