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Two Letters:

• Letter from Dr. P. Ganguly to RAS Secretary to ask for details concerning the Universities Prize Essay Competition and to inquire whether there are any other awards, medals or prizes open to an Indian National. Typed, 1 side, dated 10 November 1971.
• Letter from RAS Secretary to Dr. P. Ganguly to give details of the Society's Prizes and Publications Funds. Typed, 1 side, dated 25 November 1971.

Two Letters:

• Letter from RAS Secretary to Kenneth Ballhatchet to ask if he would give his opinion on the essay, "British application of the Aryan theory of race to India, 1850-1870". Typed, 1 side, dated 16 December 1971.
• Letter from Kenneth Ballhatchet to Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary to write that he considers the essay sent to be a work of scholarship and originality and he would recommend it being awarded the Prize. Typed with handwritten postscript, 1 side, dated 12 January 1972.

Six envelopes with the mottoes inside which are the identification papers of the entering candidates. Three of these are still sealed.

"British Application of the Aryan Theory of Race to India 1850-1870" - prize winning essay by Joan Leopold. Typed with handwritten annotations, 45 pages.

The series consists of two items of correspondence and the prize-winning essay.

There are two items of correspondence between the members of the Selection Committee for the Essay Prize.

Letter from Michael Loewe to Simon Digby to write that he had taken a Xerox of the essay which he encloses and could more of the essays be sent to him. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 15 October 1973.

Letter from Simon Digby to Arthur Irvine to enclose the essay, "The Spread of Buddhism in central Asia" which both Michael Loewe and himself have read. He considers this is superior to the other essays which he has forwarded to Michael Loewe. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 2 sides, dated 1 November 1973.

"The Spread of Buddhism in Central Asia" - prize-winning essay by David Shulman. Typed, 22 pages.

The material within this collection comprises of correspondence and publications by and about Richard Francis Burton and his wife Isabel Burton (nee Arundell). There are also two photographs of Burton and artefacts.

Also included within this Collection are correspondence concerning the acquisition of the material by the RAS and some supplementary material regarding Oscar Eckenstein, its original collector.