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The Third New Barwis-Holliday Award - Dr James H. Grayson

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GB 891 RAS BHA-RAS BHA/4-RAS BHA/4/3

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Published

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Extent and medium

Typed, 3 pieces + electronic documents.

Date(s)

20 June 2006 - 19 July 2006 (Creation)

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Name of creator

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

(1823-)

Biographical history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia'. It continues as a forum for those who are interested in the languages, cultures and history of Asia to meet and exchange ideas.

Repository

Royal Asiatic Society Archives

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Scope and content

The Third New Barwis-Holliday Award was awarded to Dr James Huntley Grayson for his paper, '_They first saw a mirror_: a Korean folktale as a form of social criticism'. The archival material is: * 'The Third New Barwis-Holliday Award for Far Eastern Studies' - advertisement about the Award and conditions for submission. Archival electronic document created in November 2024. * 'Third Barwis-Holliday Entrants' - list of entrants. Archival electronic document created in November 2024. * Copies of emails sent within the Royal Asiatic Society concerning the winner and his prize money, dated 20-21 June 2006. * Letter from Royal Asiatic Society to James H. Grayson to send reviewers reports and suggest he makes some changes to his paper. Archival electronic document created in November 2024. * Letter from Sarah Ansari, Editor, Royal Asiatic Society, to James H. Grayson to inform him of his winning the Barwis-Holliday Award. Archival electronic document created in November 2004. * Letter from Camilla Larsen, Executive Officer, Royal Asiatic Society, to James H. Grayson to send his cheque for winning the Award, dated 18 July 2006. * Letter from James H. Grayson to Camilla Larsen to thank the Society for the Award and the cheque, dated 21 July 2006.