Collection of articles written by Colonel Burton for the Indian State Railways Magazine on big game animals, military history, wild life and travel. Some of the articles are written under the pseudonyms Nimrod and Viaptor, which were used by Colonel Burton.
Correspondence with General Sir Alexander Wardrop 1915-1922; Correspondence with the Bombay Natural History Society 1952-1961; General Correspondence 1923-1961.
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Watkins Burtons working papers and notes relating to his interests in hunting, travel and wild life conservation. The papers include notebooks, press cuttings, drafts of articles, correspondence, notes, christmas card lists, and star charts.
Copies of journals and bulletins from other wild life organisations, which annotations and notes by Colonel Burton. Also includes copies of publications written by, or written about, about Colonel Burton.
Negative albums, with some accompanying prints; and envelopes containing negatives, prints and postcards. Albums relate to Burton's travels and hunting trips. [Negatives extracted for freezer storage]
4 diaries kept by Colonel William Raban (1765-1843) during his time on leave in England and following his retirement from service with the East India Company. The first two volumes follow on from each other and cover the period 1803-1804; the third and fourth volumes covers the years 1815-1816. ...
Five diaries kept by Lydia King Baker, later Raban (1821-1862) covering 1840-1846 and recounting her voyage to India on board the Maidstone; her first year's residency in Noakhali, where her father, a surgeon in the East India Company, was stationed; her engagement to Herbert Raban during a visi...
Diary of Lieutenant William Raban (1792-1864), son of Thomas Raban and nephew of Colonel William Raban. The diary covers his service with HM's 22nd Regiment of Foot in Ireland, Jamaica and India.
4 diaries kept by General Sir Edward Raban (1850-1927) covering 1 January 1914-23 June 1917. General Raban retired from the Admiralty in 1900, but came out of retirement to re-enlist in December 1914. The diaries focus primarily on General Raban's work during World War One initially advising on...
2 diaries kept by Ellen Lydia Mary Curteis Raban (1857-1914), known to the family as "Ellie". The diaries cover 1 January to 23 November 1879, and 11 October 1886 to 20 May 1888. Ellie married on 22 July 1893 to The Reverend Richard John Knowling.