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The original trust document between Doctor Bimala Churn Law and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning his donation to the Society, the income arising from the Fund to be used in publishing a monograph or thesis which shall be part of the Dr B.C. Law Trust Series and should be on Buddhism, Jainism or the Hostory or Geography of Ancient India up to the end of the thirteenth century. The document is signed by Council Members of the RAS and by Bimala Churn Law and bears the Society's seal. It is dated 16 October 1936.

Correspondence concerned with the Legacy of W.H. Moreland on his death in 1938 in which the Society were bequeathed some of his possessions, the income from his publications and one quarter of his estate upon the death of other named members of his family. The correspondence concerning this dates from 1938-1940.
There is further correspondence from 1956-1958 after the death of his family members and also earlier correspondence concerning publication of his books, dated 1922-1923.

Correspondence concerning the bequest of Professor Charles Ambrose Storey to the Royal Asiatic Society and copies of his will. Storey died on 24 April 1967 and bequeathed his specific legacies of books and manuscripts and the residue of his estate. The material includes:

• Initial correspondence to Storey from his solicitors concerning drafts of his will dating from 1937-1950.
• Wills dated 1935, 1940, 1941, 1954, and a notebook containing a handwritten draft of the will.
• Executorship Statement dated 21 May 1968.
• Correspondence, mostly dating from 1967 and 1968, concerning the sorting of the will, and the sale of Storey's library and other items.

Correspondence concerning the bequest of Professor Walter Perceval Yetts involving the residue of his estate after the death of his widow and his two sisters. The majority of the correspondence dates from 1972-1974 with a supplementary letter of 25 February 1982.

Correspondence concerning donations from John Burton-Page, one specifically for the provision of a photographic archive for the Society, 4 pieces, dated 23 July 1973 - 9 May 1975.

Correspondence concerning the donations of Meredith-Owens book royalties from his book, 'Islamic Painting and the Arts of the Book', dated 18 September 1976 - 12 October 1976.

Correspondence regarding the bequest of Ursula Blackwood to the Royal Asiatic Society, 4 pieces, dated 5 July 1977 - 14 July 1977.

Correspondence concerning the bequest of Cyril Rylands to the Royal Asiatic Society including copies of his will, dated 24 October 1975, and executorship statement, dated 31 October 1978. 16 pieces of correspondence, dated 21 February 1978 - 5 April 1979.

Correspondence related to giving by members in response to a fundraising initiative, 14 pieces, dated 14 May 1980 - 26 January 1981.

Correspondence with Helen B. Morton-Smith concerning donations sent in memory of her husband, Professor Ronald Morton-Smith, dated 11 April 1997 - 12 January 2004 .