Series RAS TGM/25 - 1968 – Sir Hamilton Gibb

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GB 891 RAS TGM-RAS TGM/25

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1968 – Sir Hamilton Gibb

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  • 1968 - 1972 (Creation)

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Name of creator

John Pinches London, England Medallist

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Name of creator

Gibb J. A. C

Biographical history

Name of creator

Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb
(1895-1971)

Biographical history

Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb was a Scottish historian on Orientalism, teaching first at the School of Oriental Studies, London, and subsequently at the University of Oxford before moving to Harvard University in 1955. He was a trustee of the Gibb Memorial Trust.

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Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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This series contains correspondence regarding the conferment of the Medal, correspondence regarding the purchase of the Medal; correspondence with media organisations; newspaper cuttings; and material concerning the death of Hamilton Gibb. See Related Material for further information

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The series was divided into sub-series thus:

  • RAS TGM/25/1 - Correspondence regarding the Conferment of the Medal
  • RAS TGM/25/2 - Correspondence regarding the purchase of the Medal
  • RAS TGM/25/3 - Correspondence with Media Organisations
  • RAS TGM/25/4 - Newspaper cuttings
  • RAS TGM/25/5 - Death of Sir Hamilton Gibb

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      In the Council Minutes for 13 June 1968 it is recorded that the Selection Committee of the Director, the Honorary Secretary and Professor E. Ullendorff, was approved by the Council and in the Minutes of 10 October 1968, the selection of Sir Hamilton Gibb was approved and that the President would approach Sir Hamilton Gibb regarding accepting and presentation of the Medal. This was also recorded in the Report of the Anniversary General Meeting in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1969, p.199.

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