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Letter from Dr Ahamad Hussain to Mrs E.V. Gibson, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which he requests that the Society's library procure a copy of his book and that it is placed in front of the Awards Committee of the Society's Triennial Gold Medal. Typed with printed letterhead, dated 18 August 1983.

Letter from Dr Ahamad Hussain to Mrs E.V. Gibson, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, in which he asks whether she has procured a copy of his book. Typed letter, dated 29 September 1983. On the letter is a handwritten note asking that he be informed that the Council will shortly be selecting an Award Committee and his letters would be put before them.

Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to Dr Ahamad Hussain in which he is informed that the Award Committee has met and the Triennial Gold Medal for 1984 has been awarded to Professor Sukumar Sen. Typed, dated 14 May 1984.

There are three items of correspondence regarding the purchase of the Medal. For more information on conferment of the Medal, see Related Material.

Letter from Miss L. Collins, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to J.R. Gaunt & Sons Ltd. to ask them to provide a medal in silver with gold plate, and to request the Medal be ready by 3 May. Typed with sketch of the Medal, dated 5 March 1990.

Two Invoices from J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society for the production of the Medal. Printed forms with typed inserts and handwritten annotations regarding payment, dated 15 March 1990 and 11 May 1990.

Letter from J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd. to Royal Asiatic Society to inform that their Insignia and Factored business had been taken over by Firmin & Sons plc. Printed letter, dated 19 February 1991.

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.

The material includes foundation and rules; early draft statements; specimen diplomas and certificate; correspondence; and a photocopy of an article by John Hansman concerning the emblems and medals of the Society.

This is printed material concerning the Foundation of the Prize Essay and its Rules.