Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/1
Title
Inauguration of the Medal
Date(s)
- 1892 - 1925 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Administrative history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Administrative documents, correspondence and printed materials pertaining to the foundation of the Richard Burton Memorial Fund and inauguration of the giving of the Burton Medal. There are also some examples of the Medal.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material was arranged into different types thus:
- RAS BMM/1/1 - Administrative Documents
- RAS BMM/1/2 - Correspondence
- RAS BMM/1/3 - Printed Materials
- RAS BMM/1/4 - Medals
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Researchers are advised to look at the Minutes of the Council Meetings and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of the appropriate time period for further information concerning the Inauguration of the Medal
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Royal Asiatic society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England (Subject)
- John Pinches (Subject)
- Thompson Reginald Campbell 1876-1941 (Subject)
- Penzer Norman Mosley 1892-1960 (Subject)
- Baker F. Grenfell (Subject)
- MacDougall James Patten 1849-1919 (Subject)
- Chalmers Lord Robert 1858-1938 (Subject)
- Swinburne Algernon Charles 1837-1909 poet (Subject)
- Hansman John (Subject)