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Date(s)
- 2009 - 2017 (Creation)
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Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ralph Pinder-Wilson was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and then joined the Indian Army, learning Persian. He became curator in the Department of Oriental Antiquities at The British Museum (1948), later made Deputy Keeper in the same department (1969-… read more
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Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The series contains the report of the Selection Committee, biographical details of Ralph Pinder-Wilson and the lecturer, Warwick Ball, and copies of emails concerning the conferment of the Award.
System of arrangement
The material was divided into two sub-series for administrative material and correspondence.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Allied materials area
Related units of description
The Minutes of the Council Meeting may provide additional details of the award to Ralph Pinder-Wilson.
A podcast of he lecture given by Warwick Ball entitled "Ralph Pinder-Wilson and Afghanistan" can be found with the Backdoor Broadcasting Company .
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- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- Wilson Ralph Pinder- 1919-2008 (Subject)
- Ball Warwick b 1951 (Subject)