Talk:Hector Medal

Hector Memorial Medal and Hector Medal
It seems to have changed from Hector Memorial Medal to Hector Medal at some point. If so, I wonder when. Nurg (talk) 22:49, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It's been referred to as both for a long time. See http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19170802.2.29 and paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19130129.2.55 Stuartyeates (talk) 07:26, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Should the article be moved? - Shudde  talk 08:22, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * We should be in no particular hurry to move it; but we can certainly look for original sources. I'm thinking Hector's will, historical RSNZ, historical sources around the first award are where we should be looking. Stuartyeates (talk) 09:24, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I think that for a long time it was officially the Hector Memorial Medal but referred to as the Hector Medal for short. It seems it was still the Hector Memorial Medal in 1960 (when the Transactions at NLNZ run out). By 1998 (the earliest year I can find Yearbooks) they seemed to be calling it the Hector Medal (and only referring to the Hector Memorial Medal historically) . Those early sources you mention Stuart will be no use. The answer probably lies between 1960 and 1998. Nurg (talk) 23:16, 9 March 2013 (UTC)