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There was no prize awarded from 1942-1944. See Related Material for details. For 1945, the archive holds the prize-winning essay "The Mongol in Asia and Europe". Typed with hand-drawn map, 23 pages.

There is a single letter from John Pinches, Medallist, to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society to explain the restrictions on metals in the current situation and to give various options and estimates for possible casting of the Medal. Typed letter with printed letterhead, dated 1 May 1944.

For details of conferment of the Medal, please see Related Material.

There are four items of correspondence in this series.

The correspondence created in this time period is:

• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt regarding the establishment of a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 11 November 1943.
• Letter from Lord Zetland to Sir Richard Winstedt concerning the progress into the investigation for a Centre of Oriental Culture. One piece, typed, dated 6 April 1944.
• 'Inter-departmental Commission of Inquiry into Existing Facilities for Oriental, Slavonic, East European and African Studies' undertaken for the Foreign Office by Sir Richard Winstedt and Sir Atul Chatterjee of the Royal Asiatic Society. Twenty pieces, typed, dated 5 April 1945.
• Letter from Harbans Singh, The High Commission of India, to the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the setting up of a library in India after the name of General Sir William H. Sleeman. With the letter is a photocopy of books and periodicals required. Typed, 5 pieces, dated 14 May 1964.

Correspondence, reports and statements produced in the administration of the Forlong Fund between 1941 and 1950. These are:

1943

• 'School of Oriental and African Studies: Meeting of the Forlong and Scholarships Committee to be held at the School on Thursday, 17 June 1943, at 2 p.m.' - Agenda for the meeting along with Statements of Account and, in particular, to consider the awarding of a free place on Chinese for E.S. King should be extended and for the renewal of a free place for Miss Carmen Blacker. Typed, 2 pieces.
• Letter from T.S. Sterling, Secretary, School of Oriental and African Studies, to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to send the statement of Income and Expenditure for 1942-43 to lay before the Council along with the recommendation for the selling price of Commander Isemonger's 'Elements of Japanese Writing'. Typed, 1 piece, date 19 July 1943. With this letter are two pages of handwritten notes presumably made by the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society upon receipt of the letter.

1945

• Letter from John Lee, Assistant Secretary, SOAS, to Mrs Davies, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, concerning the reproduction of Commander Isemonger's publication by photostat. Typed, 1 piece, dated 19 November 1945. With this letter are copies of correspondence between Isemonger and Lee, 4 pages, typed, dated 27 August - 19 November 1945.

1946

• Letter from J.R. Bracken to the Director, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the Formation of the Translation Committee for the Sir William Jones Bicentenary Conference requires a representative from the Society. Typed, 1 piece, dated 9 October 1946.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken, Assistant Secretary, SOAS, to Mrs Davis with request for payment for the Forlong Fund. A list of the payments needed is included. Two pieces, typed, dated 14 October 1946.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to inform of the resolutions passed concerning the Forlong Fund at the Academic Board meeting of 21 November 1946. Typed, two pieces, dated 22 November 1946.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to return a postcard from Subhadra Jha. The postcard is with the letter and concerns Subhadra Jha's progress with his publication. Letter is 1 piece, typed, dated 26 November 1946. Postcard is 1 piece, handwritten, dated 23 October 1946.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to inform her of the amount of the Forlong Fund required to print the proceedings of the Sir William Jones Bicentenary Conference. Typed, 1 piece, dated 9 December 1946.

1947

• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to inform that at the Academic Board it was agreed that the Acting Head of the Department of India and Ceylon, Bishop Stephen Neill, should be asked to give the Forlong lectures and to note of new candidates for awards. He also informs of activities that have occurred under the auspices of the Forlong Fund. Typed, 1 piece, dated 3 March 1947.
• Letter from Mrs M. Davies to J.R. Bracken to state that the recommendations would be put before the Council at their next meeting. Typed, 1 piece, dated 6 March 1947.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to thank for sending the Forlong Fund Statement and to inform of the next meeting of their Forlong Committee. Typed, 1 piece, dated 25 April 1947.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to thank for informing that the Council have approved the recommendations and suggesting that in future the accounts for the Fund be kept at the School. Typed, 1 piece, dated 1 May 1947.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to inform her of the Academic Board's proposal regarding the keeping of the accounts at the School. Typed, 2 pieces, dated 29 May 1947.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to inform of the Academic Board's decision to authorise the payment for Professor Tritton's 'Muslim Theology', to ask for money for the William Jones Bicentenary Conference, and to inform regarding scholarships and further lectures by Bishop Neill. Typed, 1 piece, dated 24 November 1947

1948

• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to give the details of the decision made concerning the Forlong Fund at the Academic Board meeting of 3rd June and to give predictions as to how the money will be divided. Typed, 1 piece, dated 3 June 1948.
• 'James Forlong Fund: Income and Expenditure 1st April 1947 - 31st March 1948 - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.

1949

• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to ask whether Rev. Gordon Matthews book, 'Sivajnanabodham' had been delivered by Oxford University Press to Luzacs. His widow was enquiring about the complimentary copies. Typed, 1 piece, dated 20 April 1949.
• 'James Forlong Fund: Income and Expenditure 1st April 1948 - 31st March 1949 - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.

1950

• 'James Forlong Fund: Income and Expenditure 1st April 1949 - 31st March 1950 - Account sheet. Typed, 1 piece, undated.
• Letter from J.R. Bracken to Mrs Davis to ask if she could send a cheque to cover the award of the scholarships given under the Forlong Fund. Typed, 1 piece, dated 10 October 1950.

There is no archival material in this series. Please see Related Material for details concerning the conferment of the Medal.

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.

A single document dates from the 1940s: Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives by Phillipa Foot.

An administrative document and correspondence concerning the conferment of the Burton Memorial Medal on Sir John Bagot Glubb.

The material contains administrative correspondence and notices, two essays, and a newspaper cutting concerning the Prize Essay Competition for 1940.