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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 Bertram Thomas to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to send copies of his proposed lecture.

Letter from Bertram Thomas to Mrs Davis, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that he would be delighted to present the Burton Memorial Medal.

Letter from Bertram Thomas to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, with which he sends his lecture (not present) but writes that he is unable to check the proofs as he will be leaving the country for some months. He has send a copy to Professor Margoliouth who chaired the evening and presented the medal to Thomas, who will make any necessary revisions.

Letter from Bertram S. Thomas to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which Thomas accepts the invitation to deliver the Burton Memorial Lecture and to receive the medal. On the reverse is a note in Hoysted's hand to state that the lecture was postponed to 18th June as the first Thursday that Thomas was free and that the medal had been ordered.

Letter from Bertram S. Thomas to Colonel Hoysted in which he asks to meet with Hoysted and states that before receiving Hoysted's previous letters, he was committed to delivering his first lecture to the Royal Geographic Society.

Letter from Bertram S. Thomas to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to send a summary of his lecture, This is included with the letter.

Letter from Bertam S. Thomas to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which he gives a title for his lecture and promises a report.

Letters concerning the conferment of the Medal on Bertram Thomas.

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