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Certificate of Honorary Membership of Die Geographische Gesellschaft in Mϋnchen, authenticated by giving of this diploma. Printed material with handwritten date, 29 April 1909, and signatures of President, Dr. Erik von Drygalsk (1865-1949) and Secretary, Johann Baptist Messerschmitt (1861-1912). The association was founded in 1869 under the protectorate of the governing royal house in Munich. It is the oldest of the three Geographical Societies in Bavaria and was the fifth Geographical Society in Central Europe

Printed copy of speech given by the Public Orator in presenting Dr Mark Aurel Stein for the Degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa . The Speech is given in Latin and bears reference to Hiuen-Tsiang, Chinese pilgrim A.D. 649, whom Stein claimed as his "guide and patron saint". Two identical copies of this speech each with handwritten annotation correcting the title of Stein's book from Sand-buried Cities of Khotan to Sand-buried Ruins...

This small collection consists of seven certificates of membership of organisations or Honorary conferment of degrees. Thus:

• Certificate of Honorary Membership of Die Geographische Gesellschaft in Munchen, 1909
• Confirmation of Degree of Doctor of Science, Cambridge, 1910
• Certificate of Honorary Membership of Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 1910
• Certificate of Membership of Anthropologische Gesellschaft, 1911
• Certificate for Doctor of Philosophy from University of Tubingen, 1933
• Certificate on becoming Honorary Doctor of Law of St. Andrews University, 1939
• Certificate of Membership of American Philosophical Society, 1939
• Photograph of the engraving of Aurel Stein created by M. Howard in 1946. The engraving forms part of the Society's art collections (RAS Cat. 095.012)