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"Royal Asiatic Society's Gold Medal" - cutting from The Times newspaper for 10 May 1938 to announce that the presentation of the Gold Medal will take place at the annual general meeting of the Society and also to announce conferment of honorary membership on Professor Arthur Christensen and Professor Jean Przyluski.

"Royal Asiatic Society's Essay Prize" - cutting from The Times Newspaper to announce the winners of the Universities Essay Prizes. Printed, 2 copies, dated 1 December 1937.

"Royal Asiatic Society's Essay Prize" - cutting from The Times newspaper to announce the winner, Norman Richard Seddon, of the Universities Prize Essay. Printed material, dated 1 January 1934.

Royal Asiatic Society: The University Prize Essay Fund - a statement informing of the Board of Education's approval of the Universities Prize Essay Fund and setting out the objectives of the prize and the money to be awarded. Typed document with pencil annotation changing the date for notification to Universities.

"Royal Asiatic Society's Annual Universities' Essay Competition". Notice to certify that Mr John Albert Chapman was awarded the prize. Typed with handwritten date, 23.12.38.

Royal Asiatic Society Volunteer Policy - detailing the expectations and responsibilities of both the Society and its volunteers in undertaking to work with the Collections. Electronic document.

Royal Asiatic Society Volunteer Policy - detailing the expectations and responsibilities of both the Society and its volunteers in undertaking to work with the Collections. Electronic document.

"Royal Asiatic Society Volunteer Agreement" - short form for volunteer to sign to indicate they have read and understood the Volunteer Policy. Electronic document.

From 1904-1929 the Royal Asiatic Society awarded a Gold Medal to a schoolboy writing on a chosen essay title. However, as entrants dwindled and few schools seemed interested in teaching Indian history, it was decided that the competition should be changed to one for undergraduate students. The change was finalised on 15th December 1931. Regulations for the University Prize Essay Fund were drawn up in 1932 and the first prize was awarded in 1933. In 1939, Professor Perceval Yetts designed a certificate to be presented with the prize (an example of this can be found in these papers). The prize was initially awarded annually but then became biennial. The prize money also increased at various intervals.
The records of the Universities Prize Essay cover the conversion from the Public School Medal to the Universities Prize Essay Fund, governance of the award and the conferment of the Honour in subsequent years. They include Rules, correspondence, and winning essays. However there are not records for all instances of the presentation of the award. Researchers are advised to also examine the Council Minutes and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (both held in the RAS Collections) when researching concerning the Universities Prize Essay and its recipients.

Notice of the "Royal Asiatic Society Universities Prize Essay Competition" with Essay titles, word count and basic rules. Printed material, dated January 1837.