The material contains administrative correspondence and notices, two essays, and a newspaper cutting concerning the Prize Essay Competition for 1940.
Sem títuloLetter from Col. Hoysted, RAS Secretary in which he thanks the recipient for returning the draft minutes. He remarks on a talk by Winston Churchill the previous evening and a good proclamation by General Gaulle. He also writes of a book to be reviewed and that he encloses papers about a Miss Myson who wishes to enter the Universities Prize Essay. Handwritten, 2 pieces, dated 20 June 1940.
Sem título"Compare briefly the British, French and Dutch system of Administration in the East" by "Monte Alto". Prize winning essay by Geoffrey Scott Mowat with authentication note by T.S. Wetherall. Typed, 16 pages.
Newspaper Cutting from Nature to announce the Essay Competition, the titles of the essays and the submission date. Printed material, undated.
A copy of the winning essay "Arab Traders of the Indian Seas in Pre.Mughal Times". Typed document, hand-bound in a soft cover, 65 pages.
Sem títuloUniversities Prize Essay Fund: Rules Framed in Extension of the Third Schedule. Printed Rules which have been annotated by hand on Rule 2 to state that "Extension allowed for War Service".
Sem títuloLetter from RAS to N.S. Adams to inform him that his is the prizewinning essay and that the Council wish to present the prize on 9 June. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 5 May 1949.
Sem títuloLetter from J.N.L. Baker, Tutor, Jesus College, Oxford, to affirm that the accompanying essay was the work of his pupil, Peter Alun Jones. Typed, 1 side, dated 29 March 1950.
The prize-winning essay - "Anglo-Russian Rivalry in the Middle East, from 1856-1878" by "Herat", Essay written by James George Morrell, typed, 25 pages, dated March 1951. With the essay is note of Morrell's name and college with countersignature by his tutor. Handwritten, 1 side.
Sem títuloThe material for 1951 -1952 consists of the prize winning essay, "The Historical Significance of the Career of Jenghiz Khan" with the motto "Dum Spiro Spero" by D.J. Everett. Typed document, 21 pages, undated.
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