Series RAS UPE/30 - 1971 - Joan Leopold

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/30

Title

1971 - Joan Leopold

Date(s)

  • 1970 - 1972 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Context area

Name of creator

Name of creator

(1926-2015)

Biographical history

Adrian David Hugh Bivar, FRAS (1926 - 2015) was a British numismatist and archaeologist, who was Emeritus Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialized in Sasanian seals and rock reliefs,read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This series contains administrative correspondence and notices including correspondence with candidates. There are examples of the pseudonym mottoes and verification required by the Society, and a copy of the Prize Essay.

System of arrangement

Three sub-series were created:

  • Administrative Correspondence and Notices
  • Candidate Mottoes
  • Essay

Conditions of access and use area

Language of material

  • English

Allied materials area

Related units of description

In the Minutes of the Council Meeting for 10 June 1971, nine of the ten essay titles submitted for the Prize Essay competition were approved and the tenth was asked to create a more specific title. In the Minutes for 14 October 1971 a Selection Committeeread more

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