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The material in this series consists of correspondence concerning the conferment of the Medal and some newspaper cuttings about Bertram Thomas.

The series consists of administrative documents, correspondence, printed lecture card and newspaper cuttings concerned with the awarding of the Burton Memorial Medal to Freya Stark. There are also some printed materials concerned with her death.

Administrative Documents, Correspondence and Newspaper Cuttings concerned with the award of the Burton Memorial Medal to Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson.

An administrative document and correspondence concerning the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on Sir John Bagot Glubb.

Signed note to state that the Committee had unanimously agreed to confer the Burton Memorial Medal on Mr Bertram S. Thomas. Signed by D.S. Margoliouth, N.M. Penzer and Hamilton Gibb.

Correspondence and reports regarding the publication of the Centenary Volume.

Correspondence and printed material concerned with the "Conference on Official and Non-Official Co-operative Action as suggested by League of Nations Enquiry in the East". These are:

• Letter from the Joint Standing Committee, British Social Hygiene Council and Conference of British Missionaries, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to enclose particulars of a preliminary conference to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 25 July 1934. It is designed to bring before those organisations concerned with social work in the Far East, the problem of the traffic in women and their rehabilitation. It is suggested that the Royal Asiatic Society might wish to send a delegate to the conference. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 4 July 1934.
• "Conference on Official and Non-Official Co-operative Action". Printed leaflet concerning the conference stating its Objects, resolutions to be considered, the Agenda, and listing members of the Joint Standing Committee.
• Letter from Professor D.S. Margoliouth, President, Royal Asiatic Society, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to state that a representative cannot be appointed by the Council since the Society's aims are not philanthropic. However the subject is of interest and therefore he suggests that Hoysted send a list of the addresses of the Council to the Committee so they can be contacted directly. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 7 July 1934. On the reverse he has added a handwritten note concerning exchange of Journals with Professor Braumlich of Leipzig.
• Letter from Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to the Joint Standing Committee, British Social Hygiene Council and Conference of British Missionaries, to send the Society's regrets that it will not be able to nominate a representative due to the end of the Session, but that he encloses a list of Members of the Society so they can be contacted directly. Typed, dated 9 July 1934.
• Letter from the Joint Standing Committee, British Social Hygiene Council and Conference of British Missionaries, to Col. Hoysted, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank him for the list of addresses and to state that all members of the Council will receive a personal invitation. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 10 July 1934.

Correspondence concerned with the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on John Glubb.

Letters concerning the conferment of the Medal on Bertram Thomas.

Correspondence concerning the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal upon Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson.