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Letter from Bernard Quaritch Ltd., to Lewis C. Loyd dated 24 August 1933 concerning the sale of the copy of Lord Beaconsfield to Lord Rosebery in October 1911. This copy is now in the RAS Burton Collection.

Correspondence concerning the acquisition of the Richard Burton Consular Hat and Stick. There are two letters - one written by E J Passant at the time of the original donation and one written by Earl Attlee in response to an inquiry from the Royal Asiatic Society regarding the donation.

Letter from E.J Passant, Foreign Office, to The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, offering the donation of Richard Burton's Consular Hat and the walking stick presented to Burton in 1863 by the King of Dahomey. Typed, dated 11 August 1949.

Letter from Earl Attlee to Godfrey Godwin, Adviser to the Library, RAS, stating that he was unaware of his father's donation of Richard Burton's Consular Hat and stick. Typed, dated 24 February 1991.

These are copies of letter from The National Archives of correspondence concerning the deposit of Richard Burton's consular hat and the walking stick presented by the King of Dahomey. They are:

• Letter from W.J. Sullivan, British Political Adviser to the Commander, Trieste, to Foreign Office Library asking for their advice on a suitable place for disposal of the stick and hat. Typed, dated 23 June 1949
• Letter from S.H. Gellatly, Foreign Office to W.J. Sullivan suggesting that the items are deposited with the Royal Asiatic Society as the Society holds annual Burton Memorial Lectures. Typed, dated 18 July 1949
• Letter from W.J. Sullivan to S.H. Gellatly to inform that he was despatching the items in two parcels by non-confidential bag. Typed, dated 29 July 1949
• Letter from E.J. Passant, Foreign Office, to The Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to ask if they would like the hat and stick. Typed, dated 11 August 1949 (see RB/7/5/1)
• Letter from E.J. Passant to the Secretary, RAS, to ask again concerning the Burton items. Typed, dated 20 September 1949.
• Letter from M. Davis, Secretary, RAS, to E.J. Passant apologizing for not replying - the Society had been closed for holidays during August. The letter states that the Council would be delighted to own the items and to display then at the Burton Memorial Lectures. Handwritten, dated 22 September 1949.
• Letter from Foreign Office to M. Davies, Secretary, RAS, to send the hat and stick and ask for acknowledgement of receipt. Typed, dated 29 September 1949.
• Letter from Richard Winstedt, President, RAS, to Foreign Office to offer thanks on behalf of the Society for the gift of the hat and stick. Handwritten, dated 30 September 1949
• Letter from S.H. Gellatly to W.J. Sullivan to inform him that the hat and stick have been deposited with the Royal Asiatic Society. Typed, dated 11 October 1949.
• Copy of an email from Tony Stockwell, Vice-President RAS, to Alison Ohta, Director RAS, and Kathy Lazenblatt, Librarian RAS, to inform about the files that he has found at the National Archives concerning the Burton hat and stick, dated 17 August 2013.

This material is supplementary to the Personal Papers. It consists of a typed copy of a talk on Richard Burton by C. E. J. Whitting (1958), 2 versions of a talk/article for the Royal Commonwealth Society by D.Dean concerning Oscar Eckenstein (1959), and a list of all the Burton Material held by the Royal Asiatic Society, created by C. E. J. Whitting in 1972.

"Sir R.F. Burton: Library Lecture to the Royal Commonwealth Society" by C.E.J. Whitting, 1 July 1958. Typed copy of speech, 10 sheets.

Library Talk on Oscar Eckenstein (1859-1921) by D. Dean for the Royal Commonwealth Society, 3 November, 1959, Typed copy, 14 sheets.

Offprint from the Alpine Journal Vol. LXV, No. 300, May 1960, pp.62-79 of the article "Oscar Eckenstein, 1859-1921" by David Dean. With supplementary articles on "Eckenstein: The Man" and "Eckenstein: The Climber" by T.S. Blakeney and D.F.O. Dangar. Printed material with green soft cover.

Two copies of Royal Asiatic Society Library Burton Collection Check List Prepared by C.E.J.W (C.E.J. Whitting) and A.W. 9 August 1972. This is a complete list of all the Richard Burton material held in the RAS Collections in 1972. Typed, each 41 sheets.