Subseries RAS COLL8/2/2 - Correspondence

Correspondence regarding the in-house conservator and conservation at the Royal Asiatic Society:

Correspondence with Camberwell School of Art and Crafts

• Letter from Gillian Roy, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Studies, Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, to Godfrey Goodwin, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank for their meeting and explain arrangements for the School helping the Society by Graeme Gardiner initiating a programme of conservation with a group of students. Typed, 1 piece, dated 12 December 1988.
• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian and the Adviser to the Library [Godfrey Goodwin], Royal Asiatic Society, to Robert Acres, Head, Department of Paper Conservation, Camberwell School of Art, concerning conservation work undertaken by Camberwell students. With the letter is a list of items taken to Camberwell for conservation. Typed and handwritten, 2 pieces, dated 31 October 1989.
• Letter from Godfrey Goodwin, Librarian and Curator, Royal Asiatic Society, to Robert Acres, Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, concerning care of items going to Camberwell for conservation. Typed, 1 piece, dated 16 March 1989.
• Letter from Robert Acres to Godfrey Goodwin to thank Goodwin for arranging a visit for conservation students and to praise Graeme Gardiner's progress. Typed, 1 piece, dated 12 February 1991.
• Letter from Godfrey Goodwin to Gillian Roy to send a calendar of the relationship between Camberwell and the Royal Asiatic Society and to confirm the appointment of Graeme Gardiner as conservator. The calendar is with the letter. Photocopy of handwritten and typed, 2 pieces, dated 5 December 1990.

Correspondence regarding the the Shahnamah of Muhammad Juki manuscript (RAS Persian 239)
During this time, the manuscript was housed at the British Library.

• Letter from Don Baker, Conservator, to Michael Pollock, Librarian, Royal Asiatic Society concerning the condition of the manuscript. Typed, 1 piece, dated 15 July 1992.
• Letter from M.I. Waley, Curator for Persian and Turkish, British Library concerning allowing access for James Brockman to view the manuscript. Typed, 1 piece, dated 29 September 1993.
• Memo from the Librarian to the President, concerning James Brockman. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 October 1993.
• Letter from G.W. Shaw, Deputy Director, British Library, to Professor A.D.H. Bivar, President, Royal Asiatic Society, again concerning access for James Brockman. Typed, 1 piece, dated 5 October 1993.
• Letter from Michael Pollock, Librarian, to James Brockman to send a copy of Don Baker's comments upon the manuscript and to ask him to make arrangements to see the manuscript. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 October 1993.
• Letter from James Brockman, Book Structures, to Michael Pollock to given his condition report upon the manuscript. Typed, 1 piece, dated 13 October 1993.
• Letter from Michael Pollock to James Brockman to inform that the Society has decided not to proceed with conservation of the manuscript. Typed, dated 15 March 1995.

Other Correspondence

• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, President, to [Graeme Gardiner] to congratulate him on the successful conclusion of first stage of the work. Typed, 1 piece, dated 7 September 1993.
• Letter from A.D.H. Bivar, President, to Marina Sacalis to thank her for her donation to enable rebinding of Gazetteers relating to India. Typed, 1 piece, dated 7 October 1993.
• Letter from Godfrey Goodwin to David [Bivar] concerning a collapsed bookcase and the need to consider the Library furniture. With the letter are lists concerning rehanging the Society's pictures and moving items to accommodate the new furniture. Handwritten and typed, 4 pieces, dated 3 October 1994.
• Correspondence with Julian E. Reade, Assistant Keeper, British Museum, discussing his concern over the care of some of the Society's collections. Typed, 6 pieces, dated 18 July 1994 - 15 February 1995.
• Correspondence from E.M.B. King, British Library, and Donald W. Insall and Associates, Chartered Architects, concerning plans to build a strongroom. Typed, 7 pieces, dated 23 February - 13 September 1995.
• Letter from Diana Hainsworth to Graeme Gardiner concerning valuation of photographs. Handwritten, 2 pieces, dated 16 January 1997.
• Correspondence from Graeme Gardiner to Helen Cordell, Honorary Librarian, concerning the purchase of protective masks and temporary relocation of the elephant volumes. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 29 March 1999.
• Copy of email from Michael Pollock, Librarian, to Giles Tillotson, Director, concerning the work that Graeme Gardiner had undertaken. Typed, 1 piece, dated 14 November 2000.
• Correspondence from Helen Cordell concerning the remit of work undertaken by the conservator. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 26 June - 29 July 2002.