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Copies of correspondence between John Hansman and Nancy Charley, Royal Asiatic Society Archivist. These are:

• Letter from Nancy Charley, Archivist, to John Hansman to inquire about items that had been found in the archive belonging to Hansman. 1 piece, dated 6 February 2018
• Letter from John Hansman to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to reply to the Archivist's inquiry giving details of his involvement with the Society and the likely reasons why the archival material was at the Society. With this letter is also an "About the Author" article excerpted from a recent publication containing biographical material for Hansman. 5 pieces, letter dated 14 December 2018.

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.

The material includes foundation and rules; early draft statements; specimen diplomas and certificate; correspondence; and a photocopy of an article by John Hansman concerning the emblems and medals of the Society.

This series contains initial correspondence with donors; Declaration of Trust documents; Rules of the Medal; examples of the bookplate and Medal, and an offprint of an article from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1984, pp.99-119, "The Emblems, Medals and Medallists of the Royal Asiatic Society" by John Hansman, which contains information pertinent to researchers of the Public School Medal.

Manuscript for "Julfār, an Arabian port: Its Settlement and Far Eastern Ceramic trade from the 14th to the 18th Centuries" by John Hansman. The book was published by the Royal Asiatic Society in 1985. This is a typed manuscript with handwritten corrections and annotations and also drawings for the illustrations affixed to pieces of card.

Notes, drawings and photographs concerning Šahr-e Qumis. Also drafts of articles and proof plates, and an offprint of an article by Hansman and Stronach.