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The series contains the report of the Selection Committee, biographical details of Ralph Pinder-Wilson and the lecturer, Warwick Ball, and copies of emails concerning the conferment of the Award.

This covers the Report of the Selection Committee and biographical details.

Copies of emails concerning the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal posthumously on Ralph Pinder-Wilson.

Copies of emails regarding the giving of the Burton Memorial Lecture by Warwick Ball, his accommodation in London, and the podcasting of the lecture.

Letter from Warwick Ball to Alison Ohta, Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to thank her for all the arrangements for the Lecture and to iterate the pleasure it was to do something for Ralph Pinder Wilson.

These Papers are mainly concerned with excavations undertaken by David Stronach and John Hansman at Šahr-e Qumis in 1971 and 1976, and by David Stronach at Pasargadae in 1963. There is also the manuscript for Hansman's book, "Julfār, an Arabian Port", and more recent correspondence between Hansman and RAS Archivist, Nancy Charley.

Ralph Pinder-Wilson and Afghanistan - abstract of the lecture to be given by Warwick Ball about Ralph Pinder-Wilson.

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.

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

Small green notebook entitled: "Qumis 1976, Photographs, Warwick Ball" with further title within notebook suggesting this was a list of photographs for the National Geographic. The notebook contains handwritten lists.

Biographical details of Warwick Ball in preparation for his lecture in honour of Ralph Pinder-Wilson.