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Correspondence with P.M. Jeffrey
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/29-RAS UPE/29/2-RAS UPE/29/2/8 · Documento · 1970
Parte de Royal Asiatic Society Universities Prize Essay Fund

Two Letters:

  • Letter from Mrs P.M. Jeffrey to RAS Secretary to submit the title, "The persistence of cultural patterns among Pakistani women in Bristol" for the Prize Essay Competition. Typed, with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 4 June 1970.
  • Letter from RAS Secretary to Mrs P.M. Jeffrey to state that her essay title had been approved. Typed, 1 side, dated 12 June 1970.
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Correspondence with Professor E. Ullendorff
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/30-RAS UPE/30/1-RAS UPE/30/1/12 · Documento · 1971
Parte de Royal Asiatic Society Universities Prize Essay Fund

Five Letters:

  • Letter from RAS Secretary to Professor E. Ullendorff to invite him, on behalf of the Council, to be a member of the Selection Committee for the Prize Essay Competition. Typed, 1 side, dated 21 June 1971. With the letter are two lists of the essays proposed. Both typed with handwritten annotations.
  • Letter from Edward Ullendorff to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, to write that he would be glad to act as a member of the Selection Committee. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 5 July 1971.
  • Letter from RAS Secretary to Professor Ullendorff to inform him that a Committee of three had been nominated for the Competition, of himself, Dr Bivar and Professor Simmonds. Typed, 1 side, dated 19 October 1971.
  • Letter from Edward Ullendorff to Miss Crawford, RAS Secretary, to ask if he could be excused from serving on the Committee due to a heavy workload. Typed with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 25 October 1971.
  • Letter from Diana Crawford, RAS Secretary to Professor Ullendorff to ask concerning a letter to the Ethiopian Ambassador and also whether he would clarify his position concerning the Prize Essay Selection Committee, Typed, 1 side, dated 5 November 1971.
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Letter from Michael Loewe to Simon Digby
GB 891 RAS UPE-RAS UPE/31-RAS UPE/31/1-RAS UPE/31/1/1 · Documento · 15th Oct 1973
Parte de Royal Asiatic Society Universities Prize Essay Fund

Letter from Michael Loewe to Simon Digby to write that he had taken a Xerox of the essay which he encloses and could more of the essays be sent to him. Handwritten with printed letterhead, 1 side, dated 15 October 1973.

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Papers of Richard Francis Burton
GB 891 RB · Arquivo · 1821-2013

The material within this collection comprises of correspondence and publications by and about Richard Francis Burton and his wife Isabel Burton (nee Arundell). There are also two photographs of Burton and artefacts.

Also included within this Collection are correspondence concerning the acquisition of the material by the RAS and some supplementary material regarding Oscar Eckenstein, its original collector.

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Correspondence
GB 891 RB-RB/1 · Série · 1886-1896
Parte de Papers of Richard Francis Burton

The Richard Burton correspondence consists of a series of letters to Alexander George Ellis at the British Museum mainly concerning bibliographical enquiries. Each of these letters has been transcribed by Mary S Lovell

There are three letters from Isabel Burton: two are to Mr Cotton regarding publications and the third is a printed letter to ask for a review notice of her Richard Burton biography.

Correspondence of Richard Burton
GB 891 RB-RB/1-RB/1/1 · Subsérie · 1887-1890
Parte de Papers of Richard Francis Burton

A Series of Letters from Richard Burton to Alexander George Ellis (British Museum) concerning bibliographical enquiries and other matters, dated 8 May 1887- 26 March 1890. All have annotated transcriptions by Mary S. Lovell, dated 24 October 1998

These letters have added significance for the RAS as Ellis was Honorary Librarian at the Society from 1919 to 1937.

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Letter from Richard Burton, 12 February 1890
GB 891 RB-RB/1-RB/1/1-RB/1/1/6 · Documento · 12 February 1890
Parte de Papers of Richard Francis Burton

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis concerning authors and the Thousand Nights. He has quoted from Taymόr al Wahsh concerning popular tradition in Damascene. He has found the French colonies "casual and futile", having gone to Tunis to research for the Scented Garden. Handwritten from Hotel St. George, Algiers, dated 12 February 1890. With original envelope. With annotated transcription. (Letter in need of conservation as in two pieces). There is also a further typed attempted transcription with handwritten annotations done by an unknown hand.

Letter from Richard Burton, 26 March 1890
GB 891 RB-RB/1-RB/1/1-RB/1/1/7 · Documento · 26 March 1890
Parte de Papers of Richard Francis Burton

Letter from Richard Burton to A.G. Ellis concerning Ellis' response to the Scented Garden. He writes of other manuscripts and about the Damascus tradition. Handwritten from Trieste, dated 26 March 1890. With original envelope. With annotated transcription.

Letter from Isabel Burton, November 1886
GB 891 RB-RB/1-RB/1/2-RB/1/2/3 · Documento · November 1886
Parte de Papers of Richard Francis Burton

Letter from Isabel Burton to enclose a copy of "Sketch of the Career of Sir R F Burton" to ask for a review notice. Printed in a script to look handwritten. From 23 Dorset Street, Portman Square, London. Dated November 1886.

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Copy of a letter from Isabel Burton, 14 November 1894
GB 891 RB-RB/1-RB/1/2-RB/1/2/4 · Documento · 14th November 1894
Parte de Papers of Richard Francis Burton

Typed copy of a letter from Isabel Burton to Mr Quaritch to ask him to advertise for [Petersilaas's] undiscovered county and an old copy of Burton's bayonet Exercise. She writes that the article in the Atheneum that had vexed Quaritch did not seem so offensive to her. She is concerned regarding the forthcoming Arabian Nights whose copyright she has sold under the strictest covenants. Letter is from The Catholic Rectory, Carlisle, dated 14 November 1894

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