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Invitation/ Lecture Card for the Presentation of the Society's Triennial Gold Medal to Professor Luce. Printed material, dated 13 January 1966.

Two newspaper cuttings, one from The Times for 23 December 1965 announcing the award of the Gold Medal to Professor Luce; the other from the Daily Telegraph for 13 January 1966 to announce that the Presentation of the Medal would take place that evening.

This series contains correspondence regarding the conferment of the Medal, correspondence regarding the purchase of the Medal; correspondence with media organisations; newspaper cuttings; and material concerning the death of Hamilton Gibb. See Related Material for further information

This sub-series contains material regarding the selection of the candidate for the award and correspondence from Sir Hamilton Gibb,

A letter from the Selection Committee for the Gold Medal to the President of the Royal Asiatic Society to nominate Sir Hamilton Gibb for the award of the Medal. They had considered 6 candidates and the Committee recommends that these names be put on record for the use of further committees. Their second choice was Sir Harold Bailey (see RAS TGM/26). The letter is handwritten and signed by the members of the Committee - John Burton-Page, Professor Edward Ullendorff and H.C. Shorto. Dated 26 June 1968. With this letter is a handwritten note to the Director recommending Sir Harold Bailey and a letter from E.H.S. Simmonds to John Burton-Page, also recommending Harold Bailey. This is typed and dated 14 June 1968.

Letter from Hamilton Gibb to Professor Beckingham to express his gratitude at the conferment of the Medal and to ask that it be presented to him in Oxford as he is no longer able to travel. Typed letter, undated. With this is a handwritten speech in which Gibb writes of his gratitude and his work in Arabic studies.

This sub-series contains the material pertaining to the purchase of the Medal.

Letter from Miss Crawford, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to John Pinches, to ask for them to send an estimate for the Gold Medal and to inform regarding the inscription. Typed, dated 22 October 1968.

Letter from John Pinches to Miss Crawford, Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to supply the estimate for the Gold Medal and to inform regarding possible tax on it. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 25 October 1968.

Letter from Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to John Pinches to inform them of the type of medal the Society wishes to purchase. Typed, dated 4 November 1968.