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21. Mss Eur F694/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/4/1
Title:
First Book of Own Writings - up to March 1932.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains articles, primarily written by Colonel Burton, for the Indian State Railways Magazine. Also inserted into the volume are press cuttings, plates and correspondence relevant to the articles and their topics. The articles cover a variety of topics including big game animals, mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906-1932
Extent:
1 volume (204 folios)

22. Mss Eur F694/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/4/2
Title:
'Second Book of Writings'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains articles, primarily written by Colonel Burton, for the Indian State Railways Magazine. Also inserted into the volume are press cuttings, plates and correspondence relevant to the articles and their topics. The articles cover a variety of topics including big game animals, mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1932-Aug 1940
Extent:
1 volume (179 folios)

23. Mss Eur F694/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/5
Title:
Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Correspondence with General Sir Alexander Wardrop 1915-1922; Correspondence with the Bombay Natural History Society 1952-1961; General Correspondence 1923-1961.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915-1961
Extent:

3 files

24. Mss Eur F694/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/5/1
Title:
Correspondence with General Sir Alexander Wardrop
Scope & Content:
General Sir Alexander Wardrop (d.1961) was an Army Officer and Big Game Hunter. Much of the correspondence with Colonel Burton relates to Wardrop's experiences during World War One. The correspondence covers the period February 1915-May 1922; also included are press cutttings and obituaries fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1915-Jun 1961
Extent:
23 letters (117 folios)

25. Mss Eur F694/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/5/2
Title:
Correspondence with the Bombay Natural History Society
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between the Bombay Natural History Society and Colonel Burton relating to the Colonel's membership of the society; contribution of articles, notes and book reviews; his work in compiling an index to the journals; and general observations on natural history and wild life in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1952-Aug 1961
Extent:
42 letters (60 folios)

26. Mss Eur F694/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/5/3
Title:
General Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Colonel Burton and military and conservation colleagues covering a wide range of topics including big game hunting, travel, wild life and conservation issues.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1923-Oct 1961
Extent:

71 letters (156 folios)

27. Mss Eur F694/5/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/5/4
Title:
Correspondence regarding the International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Scope & Content:
The correspondence primarily comprises letters from Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Watkins Burton to the Bombay Natural History Society enclosing his 'gleanings' from the bulletins of the International Union for the Protection of Nature, later the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1955-Sep 1958
Extent:

12 letters (36 folios)

28. Mss Eur F694/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/6
Title:
Working Papers and Notes
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900s-1960s
Extent:

18 files

29. Mss Eur F694/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F694/6/1
Title:
Index to Bombay Natural History Society Journals
Scope & Content:
Typescript and handwritten drafts of an index to the Bombay Natural History Society's Journals compiles by Richard Watkins Burton. The index covered both articles and obituaries published in the Journal 1900-1949.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1952-1957
Extent:
1 file (226 folios)

30. Mss Eur F694/6/2

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Mss Eur F694/6/2
Title:
History of Shikar
Scope & Content:
Typed and handwritten manuscript notes on the history of Shikar (hunting) in India compiled in preparation for an article 'A History of Shikar in India' to be published in the Jubilee edition of the Bombay Natural History Society Journal August 1952.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1951-1952
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

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