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GB 891 RAS BMM · Fonds · 1921 - ongoing

The Sir Richard Burton Medal – On 12 April 1921 the Council of the RAS agreed to found a Richard Burton memorial lecture in commemoration, that year, of the 100th anniversary of Burton's birth. A fund was established to finance the lecture and by 1923, £60 had been subscribed. It was decided in March 1923 that part of this would be used to fund the Burton Medal. This would be awarded to the person chosen to deliver the lecture, which was to deal with Burton, his travels or some suitable subject of exploration. The presentation and the lecture would take place triennially. The medal was designed in 1924 by Pinches, to be cast in silver and gilded. In practice those chosen to give the Burton lecture were expected to have undertaken exploration and research in the East, and more particularly in close association with local people, or in difficult circumstances. A fund was established to finance the lecture and by 1923, £60 had been subscribed. It was decided in March 1923 that part of this would be used to fund the Burton Medal.
This archive contains papers pertaining to the inauguration and awarding of the Sir Richard Burton Medal

The Papers includes:

  • Correspondence
  • Administrative documents
  • Printed materials including newspaper articles
  • Examples of the Medal
  • Photographs
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1823- London, England
Photographs
GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/11-RAS BMM/11/2 · Subseries · 1963
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Richard Burton Memorial Medal

Three photographs taken by the Central Office of Information at the Presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal to Cecil John Edmonds.

Central Office of Information Great Britain Publishing Services
GB 891 RAS BMM-RAS BMM/11-RAS BMM/11/2-RAS BMM/11/2/3 · File · Feb 1963
Part of Royal Asiatic Society Richard Burton Memorial Medal

Cecil John Edmonds talking to Mr Tahaya Muhammad, a Northern Nigerian studying Islamic Law in Britain, after the Presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal. Official photograph issued for the British Information Services by the Central Office of Information, London.

Central Office of Information Great Britain Publishing Services