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Letter from Bertram S. Thomas to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which Thomas accepts the invitation to deliver the Burton Memorial Lecture and to receive the medal. On the reverse is a note in Hoysted's hand to state that the lecture was postponed to 18th June as the first Thursday that Thomas was free and that the medal had been ordered.

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 thanks Thomas for accepting the award and includes some tickets to an RAS lecture on 23rd March which he hopes Thomas will be able to attend.

Letter from Hermann Norden to Colonel Hoysted in which Norden asks for an invitation to Bertram Thomas' lecture. He considers Thomas the greatest explorer since Livingstone.

Letter from M. Christabel-Draper to Royal Asiatic Society in which she asks for a copy of the Journal of the Society when it has Thomas' lecture in it. Also whether she may be able to attend the lecture though a non-member.

Letter from Bertram S. Thomas to Colonel Hoysted in which he asks to meet with Hoysted and states that before receiving Hoysted's previous letters, he was committed to delivering his first lecture to the Royal Geographic Society.

Letter form John Pinches to the Royal Asiatic Society to state that they possess the dies for the Medal and can proceed with making it once instructed.

Letter from John Pinches to Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that the engraving of the medal was being undertaken and he would hope to deliver it at the end of next week.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to John Pinches in which he confirms receipt of the medal which will be brought before the Council at its next meeting.

Letter from Colonel Hoysted, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Bertram S. Thomas in which he asks for the title of his lecture and a short report concerning it.