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Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Bertram S. Thomas in which he seeks to arrange a meeting to discuss the Award.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Bertram S. Thomas in which he sends the Society's congratulations on Thomas' successful crossing of the Great Desert of southern Arabia. He requests that the RAS might be the first to hear him speak on his journey.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Bertram S. Thomas in which he asks for a resumé by the end of the week. Undated.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Committee Members, Hamilton Gibb, Norman Penzer and Leonard Woolley to inform them that they made up the Committee for selection of the candidate to deliver the Burton Lecture and receive the Medal.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to D.S. Margoliouth in which he gives an invitation to tea before or after the Committee Meeting on February 3rd. Further handwritten note to state that Mr Penzer had phoned to say he would be at the meeting.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to E.S.M Perowne in which Hoysted asks for the solicitor's advice on which medal to strike.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Freya Stark to ask if October 25th is a suitable date for the lecture and whether she could choose a subject involving her explorations for her lecture.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Freya Stark in which he discusses the subject of the lecture, demonstrates the format for the medal engraving, and asks for her approval of a proposed short notice for the newspapers.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Freya Stark in which he thanks her for the draft of her essay and writes that he will send a copy of the Journal with Bertram Thomas' lecture under a separate cover. He writes that he regrets that the Society is unable to help with slides but may be able to find a map of Persia.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Freya Stark in which he expresses sorrow at her illness read about through a notice in The Times. On behalf of the Society he sends best wishes for a quick recovery.