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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

Letter from R. Campbell-Thompson to Miss Sykes drafting approximate prices for the cost of casting medals and stamping deeds, and listing the funds at that time (£59.2.3). Undated.

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.

List of the private expenses of Reginald Campbell-Thompson for work related to the Burton Memorial Fund.

Correspondence concerning the inauguration of the Burton Memorial Fund and the production of the medal.

Five administrative documents concerned with the inauguration of the Burton Memorial Fund.