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Parts 2,3,4 and 5 of the 'Etymological Vocabulary of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Ainu' by Johannes Rahder of Yale University. The second and third parts were privately printed in 1959, the fourth in 1960 and the fifth in 1962, all in New Haven Connecticut, USA. These are typed manuscripts.

• Part 2 runs from page 75-157 with ten pages of Abbreviations and a title page. On this first page of the text is the handwritten note 'pages 1-74 form the first part of J. Rahder's Etymological Vocabulary of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Ainu (first edition printed in Tokyo 1956 as Monograph 16 of Monumenta Nipponica, Sophia Univ; 2nd revised and enlarged edition New Haven 1960).' Foolscap sheets.
• Part 3 has a title page and 66 pages of content. Foolscap sheets.
• Part 4 has a title page, three preface pages and 38 pages of content. Foolscap sheets.
• Part 5 has a title page, 1 preface page and 45 pages of content. Sheets 28cm x 22cm.

The 'Index of Languages' taken from the 'Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society' by Horace Frederick Moule and Thomas Herbert Darlow, London, 1903-1911. This is a handwritten copy made into a table over 72 sheets with the headings Language, Where Spoken, Family of Languages, Characters used by Bible Society for printing, and Remarks. With the index is a typed covering page which indicates that this is not a complete list but comprises only of those languages and dialects into which the Bible had been translated. At the top of the page the date 1936 has been crossed out and replaced with 1937.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 1981 and 1990. These are:

• Correspondence and loan form between the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for the Library's 'The Art of the Book in India' April - August 1982. Four pieces, typed, printed and handwritten, dated 9 September 1981 - 2 April 1982.
• Correspondence between the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of James Wales' portrait of The Maratha Peshwa and Nana Fadnavis and Patrick Waugh's 'Jain Temple at Kumbhalmer' for the Museum's 'India Observed 1700-1860' as part of the Festival of India 1981 -1982. Seven pieces, typed, dated 20 July 1981 - 4 January 1982.
• Correspondence, loan forms and copies of newspaper articles between the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of paintings to the 'In the Image of Man' Exhibition to be held at the Hayward Gallery, March to June 1982. Typed and photocopied, 21 pieces, dated 5 October 1981 - 20 July 1982.
• Correspondence between the Centro Piementose di Studi sul Medio ed Estemo Oriente, Turin, Italy and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of two miniatures for the centre's 'Courtly Life in Rajasthan' Exhibition. Five pieces, typed, dated 12 September 1984 - 23 April 1985.
• Correspondence between the Asia Society, New York, the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for the 'Fatehpur Sikri and the Age of Akhbar' Exhibition to be held at the Asia Society Galleries and then at the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 36 pieces, typed, printed and handwritten, dated 27 June 1984 - 1 April 1986.
• Correspondence and loan forms with the Centre for Asian Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the Society's Shahnama manuscript for the 'Timur and the Princely Vision' Exhibition to be held in 1989. Handwritten typed and printed, 68 pieces, dated 29 May 1986 - 11 December 1989.
• Correspondence between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the Society's Masnavi manuscript for the 'Romance of the Taj Mahal' Exhibition, 1989. Typed and photocopied, 22 pieces, dated 14 August 1987 - October 1989.
• Correspondence from Beth Hatefutsoth, The Nahum Goldman Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, Israel, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning possible loan of visual material concerned with Jews in Iraq before 1952. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 18 July - 15 November 1988.
• A letter from the Tyne and Wear Museums Service concerning the possible loan of Indian miniatures for a forthcoming exhibition at Shipley Art Gallery. Typed with handwritten annotations, dated 12 June 1989.
• Correspondence and publicity material between the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of Malay and Javanese manuscripts for the 'Paper and Gold: Illuminated Manuscripts from the Indonesian Archipelago, held July - October 1990. Typed, photocopied and printed, 17 pieces, dated 12 February 1990 - 19 October 1990.
• Correspondence and loan forms between the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of paintings for the exhibition, 'The Raj: India and the British 1600-1947'. Typed and printed, 22 pieces, dated 31 January 1990 - 23 April 1991.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 1991 and 2000.

• Correspondence between the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for a photographic exhibition of Indonesian manuscripts, 'Golden Letters' to tour major towns in Indonesia. Typed and printed, 22 pieces, dated 11 December 1990 - 28 April 1994.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Asia Society, New York, the British Library, the Kunsthal, Rotterdam and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning loan of material for the exhibition, 'The Court Arts of Indonesia' which first went to the Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, and then travelled to the Netherlands. Typed, printed and photographic, 36 pieces, dated 21 October 1988 - 14 August 1992.
• Letter from Frances Wood, Curator, British Library to Dennis Duncanson, Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a Persian manuscript for an exhibition of oriental books and manuscripts illustrating gardens. Handwritten, 1 piece, dated 19 June 1992.
• Correspondence between the National Museum, Singapore, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of Malay manuscripts for an exhibition to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of Sir Stamford Raffles landing in Singapore. Two pieces, typed, dated 12 October - 20 October 1992.
• Correspondence between the Musée de L'Homme, Paris, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a Persian manuscript for their exhibition about Herat, Afghanistan. Typed, six pieces, dated 20 September 1995 - 24 November 1995.
• Correspondence, documentation and publicity material between the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of artworks for the 'Royal Persian Paintings: The Qajar Epoch 1785-1925' which opened in 1998. This exhibition then went to the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London and there is some material associated with that exhibition also. Typed and printed, 64 pieces, dated 29 June 1995 - 6 January 1999.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the portrait of Alexander Cunningham for the exhibition, 'From Persepolis to the Punjab: Coins and the Exploration of the East'. Typed, printed and handwritten, 7 pieces, dated 27 March 1997 - 2 September 1977.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Museum, Department of Ethnography, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for an exhibition on Sir Stamford Raffles. Typed and printed, 15 pieces, dated 3 September 1996 - 26 April 1999.
• Correspondence and documentation between the British Museum, the British Library and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of items for the 'Persian and Indian Paintings Exhibition from the Royal Asiatic Society Collections' held at the British Library, June - October 1998 to mark the 175th anniversary of the Society. Typed and printed, 35 pieces, dated 20 February - 26 October 1998.
• Correspondence between the Royal Armouries, Leeds, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan and care of a suit of armour belonging to the Society, Typed, 14 pieces, dated 27 May 1998 -27 September 2001.
• Correspondence and publicity material between the National Galleries of Scotland and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of 2 paintings for 'The Tiger and the Thistle: Tipu Sultan and the Scots in India, c.1760 -1800' Exhibition. Typed and photocopied, 9 pieces, dated 3 August 1998 - 24 August 1999.
• Correspondence regarding the possible loan of the VHS copy of the Northern Iraq film to be used in a Channel 4 series, 'Lost Worlds'. Typed and photocopied, 3 pieces, dated 13 January 1999.
• Correspondence between the American Museum of Natural History and the Royal Asiatic Society regarding the possible loan of a painting for the 'Body Art: Marks of Identity' Exhibition. Typed, 3 pieces, dated 23 February 1999.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery, Powys, Wales and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of manuscripts for their exhibition, 'Major David Price and the East India Company. Typed and printed, 15 pieces, dated 3 August 2000 - 4 April 2001.

Material associated with loans from the Society's collections between 2001 and 2005:

• Correspondence on behalf of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, the British Museum, London, and the Asia Society New York to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of items to the exhibition, 'Hunt for Paradise: Court Arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-76'. Typed, 10 pieces, dated 21 December 2000 - 27 June 2004.
• Acknowledgment of collection between Curzon Press and the Royal Asiatic Society for the copying and rebinding of a book. Typed, 1 piece, dated 28 June 2001.
• Correspondence between the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the possible loan of a photograph for an exhibition on the erhu family of instruments. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 July 2001.
• Correspondence and documentation between the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of photographs for the exhibition, 'Traces of India: Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation'. Typed and printed, 36 pieces, dated 20 June 2002 - 23 September 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of artworks for an exhibition. Typed and printed, 7 pieces, dated 17 March - 30 November 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between Asia Society, New York, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of a manuscript and paintings for the exhibition, ‘Asian Games: The Art of Contest’. Typed and printed, 33 pieces, dated 20 September – 29 November 2004.
• Correspondence and documentation between Asia Society, New York, and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of a folio of a manuscript for the exhibition, ‘The Arts of Kashmir’. Typed, 4 pieces, dated 13 October 2005 – 9 February 2006.

In the Council meeting on 10 April 1957 it was agreed that the Society would transfer on 'permanent loan' to the Victoria and Albert Museum, some of the paintings from its collections, including 74 Indian miniatures and one packet of 14 small architectural sketches. Further resolution on 8 April 1965 ruled that a volume of Indian Miniatures presented to the Society by Mr Nadir Baxter in 1826 be offered on indefinite loan to the V&A. These were primarily Indian miniature paintings from the Collections of James Tod and Nadir Baxter. These have subsequently been returned to the Society. The material in this subseries contains correspondence and documentation concerning the loan.

• Early correspondence between the V&A and the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the loan of the paintings to the V&A and subsequent tracing of them. Typed and photocopy, 10 pieces, dated 11 April 1957 - 16 November 1965.
• 'Victoria and Albert Museum: Objects Submitted on Approval for Loan' - list of all the items loaned in 1957. Photocopy of typed list with official form, 19 pieces, dated 16 May 1957.
• 'R.A.S. Indian Miniatures loaned to the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1957' - typed list with handwritten title, 18 pieces, undated.
• Valuation undertaken by Sotheby's of the items on loan. Printed and typed, 1 item, dated 23 June 1992.
• Schedule of Indemnity for the items on loan - incomplete form without valuations, annotated 'V&A list of RAS items on loan 1957 - 1998'. Typed and handwritten, 5 pieces, [1998].
• 'Loan of Indian Paintings by the Royal Asiatic Society to Victoria and Albert Museum' - typed list of the items with extensive handwritten annotations concerning the identification of the items, 22 pieces, dated 8 June 1998.

Letter from D.A. Bell, Representative, The British Council in Addis Ababa, to Richard Pankhurst to send Pankhurst recent statistics on the use of the British Council Library in Addis Ababa.

Letter from Ezio Tonini, Ethiopian Studies Centre, Asmara, Ethiopia, to Richard Pankhurst to thank him for his visit to the Centre and to discuss the publication of articles in the Quaderni di Studi Etiopici Journal.

Correspondence concerning archives pertaining to Queen Lakiyaye and Prince Alamayou of Ethiopia.

• Letter from Sheila de Bellaigue, Assistant Registrar, Royal Archives, Windsor Castle to Richard Pankhurst to inform him that there are no letters from Queen Lakiyaye in the Royal Archives but there are possible references to them in the 1872 letters. She sends a copy of a letter from E.W. Hamilton to Sir Thomas Biddulph referencing them. The copy is with this letter. Dated 1 March 1984.
• Letter from Daniel Bates to Richard Pankhurst to discuss possible sources of material regarding Queen Lakiyaye and Prince Alamayou. Handwritten, dated 1 March 1984.
• Letter from Nicolas Cox, Public Record Office, Kew, to Richard Pankhurst to supply a list of the references to Treasury Papers concerning Prince Alamayou. dated 14 March 1984.

Letter from Lionel to Richard Pankhurst in which he writes about life in Ethiopia and possible places for Pankhurst to publish an article. The letter is headed with a drawing of the East gate of Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia.