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When books have needed rebinding or journals bound together, the Society has outsourced this to binderies. This series contains correspondence and invoices concerning this:

• Green Street Bindery, Oxford - correspondence and invoices between Green Street Bindery and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the rebinding of books. Typed and handwritten, 6 pieces, dated 28 February 1985 - 19 November 1987.
• Correspondence between Michael Pollock, Librarian, Dennis Duncanson and David MacDowell concerning the proceeds of a sale of Duncanson's books and periodicals be used for rebinding of books. Typed and handwritten, 2 pieces, December 19[9]6 to 7 May 1997.
• Anthony Wessely Bookbinder, Bracknell, Berkshire - correspondence and invoices between Anthony Wessely and the Royal Asiatic Society regarding rebinding of books. Typed and handwritten, 7 pieces, dated 11 November 1988 -2 May 1990.
• The Wyvern Bindery, London - correspondence, reports and invoices between the Wyvern Bindery and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the rebinding of books and journals. These also include correspondence with Clare Prince, book conservator, and C.M. Edmondson, Paper Conservator, concerning a survey of the damaged volumes of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed and printed, 83 pieces, dated 20 July 1993 - 17 January 2012.

This archive consists of correspondence, documentation, reports and allied material concerned with the conservation of the Collections of the Society. The Society has not kept comprehensive records throughout its history. Further information pertaining to the conservation of the collections may be found in the Minutes for the meetings of the Council and Library Committees. Conservation continues in the life of the Society. More recent records are held in the Society's records management system and will be transferred to the archive in due course.