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A letter from C. Frazer, Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society, to announce the title selected for the essay to be written by candidates for the Public School Medal Competition. Printed material, dated 1929.

Within this series are two letters, dating to 1980, concerning the giving of Margoliouth's Gold Medal to New College Oxford by his family. For further information about the conferment of the Medal please see Related Material.

There is a single item in this series. This is a letter from John Pinches to give estimates for the School Medal, Triennial Medal and the Burton Medal. Dated 29 March 1928, 2 sides.

A series of correspondence concerning the Committee for choosing and adjudicating the Public School Medal and the selection of the prize winners. There is also a list of the pseudonyms of the entrants. Handwritten material, 3 pieces, 5 sides, dated 22 October 1926 -17 November 1926.

In 1926, the possibility of an International Congress was raised again. The material in this series consist mainly of correspondence between Émile Senart and Edward S.M. Perowne. They are:

• Letter from Émile Senart to Edward Perowne concerning Senart's discussion with F.W. Thomas and the possible involvement of the Royal Asiatic Society. Handwritten in French, dated 23 October 1926.
• "re Oriental Congress, Note of Interview with Mr Émile Senart at la Ferte Bernard, 2 November 1926" by Edward Perowne concerning Senart's suggestion for the restarting of the Congress of Orientalists. Typed, dated 30 October 1926 [Note, dates do not match].
• "Translation of letter subsequently written by me from Paris to Mr Senart" by Edward Perowne, to clarify the points concerning the forming of an Oriental Congress. Typed, dated 5 November 1926.
• Letter from Émile Senart to Edward Perowne in which he responds to the proposal laid out in Perowne's previous letter. Handwritten, dated 8 November 1926. With this letter is a typed translation made by Perowne. * Translation of a letter from Edward Perowne to Émile Senart in which he writes of his discussions with Mr Thomas and that the Royal Asiatic Society has yet to discuss their views regarding an Oriental Congress and to clarify points raised by Senart. Typed, dated 11 November 1926.
• "Memorandum for a Meeting of the Entente Committee" sent out by F.W. Thomas to announce the meeting called to discuss a notice issued by the Dutch Oriental Society announcing its oriental congress in 1927 and the possibility of reviving the International Congress of Orientalists. Typed, dated 14 December 1926. With this memorandum are typed copies of the correspondence and meetings between Perowne and Senart for 2 November, 5 November, 8 November and 11 November 1926.
• Letter from S.M. Edwardes, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to The Secretary, Oestersch Genootschap in Nederland, to relate the concerns of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the procedure of reviving the International Oriental Congress. Typed, undated.

Two newspaper cuttings concerning the controversy around the use of Rudyard Kipling's "East is East and West is West" couplet by Lord Birkenhead at the presentation of the Triennial Gold Medal to Rev. A.H. Sayce. These are:

• 'Kipling's Distich." Lord Birkenhead on East and West' from The Times of India, 1 June 1925.
• 'Indian Affairs at Home. Reading-Birkenhead Discussions' from The Englishman, 5 June 1925.

There is only one item in this series - a letter from John Pinches to The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform that the Burton Memorial Medal is ready and waiting for the inscription with which it should be engraved. Dated 27 May 1925.

This sub-series contains an Event Notification Card for the Presentation of the Public School Gold Medal and newspaper cuttings reporting on the event.

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

Event Notification card for the Presentation of the Public School Gold Medal to S. de Lotbinière (Eton College) and a book prize to S.K. Noakes (Merchant Taylors' School); the presentation being by the Right Honorable Lord Chalmers, G.C.B.. Printed material, event date 5 December 1922.