Letter from John Bagot Glubb to the Council, Royal Asiatic Society, to inform them that he received the Burton Memorial Medal from Sir Harold MacMichael, High Commissioner for Palestine and Trans-Jordan, on the 23rd March, and to once again express his thanks for the award.
Sans titreLetter from the Colonial Office to Royal Asiatic Society to enclose a letter from the Private Secretary for the High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan reporting the presentation of the Burton Memorial Medal to Colonel J.B. Glubb. The letter from the Private Secretary is also with this letter.
Sans titreThere are four items of correspondence in this series.
Sans titreLetter from Mrs M. Davis, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to Harold Ingrams to inform him that his name was unaminously adopted by the President and Council to deliver the Burton Memorial Lecture and receive the Medal. This letter is torn so one corner is loose.
Sans titreLetter from John Murray to Mrs Davis, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to state that he had opened the letter to Mr Ingrams and to express his delight at the Award to Ingrams. He regrets, however, that Ingrams will be unable to deliver the Lecture as he will not be home on leave for some considerable time. John Murray returns the letter and suggests sending it to the Residency, Mukalla, South Arabia of the Secretariat, Aden.
Sans titreLetter from John Murray to Mrs Davis, Secretary of Royal Asiatic Society, to inquire for an update regarding the award of the Burton Memorial Medal to Harold Ingrams as he needs to refer to it in a reply he must make to Ingrams.
Sans titreLetter from John Pinches to The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to confirm details of the type of Medal, its inscription and its hopeful execution and delivery to the Society.
Sans titreThere is no archival material within this series. Please see Related Material for where further information may be found.
Sans titreThere is a single item in this series - a letter from The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to John Pinches to inform them that the Burton Memorial Medal had been awarded to Gertrude Caton-Thompson and to provide the inscription to be engraved on the Medal. Dated 15 April 1954.
Sans titreThis series contains correspondence and photographs relating to the award of the Burton Memorial Medal to Cecil John Edmonds.
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