Mir Haider Khoja Mirbadalev (1856-1938), Russian official in Bokhara until 1919; then refugee in Peshawar and Meshed. Correspondence in Russian and English; also correspondence about him.
Brigadier-General George E, Pereira (1865-1923), Military Attache, Peking, 1905-10; traveller in China, 1921-23. Includes a copy of his Report on a journey from Peking to Lhasa (1923). Also his brother, Major-General Sir Cecil Pereira (1869-1942).
Rai Bahadur Norbhu Dhondup, personal assistant to the political officer in Sikkim, based mainly in Tibet. Includes originals and translations of letters from the Dalai Lama.
Frank Ludlow, botanist and explorer; Indian Educational Service, 1908-25; British Joint Commissioner, Ladakh, 1941-46; Assistant Political Officer, Lhasa, 1943.