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Arms Control in the Arctic
GB 891 WA-WA/5-WA/5/2-WA/5/2/7 · File · 29th May 1965
Part of Papers of William Edward David Allen

"Arms Control in the Arctic" by Terence Armstrong. Reprinted from Nature, Vol.206, No.4987, pp.865-866, May 29, 1965.

Armstrong Terence Edward 1920-1996 Polar explorer
Army Regiments
GB 891 RP-RP/1-RP/1/4 · File · 8 September 1982 - 10 September 1982
Part of Papers of Richard Pankhurst

Correspondence concerning regiments in the Indian Army.

  • Letter from Brigadier V. Madan, Military Adviser's Unit, The High Commission of India, to Richard Pankhurst to send a list of the Corps and Units in India in 1867-68 and their current title. The list is with the letter. Three pieces, dated 8 September 1982.
  • Letter from Major J.M.A. Tamplin, Army Museums, Ogilby Trust, to Richard Pankhurst to supply information about the Regiments of the Indian Army. His information is not with the letter. One piece, dated 10 September 1982.
High Commission of India Great Britain
GB 891 DG-DG/1 · File · 1931
Part of Papers of Dora Gordine

Ars Asiatica, 1931, vol. XVI, Les Collections Khmeres du Musee Albert Sarraut a Phnom-Penh, Par George Groslier. Inside front cover bears inscription "Richard Hare, Dorich House, Kingston Vale, SW15". This is a soft cover Journal and the binding has come loose. Therefore care is needed in handling.

Gordine Dora 1895-1991
GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/21 · File · Apr 1883
Part of Papers of Edward William West

Description: Dark green hardcover, unruled notebook, handwritten in ink. Identified as West 21 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Artā Virāf Nāmak in Pazand and Sanskrit. "Transliterated by Prof. M. Haug in 1871. Examined and Corrected (to agree with the [original] MS.) by collation with original MS. (M.Z.63, H.Z.18) April 1883 by E.W.West"

West Edward William 1824-1905
Artefacts
GB 891 RB-RB/6 · Series · [1840-1890]
Part of Papers of Richard Francis Burton

There are 3 individual items:

  • A wax impression of Burton's seal
  • Wooden walking stick presented by the King of Dahomey
  • Burton's Consular Hat
Burton Richard Francis Sir Knight, Explorer and Diplomat
GB 891 DJG-DJG/15-DJG/15/3 · Subseries · 19th Aug 1907 - 3rd Jul 1908
Part of Papers of Daniel John Gogerly

There are six letters, written to and by the Reverend Arthur Stanley Bishop between 1907 and 1908. Bishop was the superintendent of the Wesleyan Methodist Book Room at the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, Colombo.

Bishop Arthur Stanley
Article Cuttings
GB 891 WST-WST/6-WST/6/2-WST/6/2/18 · Item · 31st Oct 1874 - 13th Mar 1894
Part of Papers of Arthur Anderson, Clement, Edward William, Henry, and Walter West

Three newspaper article cuttings. These are: 'Drawings from the Caves of Ajunta' by George Birdwood from The Athenaeum (31st October 1874); 'A Lintel From Nineveh' by J. Fergusson and 'The Ajunta Caves' by George Birdwood from The Athenaeum (27th February 1875); and 'Asiatic' from the Academy (13th March 1894).