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Two typed documents listing acquisitions to the Society's collections. These are named "Acquiisitions (1931-1934)", and "Acquisitions (1943-1993).

A photocopied list of Arabic manuscripts given to the Society in the 1940s by A.G. Ellis and a typed list of Arabic manuscripts given to the Society by Dr J. Hansman.

A list of Persian manuscripts donated to the Society by R.S. Greenshields in 1931. The original list is torn and therefore incomplete. A photocopy has been made but only of the torn document.

Five letters pertaining to acquisitions in this time period.

Letter from W. W. Codrington to forward a document that the late Dr Oliver Codrington wished to give to the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten, dated 20th February 1921, 1 piece, 1 side.

Letter from J.S. Gahlot Jodhpur to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send copies of books to the Society with a request that reviews of them may be published in the next Journal. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides, dated 28 December 1923.

Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to donate to the Library offprints of his articles. Handwritten, 1 piece, 2 sides, dated 8 December 1938.

Letter from Henry Cousens to Miss Hughes, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to send to the Society photographs that had belonged to Dr Burgess, including prints of the sculptures of the Great Sanchi stupa, the Caves of Western India, Gandhara sculptures and the Amaravati Marbles at the Madras Museum. Handwritten letter.

Letter from Habib-an Naly Khal Saulat to present to the Society a copy of two books of Persian poetical composition. Handwritten, dated 23 March 1917.

Letter from James Burgess to Miss Hughes, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to send the key to a box he has sent via rail. The box includes the Asoka Edicts, Shahbazgarhi Edicts, Mansahra Edicts and Cave inscriptions.