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"The Centenary of John Frederick Baddeley" by W.E.D. Allen, reprinted from The Geographicsl Journal, Vol. CXX, Part 4, December 1954. Five copies of a review of Baddeley's life. Uncovered printed material within a makeshift folder composed from an old envelope.

Offprint of 'The Cataloging of Arabic Books' by Tibbetts from Vol XXIX, no.2 of The Library Quarterly, 1959.

"The Capture of Bassein 1739". Manuscript of article concerning the capture of the Portuguese fortress of Bassein by the Marathas. Manuscript has author's name as H.G. Rawlinson at its end and at head of article H.G.R. has been annotated. Typed, 6 pages, undated.

"Speakers of a Language that is, perhaps related to no other: The Burusho of Hunza - a Mountain People of Northern Kashmir". Illustrated article with accompanying photo-articles, "The Crafts and Husbandry of the Burusho: A Mountain People in the "Apex" of India", and "Domestic and Outdoor Life in Hunza: A Peasant Community whose Language is Unique" by Emily Overend Lorimer. Printed in The Illustrated London News, 19 October, 1935. 2 pieces, 3 sides, the fourth side has an article "2-M.P.H. Relics on Salt Flats on which Campbell reached 300 M.P.H."

A small account book of The National Provincial and Union Bank of England Limited, Oxford Branch, bearing the names and money given by donors to the Burton Memorial Fund spanning from 6 June 1921 - 6 October 1923. Bound notebook with white cover on which has been written in ink, The Burton Memorial Fund.

This file contains a number of newspaper articles concerning the Burrisaul (Barisal) Guns, with some accompanying notes by John Drew Bate. There are 4 copies of a proof for one article written by Bate, but it is unclear whether the other articles are his authorship.

"The Buddhist Stupa at Piprahwa on the Birdpur Estate." A draft of the paper published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1898 (3), pp.573-578. The main body of the text is in Peppé's handwriting but there some emendations and additions in another hand, probably that of Vincent Smith. However these do not appear in the article as published but the article is considerably revised from this draft and has an additional note by Vincent Smith (pp. 579-588). Handwritten, 7 sides, undated [1898].

"The Buddhist Revelation in India" by John Wilson and first published in the British and Foreign Evangelical Review, July 1871. Sent to Hodgson by Wilson, and received in December 1871, the article includes a tribute to Hodgson, note of which Hodgson has recorded on the cover of the pamphlet. Printed pamphlet, 1 item, dated July 1871.

Letter from D.A. Bell, Representative, The British Council in Addis Ababa, to Richard Pankhurst to send Pankhurst recent statistics on the use of the British Council Library in Addis Ababa.

The British Contribution to India - essay submitted by N.A.D. Macrae of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Typed, 17 pages. With the essay is the student's identifying letter. Typed with handwritten endorsement by Fellow-Director of Studies in Economics, Corpus Christi College.