Letters from B.W. Robinson, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Headmasters at Dulwich College, Haileybury School, Charterhouse, and St. Paul's to ask if they would be interested in hosting a lecture, dated 1 January 1973.
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Organisational Lists for the Symposium.These are:
- List of Guests - 2 copies
- List of Speakers
- Partial List of Foreign Scholars expected to participate in the symposium 'The Undeciphered Languages' to be sponsored by the Royal Asiatic Society.
- Partial List of British Scholars expected to participate in the symposium 'The Undeciphered Languages' to be sponsored by the Royal Asiatic Society.
- "Symposium - Tickets & Advance Programme to:
*" Royal Asiatic Society Sesquicentenary Symposium: Accommodation List- 2 copies - Royal Asiatic Society Sesquicentenary Symposium: Advance Programme - 2 copies
Organisational Lists and Letters for Sesquicentenary Reception. These are:
- "Reception - Monday 19th February 1973" - lists of guests at the Reception and duties of members of the Society in overseeing the event, 6 pieces, typed with annotations.
- "Press Arrangements - Miss Anne Hawkins" - arrangements and queries concerning the needs of the press, 1 piece, typed with handwritten annotations.
- "Programme & Time-table for the visit of Her Majesty the Queen & His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the Royal Asiatic Society on Monday 19th February 1973", typed list.
- "The City of Westminster Civic Protocol" listing the protocol for functions at which the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress are attending. With this list is another sheet containing biographical details for the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. Two pieces, printed.
- Official letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director, concerning the Ballot for attendance at the Reception, typed with printed letterhead. With this are 2 copies of the ballot form, typed.
- Official letter from A.D.H. Bivar, Director, concerning arrangements for the Reception.
- "Notes for the Guidance of Fellows on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the Society on February 19th 1973 - typed, 1 piece.
Organisational material for the Sesquicentenary Dinner. These are:
- Minutes from the Meeting of the Dinner Committee held on 6 September 1973.
- A draft of a letter to Fellows soliciting whether they wish to attend the Dinner. Dinner List, 1973 - a list of attendees.
Official documents concerning the purchase of 60 Queen's Gardens. These are:
- "Register of local land changes: Requisition for search and official certificate of search", dated 16 April - 20 May 1987, with supplemental evidence.
- "Enquiries Before Contract", dated 8 May 1987.
- Contract of Sale, dated 22 May 1987.
- "Requisitions on Title", dated 5 June 1987.
- "Statutory Declaration of Zdzislaw Ludgard Jerzy Woloszczuk", dated 12 June 1987.
- "Enquiries of Local Authority", 3 versions, one of which contains supplemental Register of Local Land Changes and other information; undated.
Official documentation sent out by the Congrès des Sciences Anthropologiques et Ethnologiques. These are:
- Congrès des Sciences Anthropologiques et Ethnologiques. Règlement Général - List of Articles concerning the purpose and regulation of the Congresses. Written in French.
- International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. Letter to invite attendance at the Congress. It describes the History and Organisation of the Congress, the Date and Place of the London Session and the Sections of the Conference. It asks for subscriptions for membership at the Congress and is signed by the British members of the Permanent Council and the British National Secretaries.
- Congrès des Sciences Anthropologiques et Ethnologiques. Letter to invite attendance at the Congress with a list of the President, Committee of Honour, Bureau and Permanent Council. Also an Application Form for Membership of the Congress. Written in French.
- International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. Letter, list and form as above, written in English. Two copies, one of which has been annotated.
Notice to the Royal Asiatic Society to determine Lease at the end of the seventh year. Sent by Richardson, Sadlers & Callard in which they inform the Royal Asiatic Society of Asprey & Co. Ltd.'s intention to terminate the lease.
Richardson Sadlers & Callard London, EnglandNewspaper cutting informing of the death of Ida Wilmot Eyre Gregory, widow of E.J.W. Gibb and A. Ogilvy Gregory, on 7 May 1944. The cremation will be held on 11 May, 1944. She was also a trustee of the Trust.
Newspaper cuttings reporting on the visit:
- Court Circular in The Times, 12 October 2002
- Court Circular in The Daily Telegraph, 12 October 2002
- "Visit of Patron Prince". Front page from the Paddington Times, 16 October 2002
- "Charles gets taste of India" - photocopy of article from Times Chronicle Series, 16 October 2002.
- Printout of a report from the Prince of Wales' webpage, 24 October 2002
Also two copies of a pamphlet produced by the Royal Asiatic Society to advertise highlights of the visit. Entitled "Royal Asiatic Society: Visit by the Patron, HRH the Prince of Wales".
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, EnglandNewspaper cuttings from The Times, 19 February 1973, The Times, 20 February 1973, The Daily Telegraph 20 February 1973, and Mayfair News, 2 March 1973, and unknown paper, all reporting on the Queen's visit to the Royal Asiatic Society's Sesquicentenary Reception.