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Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Miss Sykes to inform her that at a special committee meeting of the Burton Memorial Fund on 10th January it was resolved that after the die for the triennial medal had been purchased, then the Memorial fund balance and responsibility for the Medal is to be handed over to the Royal Asiatic Society.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in which Penzer writes he will be discussing the wording of the Committee's appeal for funds with Sir Percy Sykes (Vice-Chairman of the Committee). He writes that 15000 copies of the appeal leaflet will be printed. He encloses the latest Committee List and he requests for circulars to be distributed to dons and antiquaries at Oxford.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in which he seeks an "anthropologist or folklore student". He inquires after the Burton relics at the Pitt Rivers Musuem, Oxford and proposes names for Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Sec. and Chairman of the Memorial Fund Committee.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson (with annotations by Campbell-Thompson). Penzer writes he is holidaying in Brighton. He gives details of the accounts and suggests they publicise the fund at Trinity College Oxford.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in Oxford. Typed invitation to meet for lunch, Campbell-Thompson having consented to act as ex-officio member of the R.A.S Council on Penzer's committee for the Burton Memorial Fund.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in which he details shortening of the name to "The Burton Memorial Fund" as agreed by the Committee. he writes that leaflets for the Fund Appeal will be enclosed in July's Geographical Society Journal and the Geographical Society agree to guarantee "about £20" to fund the printing of promotional materials.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in which Penzer asks Campbell-Thompson to approach T.E. Lawrence to sit on the committee. Penzer suspects Lawrence will remember him from a previous meeting. Rider Haggard will be removed from the draft committee list as he is "too busy to join". Penzer mentions that he wrote to Rudyard Kipling but received nothing in reply. An initial committee list is with the letter.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in which he raises the concerns of the Honorary Secretary, F. Grenfell Baker, regarding the lack of promises to attend the first committee meeting. Penzer mentions he has written to T.E. Lawrence and has received a "very nice letter" from Kipling, although he cannot attend meetings. He confirms the date of the first meeting as June 14th 1921 at 5.30pm.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson in which Penzer thanks Campbell-Thompson for agreeing to the position of Honorary Treasurer. He further discusses the potential composition of the committee. Penzer emphasises that names that are well known to the public are essential to the committee for raising funds. He argues that the committee should be as big as possible and should "appeal to the natural snobbishness of the English race, and sprinkle titles about freely, but, secondly, have names that everybody knows...it is of the utmost important to get a man like [Rudyard] Kipling". He gives an invitation to lunch the following week and writes that he seeks another woman to sit on the committee, potentially the English travel writer and explorer Rosita Forbes. Penzer suggests the name Rider Haggard (adventure novelist) might also appeal to the public.

Letter from Norman Mosley Penzer to Reginald Campbell-Thompson to send a draft copy of the appeal leaflet (not present) for Campbell-Thompson's comments. He also suggests that the appeal leaflet will be included in the next issue of the RAS journal.