"A Brief Comparison of the British, French and Dutch Systems of Administration in the East" by "Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast". Another essay submitted for the Prize Essay Competition, probably that of the second prize winner, Miss R.W. Wilkinson. Handwritten, 41 pages.
Newspaper Cutting from Nature to announce the Essay Competition, the titles of the essays and the submission date. Printed material, undated.
A copy of the winning essay "Arab Traders of the Indian Seas in Pre.Mughal Times". Typed document, hand-bound in a soft cover, 65 pages.
Sans titreThere was no prize awarded from 1942-1944. See Related Material for details. For 1945, the archive holds the prize-winning essay "The Mongol in Asia and Europe". Typed with hand-drawn map, 23 pages.
Sans titreThis series contains administrative correspondence and notices, prize essays and competitors identification notices.
Sans titreThis sub-series contains correspondence and notices concerned with the administration of the competition.
Sans titreUniversities Prize Essay Fund: Rules Framed in Extension of the Third Schedule. Printed Rules which have been annotated by hand on Rule 2 to state that "Extension allowed for War Service".
Sans titreRoyal Asiatic Society Annual Universities' Prize Essay Competition. Typed list of prizewinners from 1932-1939 with further results annotated in pencil.
Sans titreLetter from [Inder Bhetlachejr] to Secretary, RAS, to enclose the essay "A British Contribution to India" for entry into the Essay Prize. He adds details of his war service and current studies. Handwritten, 1 side, dated 1 December 1947.
Letter from R.C.H. Briggs to Royal Asiatic Society to ask that the enclosed corrections be appended to his essay and explains the reason for sending them. (Corrections not with the letter). Handwritten, 2 sides, undated.