Subseries RAS BHA/4/1 - The First New Barwis-Holliday Award - David Branner

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GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/4-RAS BHA/4/1

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The First New Barwis-Holliday Award - David Branner

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  • January 2001 - 23 January 2003 (Creation)

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Typed, 8 pieces

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Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
(1823-)

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The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

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The First New Barwis-Holliday Award was given to David Branner for his paper, 'On early Chinese morphology and its intellectual history'. The archival material is:

  • 'Barwis-Holliday Award for far Eastern Studies' - an advert for the award with guideline for submission.
  • Reports from Sarah Ansari and Tim H. Barrett on the submissions, undated and dated 9 September 2002.
  • Copies of emails within the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the prize-winner, dated 18 October - 27 November 2002.
  • Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Lloyds TSB Bank to send a payment to the account of David Branner, dated 23 January 2003.

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