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Material that reflects engagement with the Collections of the Society as a whole. These are:

• 'Our Learned Societies: The Royal Asiatic' - an illustrated article from The Graphic describing the Society and its collections. Printed, two copies, dated 26 November 1910.
• Copy of an article on the Royal Asiatic Society from the Allgemeine Press Zeitung, 1841. With the copy is a transcription of the article and a working translation into English. Copy and typed, 9 pieces, undated.
• 'Eastern Treasures Come West' by Raymond Head, an article about the Society's collections found within Antiques and Art, October 3-9, 1980, Volume 42, Number 8.
• 'The Library of the Royal Asiatic Society' - article by T.V. Finnerty written as part of his coursework for his qualification in Library and Information Studies, University College, London. Typed, 11 pieces, dated 22 April 1998.
• 'The Library of the Royal Asiatic Society and Its Collections Relating to Southeast Asia' - proof copy of an article written by Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, published in the journal Libraries and Culture, University of Texas Press, 1998. With the article is a covering letter requesting a quick return of corrections. Typed, 12 pieces, dated 17 June 1998.
• 'Nurturing the Roots for Oriental Studies: the development of the Libraries of the Royal Asiatic Society's Branches and Affiliates in the Nineteenth Century' - an article written by Harold Otness published in the Bulletin of the International Association of Orientalist Librarians, 1998, p.9-17. This is a copy, 9 pieces, computer printed in January 2007.
• 'R.A.S. Inventory - February 1999' - an inventory on pictures and objects and their location in the Society's premises at Queen's Gardens, London. Typed, 8 pieces, dated February 1999.
• 'R.A.S. Portrait Inventory - October 2001' - an inventory of portraits, photographs and busts on display in the Society's premises. Typed, 2 pieces.
• 'The Royal Asiatic Society' by Xenobe Purvis. Copy of an article from Asian Art, March 2018 concerning the Society's collections and the launching of its Digital Library.
• Publicity Poster for 'Systems of religion and morality in the collections of the Royal Asiatic Society' by Edward Weech, Royal Asiatic Society, a talk given at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, 15 October 2018.
• Programme for the spring gathering of the South Asia Archive and Library Group, held at the Royal Asiatic Society, at which Edward Weech, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian spoke on 'The Royal Asiatic Society Bicentenary: reflecting on two centuries of collecting and scholarly exchange' Typed, 1 piece, gathering held on 15 May 2023.

There are also a number of electronic documents. These were all created into archival documents in 2025:

• 'The Royal Asiatic Society's Museum', from The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol 10, 1841, describing the collections on display in the Society's premises at Grafton Street, London. This is an electronic document, originally created in 2015 from the Internet.
• 'Report on the Explore Your Archive Tea and Testimony Creative Writing Event, 20th November, 2015' - report created by Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist, after using the collections for a creative writing event as part of Explore Your Archive 2015. Originally created in November 2015.
• 'Creativity and the Collections' - a report prepared by Nancy Charley, Archivist, concerning possible ways in which the Collections could be used to encourage creativity. Originally created in September 2016.
• 'Creative Writing Event, 23 November 2016' - a report created by Nancy Charley, Archivist, concerning a second creative writing event, Writ in Water. Document originally created in November 2016.
• 'Sorting the Miscellaneous Box' - an article created by Nancy Charley, Archivist, following a talk on the same topic to the South Asian Archives and Library Group in 2017. The document was originally created in October 2017.

Catalogues and lists which concern more than one type of material in the Collections. These are:

• Bound manuscript volume of lists identified on the label of front board as 'List of Sanskrit and Prakrit MSS from Colonel Tod; List of Nepalese Buddhist MSS (B.H. Hodgson'; List of South Indian Sanskrit MSS from General Whish; and List of Buddhist MSS in Burmese Character'. On the back board the label states 'Catalogue of Maps, Charts, Plans, Drawings, Engraving, Inscriptions &c in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society'. However the lists cover more then either these titles suggest and have been added to at different periods. Handwritten, the spine is missing from the volume and is therefore in a fragile condition.
• Catalogue of MSS in packing case since the Library was in Albermarle St. & now in Blue Binders' - typed list of mixed material (much of it now considered archival). There is also a 'Duplicate copy' which is more extensive and includes many maps. The Society left Albermarle St in 1920 and so these lists date to some time after that. Foolscap paper, 6 and 12 pieces including covers.
• 'Portraits', 'Busts', 'Illustrated MSS' - handwritten lists detailing some of the Society's possessions. 2 pieces, foolscap paper.
• 'R.A.S. MSS & Books sent to Nat. Prov. Bank, St. James's St.' - handwritten lists of the contents of each box. 4 pieces, foolscap with accompanying envelope.
• List of MSS & Books deposited with Lloyd's Bank, 16 St James's St., April 1939 (Boxes 1-12), Sept 1939 (Boxes 13,14) - handwritten lists of the contents of each box. 6 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Periodicals', 'Sets', 'Individual Works', 'R.A.S. Supplementary List I: Books for Storage', 'Royal Asiatic Society' - typed lists with handwritten annotations detailing various of the Society's collections according to their headings. 10 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society. List of contents of cupboards not yet fully sorted. 1956' - typed list detailing collections by cupboard. 3 pieces, foolscap.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society' - typed lists giving information concerning uncatalogued European manuscripts, Drawings, Pictures, Casts & Busts, Photos, Copper Plates and Seals, and Maps. 2 pieces, foolscap.
• Two guard books containing lists of the Collections of the Society. These are mainly typed sheets and photocopies pasted into the books with handwritten annotations. They are divided into sections.
  Volume I
  • General Introduction to the Plan and Aim of the two ledgers (this was not included – but a note added to say this would happen at the Section level).
  • Manuscripts Section
  • Papers Section
  • Elsewhere Section
  Volume II
  • Elsewhere Section – continued
  • Paintings Section
  • Photographs and Lantern Slides
  • Objects Section
  • Printed Section
  • Maps, Charts
  • Index
  It is unknown when these were compiled but probably date to 1970s-1980s. These are kept in the Reading Room Office.
• 'Contents of Items located in Old Strong Room [OSR] - Front Basement Boxes. As at April 1998.' Computer generated list of items, 16 pieces.

The Burton Collection

The Burton Collection of Oscar Eckenstein was acquired by Lewis C. Loyd in 1921 and donated to the Society in 1939. This contains both printed material and archives. A list was compiled by Mary S. Lovell and Bernadette Rivett in March 2000 with a final amendment 27 April 2000. Computer printed, 43 pages.

Storey Collection

After the death of Charles Ambrose Storey his possessions were bequeathed to the Society. This included, printed material, manuscripts, archives and some artworks. The following lists are related to this collection.

• 'Shelf List of Storey Collection: Catalogues of Persian Manuscripts', typed, 5 pieces.
• 'Shelf List of Storey Collection: Catalogues of Arabic, Hindustani &c Manuscripts', typed, 2 pieces.
• 'Shelf List of Storey Collection: Catalogues of Printed Books', typed 1 pieces.
• 'Storey Collection' 'Introduction' written by Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society with 'Handlist of Printed Books in the Storey Collection', computer printed, 67 pieces.

Catalogues and handlists concerning the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society. These include catalogues and lists which cover more than one type of material and also catalogues and lists of other catalogues and lists.

Material for general or limited engagement with the archival collections. These are:

• Correspondence concerning the Papers of John Hansman and David Stronach. Two letters between Michael Pollcok, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian and John Hansman concerning a suitcase of material left by Hansman at the Society. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 28 November 1996-14 January 1997. Further correspondence between Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist and John Hansman concerning the same material. Two electronic documents, dated 6 February 2018 -14 December 2018. (Archival documents made in 2025).
• Papers of Sir Aurel Stein - Letter from Helen Wang, British Museum to Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian to send him a copt of the Society's entry into the Handbook to the Stein Collections in the UK. The copy is with the letter. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 14 August 1998. A further letter from A.D.H. Bivar to the Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society requesting a photographic copy of the portrait of Sir Aurel Stein. Typed, 1 piece, dated 16 January 2004.
• List of bound archives - list of minute books and other bound historic archival material. Electronic document, created in 2001; archival document created in 2025.
• Papers of William Claxton Peppé - Correspondence and the draft of a talk concerning the items in these papers and their discovery. Typed, 11 pieces, dated 2003.
• Papers of Brian Houghton Hodgson - An article from the Kantipur Daily, 14 November 2007 concerning some of the discoveries made by Dr Ramesh Dhungal on his initial listing of the Hodgson Papers; an article,'Hodgson's Legacy' which includes brief details of the collections at the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed and scanned, 6 pieces.
• 'Tackling Highly Original Order' by Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist. concerning the initial sorting of the archival collections. Published in ARC magazine, Archives and Records Association, October 2015.
• 'Opium, Silk and the Missionaries in China' - exhibition brochure for exhibition at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 2021 in which the letter from Thomas Weeding (East India Company Agent and Independent Merchant) to Captain Harkness, Secretary to Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the gift of the "Grand Chop" or clearance document for the Sarah, the first ship to arrive in England directly from China after the East India Company relinquished its commercial character. was exhibited.

Correspondence regarding acquisitions to the Society. These are:

• Letter from Mrs Z M Yalland to donate a copy of her book, "Traders and Nabobs, the British in Cawnpore 1765-1857", dated 12 December 1988.
• Letter from John Hansman to Ralph Pinder Wilson, Director, Royal Asiatic Society to state that he had left a box of Arabic manuscript with David Bivar to be offered as a donation to the Society, in appreciation of the kindnesses offered to him by the Society. He is also donating a biography of Richard Burton by Feme Brody. Typed letter, dated 26 June 1991.
• Letter from Zurab Makharadze, Chairman of the Scientific industrial Unification 'Memtiane' of the Republic of Georgia, to the Director, Royal Asaitic Society, to send a second volume of Persian firmans of the Tbilisi Collection. Typed, 1 piece, dated 22 July 1991.
• Correspondence regarding the donation of the book "Poet Tambimuutu - a Profile", 8 letters, 10 December 1991-26 October 1993.
• Correspondence with John Page concerning the donation of two volumes of Publications de L'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient Memoires Archaeologiques, 2 letters, 26 February 1992-4 March 1992.
• Letter from Ian Proudfoot to donate a copy of his survey of "Early Printed Malay Books", 1 letter, 7 August 1992.
• Letter from Kazem Musavi Bojnurdi to donated four volumes of "Great Islamic Encyclopaedia", 1 letter, 11 September 1992.
• Correspondence with A.J. H. Reid concerning the donation of the book, "Diary of Events on the Progress of SHAMEEN 1859-1936, Diary of events happened or noticed on Shameen surrounding the surrender of Canton City", 1938 and photographs concerning China belonging to his grandfather, 3 letters, 25 March 1993 - 27 August 1993.
• Letter from M. Chahin to donate his recently published monograph, "Some Legendary Kings of Armenia", 16 December 1993.
• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society, to Hedley Sutton, Oriental and India Office Collections, British Library to confirm the duplicate serial parts the Society would like from the British Library's surplus, typed, dated 6 January 1994.
• Letter from Mayura Brown to Michael Pollock to sned a copy of her review of 'Napalese Textiles' by Mrs Dunsmore, which had recently been donated to the Library. Two pieces, typed and printed, dated 18 January 1995.
• Correspondence regarding the donations of books from the Ecole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient, 2 letters, 9 April 1996-17 April 1996.
• Correspondence regarding the RAS agreement to house the archive of the Society for South Asian Studies, 1 letter, 6 January 1997.
• Letter to Dr Khalili to thank him for the presentation of a set of catalogues of his Collections, 25 February 1997.
• Card from Helen B. Smith, wife of Professor Ronald Morton Smith, to donate a copy of his book, undated. And letter from Michael Pollock to Helen B. Smith to thank her for the donation of her late husband's book, 'Kings and Coins in India' by Professor Morton Smith. Typed,1 piece, dated 11 September 1997.
• Correspondence with Lt. Col. P.H. Haslett concerning the donation of the four volumes of The Shah Nameh collated by Turner Macan, Calcutta, 1829, 2 letters, 2-8 June 1998.
• Letter from Bernard Nurse, Librarian, Society of Antiquaries of London, to Michael Pollock to express his thanks that the Society will accept an Arabic manuscript and to ask whether the Society would also like volumes of the Belleten of the Turk Tarih Kurumu. Typed, 1 piece, dated 30 June 1998.
• Correspondence with Mr Christopher Ondaatje regarding his donation to the Society of three books relating to his travels in Sri Lanka, India and Africa, 2 items, 16 November 1998.
• Correspondence with Peter Jackson concerning the donation of his book, The Delhi Sultanate, 2 letters, 27 May 1999-1 June 1999.
• Letter from J.M.G. Halsted regarding the donation of books on Iran to the RAS, and list and notes concerning those books, 3 items, 11 March 2000.
• Correspondence regarding the re-acquisition of NEVE, Arthur, Picturesque Kashmir, London, Sands, 1900, part of the Fanshawe bequest. 3 letters, 22 May 2000-30 May 2000, electronic document originally created in 2000, archival document made in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.01).
• Letter from Robert Deans to Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, concerning the donation of nine volumes of The Bulletin of the Friends of Jade, Vol 1-9, in memory of Robert L .Frey, the co-founder of the Society. Typed, 1 piece, date 16 March 2001.
• Letter from Anthony Stockwell concerning the donation of a lacquer-boarded album of Japanese hand-tinted photographs and some Chinese photographs from Jean Lowe, 5 April 2001.
• Letters concerning the donation of material pertaining to Professor Rhys-Davids. One is an electronic document first created in 22 May 2001 and made into a archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.02); the other is a physical letter, 29 May 2001.
• Correspondence with Mr Worswick concerning donation of the catalogue from the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem to the Society's library and the possible purchase of photographic material from the Society, 2 letters, 4 March 2002 - 21 March 2002.
• Printed email from Gerry Birch to Michael Pollock regarding the bequest of Mrs Mayura Brown of two Buddhas and a number of books plus further letter from Lt. Col G D Birch concerning the bequest, 5 November 2002 - 22 November 2002.
• Letter from Robert Deans to donate the tenth volume of the Friends of Jade in memory of the late Robert L. Frey, 14 November 2002 plus letter from RAS to thank him for his donations, electronic document first created 6 June 2001, made into archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.03).
• Letter to the Librarian at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to thank for the donation of publications, 20 January 2003.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of slides of Angkor Wat taken by Valery Gibson. Donated by her brother Tim Gibson following Valery's death, 5 items, 15 March 2003 - 2 April 2003.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of Jaipur documents by Michael Willis, 3 items, 21 May 2003 - 26 June 2003.
• Letter to Dr Shams N. Zaman to thank for donation of books. Electronic document first created 30 June 2003 and made into an archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.04).
• Correspondence concerning the donation of publications from Mr Haribar Raj Joshi, 2 items, 20 January 2004 -17 February 2004.
• Letter to Mrs N. Whitelaw for the donation of material on Malay and Chinese languages. This is an electronic document first created 21 January 2004 and made into an archival document in 2018 (RAS COLL03.08.02.01.05)
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "Singular and Different" by Ian Rae, 2 items, 4 October 2004-13 October 2004.
• Letter to Mme Rachel Arie to thank for her donation of "Historia y Cultura de la Granada Nazari", 20 October 2004.
• Letter to Natasha Smirnova, Keeper, Numismatic Department of State Pushkin Museum, to thank for the donation of a new book from the Pushkin Museum, 16 November 2004.
• Letter from the British Embassy of Kathmandu to the Royal Asiatic Society to send a copy of the book on Raj Man Singh Chitrakar written by My Harihar Raj and Mrs Indi Joshi, dated 30 August 2005.
• Correspondence with Raphael Loewe concerning the donation of journals belonging to his great-grandfather, 2 items, 11 September 2005 - 22 September 2005.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "A Study of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society" by Wang Yi, 2 items, 13 January 2006 - 3 November 2006.
• Letter to Dr V. Nersessian to thank him for the donation of two books on Armenian history, 8 March 2006 and a further letter to Dr V. Nersessian to thank for the donation of the book on Armenian clergymen buried in West Bengal by T. Baghumyan, 10 December 2008.
• Letter to thank Mr R Woodward for his donation of books. With the letter is a list of the donated books and a biography of Reg Woodward with list of slides, 24 November 2006.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "Preserving Pakistan's past: notes on archival resources and management" by Martin Moir, 2 items, 29 May 2007-31 May 2007.
• Letter to thank the Director-General, The Toyo Bunko, for his donation of the "Treasures of the Toyo Bunko", 27 November 2008.
• Correspondence regarding the donation of an Ottoman manuscript by Robert Darley-Doran, 5 items, 2 March 2009-9 September 2011.
• Shipping notice for Encyclopaedia of Islam Supplement Fascicules, 24 March 2009.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "The Fall of Arbuthnot and Co." by Rangaswamy Srinavasan, 3 items, 27 March 2009 - 8 April 2009.
• Correspondence concerning the donation of "Pashmina: The Kashmir Shawl and Beyond", 2 items, 13 April 2009 - 21 April 2009.
• Letter from Jane Mann to donate 4 Hong Kong Annual Reports for 1953, 1963, 1964 and 1969, 5 November 2009.
• Letter to thank Dr Bakhtiar for his donation of books to the RAS Library, 11 June 2010

Three small ink and pencil drawings of gated windows in from Cave No. 52. Scale is half an inch to a foot.

Map of the route from Gantok [Gangtok]to Gyantse, dated 1939. Drawn in pencil and ink

Galley proofs of the RAS Charter and Byelaw, 1981, with hand-written corrections.

Galley proofs for the 1970 Charter & Byelaws Booklet.

"A song of the Játs, told and recorded by Gamgá Dhar Ját of Atasú of Agrá": Gahán sé nekí uth gai badí ghar ghar mén ghustí hai… With translation: Virtue has bade adieu to this land… Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand. Handwritten, 2 sides, undated.