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Correspondence regarding the procurement of photographs taken by Noel Guina of the Prince's visit to the Society . 3 copies of emails and 2 letters.

Material concerned with the photographic collections held by the Society:

• List of the photographs within the Aurel Stein collections and the expeditions with which they were associated. Typed, 2 pieces, undated.
• 'Report on two rolls of film from the archives of the Royal Asiatic Society 10/12/98' by Ken Walton and Stuart Laidlaw describing the contents (Reginald Campbell Thompson's excavation in Nineveh) and the type and condition of the film. With this is a letter from J.E. Reade, British Museum, dated 18 February 1999, also giving details of the film, and an article sent by Ken Walton on the excavation.
• Programme for the visit to the Royal Asiatic Society by the Courtauld Institute of Art Summer School at which the photographs of Ajanta, Amaravati and Sanchi were investigated. The visit took place on 31 July 2008.
• Article and covering letter from Akiyoshi Tani, University of Tokyo, in which the Howell Collection of photographs were featured. The letter is dated 27 August 2013.
• Copy of the Hokkaido News, 7 December 2016 which carries an article about the Howell Collection of photographs.

Photographic negatives of maps.

Three photographs taken by the Central Office of Information at the Presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal to Cecil John Edmonds.

Five photographs taken at the Presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal to Professor Caroline Humphrey. These are held electronically and can be viewed within the Reading Room. They are:

• RAS BMM.21.02.01 - Professor Caroline Humphrey delivering her lecture.
• RAS BMM.21.02.02 - Mr Lionel Knight, Treasurer of Royal Asiatic Society, introduces the Lecture
• RAS BMM.21.02.03 - Professor Caroline Humphrey receives her Medal from Professor Peter Robb, President of Royal Asiatic Society
• RAS BMM.21.02.04 - The Richard Burton hat and stick on display
• RAS BMM.21.02.05 - Professors Caroline Humphrey and Peter Robb at the post lecture reception

Colour photographs of the Visit of the Prince of Wales to the Royal Asiatic Society. Each measures 7 inches by 5 inches (17.6cm x 12.6cm).

Photographs from: 12 November 2008: Book launch for 'The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu: Historic City of Islamic Africa' by Alida Jay Boye and John O. Hunwick, 6 images. 17 March 2010: Student Lecture Series, Kiku Day, a concert of the Shakuhachi (Japanese Bamboo Flute), 8 images.

Photographs of places visited by Barbara Ingham on her travels

Catalogues and handlists for the photographs in the Society's collections. Electronic documents were converted to archival documents in 2024.

• 'List of the Photographs and Lantern Slides, the property of the Society unless otherwise stated' - 2 sets of typed lists, each five pieces and housed within paper folders, undated.
• 'Photographs and Slides in cupboard behind Secretary's Desk' - handwritten list, 1 piece, undated.
• 'Lantern Slides from Newton' - handwritten list, 1 piece, undated.
• 'Abbreviated List of Photographic Material in the Possession of the Royal Asiatic Society' - typed list, 4 pieces, undated.
• 'China Boxes including Japan, Macao, Hong Kong, Manila' - photocopy of handwritten index cards, 4 pieces, undated.
• 'Royal Asiatic Society Library Photographic material' - summary of the types of material by format. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• 'Photographic prints from Sir Aurel Stein's negatives, mostly used as illustration in his books and reports; presented to the Royal Asiatic Society, September 1949' - list of the number of each print connected with each publication prepared by Fred H. Andrews. Typed list, 1 piece, undated.
• 'List of photographs of the ruins of Ani at one time capital of the former Kingdom of Armenia' (Photo. 53), photocopy of the original lists in French and German with computer printed English translation, 10 pieces, undated.

Electronic documents

• 'Photo 1' - list of the photographs comprising the collection Photo.1, Album of views of Tanjong Pagar Docks, Singapore. Document first created 2006.
• 'RAS PHOTOGRAPH CATALOGUE - summary' - list of the photographic collections in the Society, first created in 2006 and updated to 2020.
• 'Glass Slide.02 – (Ashkabad, Constantinople, Samarkand, Turkestan and Turcomen) or Russian Central Asia, Caucasus, Persia and Ottoman Territories' presented to the Society by the widow of Dr. K. Blond in December 1964 with some books from his possessions. List of the slides, document first created in 2019.
• 'Glass Slides.09 - Southern Tibet, 1938-39. From the Collection of Lt. Col. Fleming Mackenzie', donated by his daughter, Mrs Ann O’Neill in 2022. List first created in 2022

Black and White photographs of 14 Grafton Street. These are

• Two identical photographs of the exterior, one mounted on board. The ground floor window bears the name, J. Havilland and the first floor, Guerlain. It is unknown when these photographs were taken or their source.
• Five interior photographs showing hall and stairways. These show both Havilland and Catchpole & Williams signs. The photographs are copies from the London Metropolitan Archive numbers 64/4117 - 64/4120 and 70/2063.

Connected to these photographs are two items of correspondence:

• Letter from Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, to Mr M. Scott, Senior Librarian, London Metropolitan Archives, to state that he had recently purchase 5 photographs of 14 Grafton Street from London Metropolitan Archives and seeking permission to use them, with attribution, in displays. Typed, dated 6 April 1998.
• Letter from Mick Scott, Senior Librarian, London Metropolitan Archives, to Michael Pollock, Royal Asiatic Society Librarian, to state he is happy for the photographs to be added to the Society's archive and to remind that a reproduction fee would be payable if there were used in any publication. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 28 April 1998.