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Some collections have at times gone missing. The administrative documents concerning these incidents are found in this series.

• Letter from Simon Digby, Honorary Librarian, concerning a missing Mughal painting. Typed, 1 piece, dated 12 July 1973.
• Correspondence, reports and photographs concerning the theft of three 18th or early 19th century Burmese Buddhist statues. Handwritten, typed, and 2 colour photographs, 13 pieces, dated 21 September 1977 - 25 April 1989.
• Correspondence concerning missing books belonging to John Hansman. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 6 December - 31 December 1979.
• Correspondence, reports, lists and agreements concerning over 130 books missing from the Library in 1997, and relevant incidents at British Library and the Bodleian in 2007. Five archival folders, dated 1997-2009.
• Report by Kathy Lazenbatt, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, delivered to the Historic Libraries Forum, concerning theft. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 17 November 2009.

Lists of missing issues of the Journal from 1834-1945 within a bound volume. The lists seem to date from 1931 to 1953.

"Missions of Mongolia" by Thomas M. le Grand from the Annals of the Propagation of the Faith Vol. VIII, July 1847. Offprint from the Annals of the Propagation of the Faith, Vol. VIII, July 1847, pp. 205-275, comprising several letters from missionaries in Mongolia and Western Tonquin, the first of which (Letter of Rev. Huc) has been copiously annotated by Hodgson. Soft cover. Ms. note on the first page: "For Mr Hodgson, with Archbishop Carew's respectful compliments". 72 pages.

Mister Chaos - drafts for a story about Calloway which had several titles. One draft entitled "The Descent into Hell" has also "Vanity Beware Vanity" crossed out at head of type script, dated September 1952. Plus a further single page concerning Calloway, also dated September 1952. Plus further notes entitled "Descent into Hell", dated November 1952 and a draft entitled "Vanity Beware Vanity".

Mixed grammar notes.

Mixed notes.

Mixed notes - originally packed with other material on Reason and Spontaneity.

Mixed notes identified as the earliest jottings.

Mixed notes on mathematics and language use.

Mixed notes on value and awareness.