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Letter from Mary Boyce to Sir Richard Winstedt to return the entry received for the essay competition and to express her opinion on it. Handwritten, 2 sides, dated 4 April 1957.

"The Mughal wars of succession, 1657 to 1661, and the ascendancy of Aurangzeb" - copy of the prizewinning essay by Gavin Richard Grenville Hambly. Typed, 19 pages. With the essay is the verification note from Philip Gaskell, Assistant Tutor, King's College Cambridge. Typed with printed letterhead, signed and dated by hand, dated 14 March 1957.

In the 1957-1958 Essay Prize there were no competitors. There is a printed notice of the "Royal Asiatic Society's Universities Prize Essay Competition" which details the subject titles, the prize available and the basic rules. Printed material, 1 side, dated 12 October 1957.

There are three copies of the notice of the Prize Essay Competition and the prizewinning essay.

"Royal Asiatic Society's Universities Prize Essay Competition" which details the subject titles, the prize available and the basic rules. Printed material, 3 copies, dated 1 October 1958.

"The Value of Oriental Studies at the Present Time" with motto "Woodpecker". Prizewinning essay by J.L. Young. Handwritten, 19 sides.

There were no competitors in 1959-1960. Therefore the dates were changed for the competition to include the summer vacation. This later date led to the prize being decided in October 1960. For this 1960 Prize Essay competition there is the prizewinning essay: "The Trade of the Roman Empire with the East" by Keith Leslie Pratt from University College, Durham. Typed manuscript, 24 pages, With the essay is the verifying note from Pratt's tutor in Chinese.

There was no award in 1961. See related material for further information. The Series for 1962 contains 2 copies of the printed notice for the competition and the prize-winning essay.

"Royal Asiatic Society's Universities Prize Essay Competition". Notice of the 1962 Competition with choice of essay subjects and basic rules. Printed material, 2 copies, dated 21 May 1962.

"British Intervention in the Malay Peninsula" - prize-winning essay bearing motto "Per Orbem" by Christopher Clay. Handwritten, 42 sides. With the essay is his identifying details certified by a tutor at Trinity College, dated 20 September 1962. On reverse of this is a note from the President to say that the prize had been awarded to Clay. A second piece of paper with printed letterhead of address confirms Clay's current address. Handwritten, 2 pieces.