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Lists created in 1998 concerning the donations from the Sir George Thomas Staunton collection held at the Society.

Two B&W photographs of Sir Harold Bailey in Caucasian costume. Photographs by B Gaye of 35 Selwyn Gardens Cambridge.

B&W print of the painting of Major-General Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson.

The letter concerns a book wrongly donated to the Royal Society by Lady Jones' that belongs to the Reverend [Boulter] and asking that the gentleman would claim it from the Royal Society apartments.

Sir Joseph Banks writes that he does not consider that Mr [Wilkins] needs any assistance but if Major [Barclay] wishes to ask directly then Mr Wilkins can accept or decline as he wishes.

The final paragraph of the letter reports to Lady Jones how well her donation was received at the Royal Society.

This letter from Joseph Banks asks Lady Jones to request that [Doctor Breten] puts in writing about the book belonging to him that was wrongly included in a donation by Lady and Sir William Jones to the Royal Society.

"Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker: A Short Sketch, Together with his Notes on the Botany of the Rocky Mountains". Reprinted from Nature, October 25 1877. The cover has the inscription "With Lady Hooker's best regards". Printed pamphlet with a biography of Hooker by Asa Gray, May 1877, and Hooker's own article on the Botany of the Rocky Mountains. Printed material, 1 item, 1877.

B&W print of the photograph of Professor Sir Monier Monier-Williams.

B&W frontispiece of Sir Mortimer Wheeler, 4 copies.

"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.

“Sir Richard Burton” by Thomas Lloyd . The Bookman, May 1906 (with loose plate). Grey paper cover