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              Plaster cast coins
              GB 891 RAS JOUR-RAS JOUR/17-RAS JOUR/17/3 · File · 1929 - 1933
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society: Journal

              Plaster cast coins mounted on a piece of card with the heading, "JRAS 1929, Plate VI, R. B. Whitehead. P.259." This plate accompanies the article by R.B. Whitehead, "Akbar II as Pretender: A Study in Anarchy". With the coins is a letter from Stephen Austin and Sons Ltd., dated 29th November 1933, in which they write that they have found a few plaster casts of coins and some photo negatives of Chinese and other inscriptions.

              Whitehead R.B
              Planning Material
              GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/7-RAS SESQ/7/1 · File · 1972
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society: Sesquicentenary

              Correspondence regarding the planning of the National Days. These are:

              • Draft letter for Secretaries of Societies to be contacted, undated.
              • Letter to B.W. Robinson to send him the draft letter, dated 9 May 1972.
              • Letter to Dr. Susan Skilliter to ask her to approach the Anglo-Turkish Society, dated 9 May 1972.
              • Letter to Professor H.L. Shorto to ask him to approach the Burma Society, dated 9 May 1972.
              • Letter to Professor E.H. S. Simmonds to ask him to approach the Anglo-Thai Society, dated 9 May 1972.
              • Letter to John Burton-Page to ask him to approach the Royal Society for India, Pakistan and Ceylon, dated 9 May 1972.
              Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England
              GB 891 RAS ANN175-RAS ANN175/1-RAS ANN175/1/7 · File · 1997 - 1998
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society: 175th Anniversary Celebration

              Planning lists and correspondence concerned with the Exhibition. These are:

              • "Celebration of the Society's 17th Anniversary" - preliminary inquiries regarding cost, location and time.
              • "Report 175th Anniversary Celebration of the RAS, 15th June 1988, Hotung Gallery, British Museum", reporting on catering, costs and guests, dated 22 January 1998.
              • "RAS 175th Anniversary Reception: Hotung Gallery, British Museum, 15 June 1998" regarding caterers, dated 26 March 1998.
              • "Exhibition/Reception "Action" schedule", dated 22 April 1998.
              • "Report on arrangements for RAS 175th Anniversary Reception" prepared for the RAS Council Meeting on 11 June 1998 by Leslee Holderness, Orange Square Marketing and Publicity Ltd., and John Villiers, Director, Royal Asiatic Society.
              • Press Notice: "Persian and Indian Paintings from the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society" advertising the forthcoming exhibition, undated.
              Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
              Planning Committee Minutes
              GB 891 RAS SESQ-RAS SESQ/1-RAS SESQ/1/1 · File · 1968 - 1975
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society: Sesquicentenary

              Notifications, Agendas and Minutes of Meetings of the Sesquicentenary Planning Committee. Includes some signed minutes. The Sesquicentenary Committee was established to oversee the organisation of the celebrations. The first meeting was held on 27 November 1968. They continued to meet even after the Sesquicentenary to administer the funds and give a progress report. In the Minutes for 9 January 1975, it was noted that arrangements were approved for the dissolution of the Committee on 19 February 1975.

              Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England
              GB 891 RAS JOUR-RAS JOUR/17-RAS JOUR/17/9 · File · 1830 - ongoing
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society: Journal

              Miscellaneous Photographs, Plates and Illustrations used for Journal Articles. These include photographs of the tomb of I'timad Khan Khevayasara, Images of An Ancient Arabic Sphere, FIG 1-8 K42174 and Figs K47163 for unknown articles.

              Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
              GB 891 OS27-OS27/7 · Series · 1836 - 1885
              Part of Société Asiatique

              Digital photographs of early correspondence between the Société Asiatique and the Royal Asiatic Society. There are 24 images of 12 letters. With the images is a copy of an email from Jean-Michel Mouton to Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, explaining about the photographs, dated 22 April 2022.

              Société Asiatique
              Photographs
              GB 891 RAS LEC4-RAS LEC4/7-RAS LEC4/7/3 · Subseries · 2010
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society Lectures and Events: General Meetings, Lectures and Book Launches

              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.

              Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
              Photographs
              GB 891 RAS PROP1-RAS PROP1/1 · File · 1930 - 1970
              Part of Royal Asiatic Society Property: 14 Grafton Street

              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.
              Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland