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1. Mss Eur F694

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694
Title:
Richard Watkins Burton Papers
Scope & Content:
Diaries, letters, printed publications, working papers, notes and photographs relating to the life and career of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Watkins Burton. The papers cover his career in the Indian Army, employment with the Indian Railways, and his interests in Shikar (hunting) and conservation o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1889-1961
Extent:
11 boxes

2. Mss Eur F694/1

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

3. Mss Eur F694/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/1/1
Title:
Red Diary
Scope & Content:
The diary includes records and information on Lieutenant-Colonel Burton's career, interest in Shikar (hunting) and work on conservationism in India and South Asia. The records and entries relating to his career in the British, and later Indian Army cover the period 1887-1923 and include informa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1889-1934
Extent:
1 volume (808 pages)

4. Mss Eur F694/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/1/2
Title:
Black Diary
Scope & Content:
The diary includes detailed entries for hunting and fishing trips undertaken by Lieutenant-Colonel Burton from 1894-1948. For each trip there is a daily diary entry given details of location, route taken, geographic information, and animals seen and hunted. Some of the entries also include sketc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1894-1948
Extent:
1 volume (895 pages)

5. Mss Eur F694/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/1/3
Title:
Loose Diary
Scope & Content:
The diary records a hunting trip taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Burton in Jeypur 1 January 1913 to 30 June 1913 and includes daily diary entries, the measurements and dimensions of the buffalo being hunted, sketches of the landscape and areas they were hunting in, and detailed expenditure lists for...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913-1956
Extent:
1 volume (40 folios)

6. Mss Eur F694/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/1/4
Title:
New Zealand Diary
Scope & Content:
The diary records Lieutenant-Colonel Burton's trip to New Zealand 27 November 1936-29 May 1938 to explore the local wild life and fishing. The diary comprises daily entries of the along with sketches, photographs, press cuttings, articles and leaflets. The route to and from New Zealand include...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936-1938
Extent:
1 volume (422 folios)

7. Mss Eur F694/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/1/5
Title:
Guide to the Diaries
Scope & Content:
Typed guides explaining how the diary entries are arranged and link across the red, black and loose diaries (Mss Eur F694/1/1-3). Three separate guides are included for the red, black and loose diaries.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2015
Extent:
1 file (24 pages)

8. Mss Eur F694/2

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

9. Mss Eur F694/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/2/1
Title:
A Collection of Articles contributed to the Journals of the Bombay Natural History Society by Lieut Col R.W. Burton
Scope & Content:
The volume contains printed copies of 29 articles written by Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Watkins Burton for the Journals of the Bombay Natural History Society. Many of the articles also contain handwritten notes and comments by Burton. Additional notes, press cuttings and photographs related to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1951
Extent:
1 volume (226 folios)

10. Mss Eur F694/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/2/2
Title:
'Circumventing the Mahseer and other Sporting Fish in India and Burma by A St. J Macdonald'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a copy of the complete series of articles 'Circumenventing the Mahseer and other Sporting Fish in India and Burma' written by Arthur St. John Macdonald and published in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Also included are copies of related articles by Lieuten...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1953
Extent:
1 volume (251 folios)

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