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Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 2011-2014:

• Correspondence and documentation between the Asia Society, New York and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of Shahnamah of Firdausi (RAS Persian 239) for the exhibition, 'Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah of Firdausi'. Computer printed, 69 pieces, dated 23 November 2010-25 January 2011.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of Shahnamah of Firdausi (RAS Persian 239) for the exhibition, 'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts'. This was a version of the exhibition held at the Asia Society. Typed and computer printed, 39 pieces, dated 8 December 2009 - 13 January 2012.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Diss Museum, Norfolk and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the bust and portrait of Thomas Manning (Head Cat. No. 02.003 and 01.006), including two condition reports by Bronwyn Leone on the portrait. The portrait does not seem to be included in the loan eventually. Typed and handwritten, 8 pieces, dated January to February 2011.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, State of Qatar, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of Shahnamah of Firdausi (RAS Persian 239) for the exhibition, 'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts', This was the final destination of this exhibition. Printed and computer printed, 12, pieces, dated 23 - 25 March 2012.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the usage rights for historical photos for display in the permanent Exhibition 'The Hong Kong Story' and further usage rights for a photo for the exhibition, 'Hong Kong Observatory - Under the Same Sky 130 years'. Typed and computer printed, 8 pieces, dated 20 June 2011 - 4 June 2013.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of material for the Institute's exhibition on the Arabian Nights. Typed, computer printed and handwritten, 17 pieces, dated 26 March 2012.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Fondazione Roma Arte Musei, Italy, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the Gulistan of Sa'di (RAS Persian 258) for the exhibition, 'Akbar, the Great Emperor of India'. Typed and computer printed, 31 pieces, dated 4 July 2011 - 25 May 2012.
• Correspondence between the Department of the Study of Religions, SOAS, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of material for the exhibition, 'The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in history and imagination', with condition reports on Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy's engraving (Head Cat No. 089.009) and Tarikh-i Bukhara (RAS Persian 159(1)). Typed and computer printed, 14 pieces, dated 29 February 2013.
• Correspondence from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, concerning the loan of manuscripts (RAS Persian 211, RAS Persian 239) and artworks (Head Cat. No. 051.001, 064.001) for the exhibition, 'A Score of Kingdoms' (later renamed to 'Kings & Pawns'), opening in March 2014. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 17 March 2013.
• Correspondence between the British Broadcasting Company and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the film about Iraq for use in the programme Dan Cruickshank and the Lost Cities of Iraq. Typed, 8 pieces, dated 21 May 2013 - 12 July 2013. Also Correspondence regarding secondary use. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 10 April 2017.
• Correspondence from the Museum of London concerning the renewal of the loan of the framed portrait of the Parsi shipbuilders (Head cat. no. 01.007-008) for one year for their 'Expanding City' gallery, with loan agreement, 3 pieces, dated 21 March 2013. The portrait had been on loan to the Museum since September 2009. Also included are two sets of Exhibition and Loan Condition Report of the portrait compiled by Jacobs Conservation and Preservation in 2013, with close-up images of the portrait, 23 pieces.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 2006-2010:

• Correspondence from the Louvre, Paris, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possibility of the loan of a manuscript for their exhibition 'Treasury of the World - Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals'. Typed, one piece, dated 19 May 2006.
• Correspondence and publicity material between the Royal Asiatic Society and Christie's, London, regarding the exhibition 'In Good Company - The Royal Asiatic Society and India' held at Christie's premises18-21 May 2008. Typed and printed, 4 pieces, dated 12 March 2008.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs to the Library to create images for an exhibition in China and allied publication. Typed and photocopied, 5 pieces, dated 11 August 2008.
• Correspondence from the Museum of London concerning the loan of the framed portrait of the Parsi shipbuilders (Head cat. no. 01.007-008) for three years beginning from 2009, 1 piece, dated 26 October 2008.
• Correspondence and documentation between Kingston University, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of material for the exhibition, 'Dora Gordine: Sculptor, Artist Designer'. Typed and printed, 6 pieces, dated 18 December 2008 - 30 January 200[9].
• Correspondence between the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of Persian manuscripts (Persian 178, 241, 239) for the exhibition, 'A Thousand Years of Celebrating Kingship: Shahnama', later renamed to ‘Epic of the Persian Kings: The Art of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh’. These include condition reports, loan contracts and loan agreements, etc. Typed, 54 pieces, dated 23 April 2009 - July 2010.
• Correspondence between the BBC and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the use of part of the film belonging to the Society's collections for their programme, 'What the Ancients Did for Us'. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 5-9 February 2010.
• Correspondence, documentation and publicity material between Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning loan of items for the exhibition 'India East/West: The Age of Discovery in late Georgian India as seen through the Collections of the Royal Asiatic Society, London'. Typed and printed, 48 pieces, dated 25 May 2009 - 1 March 2010.
• Correspondence and documentation between Cecile Leon, Paris, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs for the exhibition, 'From These Barren Rocks: First Photographs of Hong Kong'. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 4 August 2010.
• Correspondence, documentation and publicity between the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich Germany, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of items for the exhibition, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Court.' Typed and printed, 81 pieces, dated 19 August 2008 - 8 August 2012.