Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts / Level: [36] Series - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F669/1-17
Title:: Diplomatic diaries
Scope & Content:: Semi-official and private diaries of Lady Doris Olive (Dodo) Symon
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1948-1961
Extent:: 17 volumes of typescripts

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F669/38-41
Title:: Material relating to the Coronation of 1953 and Queen's visit to Pakistan in 1961
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1953-1961
Extent:: 4 files

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F672/1-12
Title:: Biographical data, including lists of monumental inscriptions, and details of cemeteries and churchyards
Scope & Content:: Predominantly in India, but also includes details of monumental inscriptions and burials in the UK and Afghanistan.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1920s-1960s
Extent:: 12 files

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F694/1
Title:: Diaries
Scope & Content:: Four diaries recording the army career, travels, hunting records and conservation work of Richard Watkins Burton, covering the period 1889-1956. An explanatory guide, written by Burton's grandchildren in 2015, is provided to enable searching across the diaries.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1889-2015
Extent:: 4 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F694/2
Title:: Bombay Natural History Society Articles
Scope & Content:: Handwritten and printed drafts and published articles written by Colonel Burton for the Journals of the Bombay Natural History Society, along with related articles by other authors and annotated by Colonel Burton.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1925-1961
Extent:: 4 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F694/3
Title:: Wild Life of India
Scope & Content:: Correspondence, press cuttings, notes and articles regarding wild life and work to conserve it. Also includes annotated copies of publications and articles by other individuals on the subject.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1945-1961
Extent:: 6 files and volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F694/4
Title:: Indian State Railways Magazine
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1906-1940
Extent:: 2 volumes

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