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Two obituaries for Dame Freya Stark from The Times and The Independent covering her life.

A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Freya Stark. Printed pamphlet of the order of service for the thanksgiving held at St James's Church, Piccadilly.

Letters concerning the conferment of the Medal on Freya Stark.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to John Pinches to inform that a Burton Memorial Medal would be required in April or May of the following year.

Letter from Freya Stark to the Royal Asiatic Society in which she thanks the Society for suggesting she become a member and would like to be. However she is "economising" in order to be able to travel to Saudi Arabia the following Autumn and does not feel she would be able to pay a subscription until the journey is complete. Annotation "We must remind her in Jan 1935".

Letter from Professor D.S. Margoliouth to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which Margoliouth apologise in advance for his absence from the Council Meeting on 14th June 1935. He details difficulties consulting with the 1935 Burton Medal Committee owing to their travels. Two of the three have agreed on Miss Blackman and Margoliouth suggests her name is put before the Council for selection. Adds that Freya Stark has also been considered and that she would also be a good choice. Further notes in Hoysted's hand on the Council Meeting of 12th April 1934 which resolved to postpone the award pending the report of the Committee appointed 9th November 1933 (Margoliouth/Gibb/Penzer) and that Professor Gibb favours Stark, but a decision should be postponed until the end of the year as she is abroad. Penzer favours either (15/06/1934).

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Freya Stark in which he gives notice that she has been unanimously adopted to be the recipient of the Burton Memorial Award which is offered to the most distinguished explorer during the current period of three years.

Letter from Freya Stark to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which she expresses her gratitude for the award and the invitation to lecture. She asks if she might be able to lecture before the end of October when she plans to travel to Saudi Arabia.

Letter from Prof D.S. Margoliouth to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to suggest October 25th as the date for Stark's lecture.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to John Pinches to ask for an estimate for the Burton Memorial Medal.