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Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/1
Publication status
Published
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 folder
Date(s)
- 1984 (Creation)
- 1970 (Creation)
- 1931 - 1939 (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
John Pinches
(c.1841-1969)
Biographical history
John Pinches Ltd was a London-based medallic business originally founded in the 1840s by Thomas Ryan Pinches and his younger brother John Pinches. In 1940, the company was registered as John Pinches (Medallists) Ltd. The company was sold to Franklin Mint of Philadelphia, USA, in 1969.
_Universities Bureau of the British Empire_
_School of Oriental Studies_
_London_
_Hansman_
_John_
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
System of arrangement
The material was arranged into sub-series thus:
* RAS UPE/1/1 - Foundation and Rules
* RAS UPE/1/2 - Early Drafts and Statements
* RAS UPE/1/3 - Specimen Diplomas and Certificate
* RAS UPE/1/4 - Correspondence
* RAS UPE/1/5 - Emblems, Medals and Medallists of the Royal Asiatic Society
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Additional information
Related units of description
The Minutes of the Council (1931-32) and the Report of the Anniversary General Meeting in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1932), pp. 737-8 contain information concerning the beginnings of the Prize Essay.
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