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Correspondence concerned with the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on William George Archer and Hugh Trevor Lambrick.

Correspondence and a newspaper cutting concerned with the conferment of the Burton Memorial Award on Robert Bertram Serjeant.

Letters concerned with the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on Professor Robert Bertram Serjeant.

Letter from Franklin Mint Limited to E.V. Gibson, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to say that they are unable to carry out the work required for the Burton Memorial Medals. It is assumed that Franklin Mint must have taken over the business, John Pinches.

Letter from Franklin Mint Limited to E.V. Gibson, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to advise that the dies for the Burton medal had been passed to Messrs. Turner & Simpson, Birmingham. He has sent the enquiry there and is sure they will be in touch.

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