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Letter to Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary in which the writer thanks Hoysted for his note and writes that he is sending a copy to Professor Turner, with remarks about, the Decade Index. He also responds concerning the Prize Essay. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 18 December 1939.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary, to Asa Briggs, to write that the prize and diploma will be awarded on the 13 February and to give information about the day. Typed, 1 side, dated 10 January 1940.

The material contains administrative correspondence and notices, two essays, and a newspaper cutting concerning the Prize Essay Competition for 1940.

Letter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary in which he thanks the recipient for returning the draft minutes. He remarks on a talk by Winston Churchill the previous evening and a good proclamation by General Gaulle. He also writes of a book to be reviewed and that he encloses papers about a Miss Myson who wishes to enter the Universities Prize Essay. Handwritten, 2 pieces, dated 20 June 1940.

"Compare briefly the British, French and Dutch system of Administration in the East" by "Monte Alto". Prize winning essay by Geoffrey Scott Mowat with authentication note by T.S. Wetherall. Typed, 16 pages.

Newspaper Cutting from Nature to announce the Essay Competition, the titles of the essays and the submission date. Printed material, undated.

A copy of the winning essay "Arab Traders of the Indian Seas in Pre.Mughal Times". Typed document, hand-bound in a soft cover, 65 pages.

Universities Prize Essay Fund: Rules Framed in Extension of the Third Schedule. Printed Rules which have been annotated by hand on Rule 2 to state that "Extension allowed for War Service".

Letter from RAS to N.S. Adams to inform him that his is the prizewinning essay and that the Council wish to present the prize on 9 June. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 5 May 1949.

Letter from J.N.L. Baker, Tutor, Jesus College, Oxford, to affirm that the accompanying essay was the work of his pupil, Peter Alun Jones. Typed, 1 side, dated 29 March 1950.