Archival Collections Catalogue

CA RBD MS 951-1-089
File
27 June 1924 - 10 September 1943

Letters from Arthur Ponsonby to Noel [Buxton]. Also includes a letter addressed to Charlie, presumably Charles Roden Buxton.

Articles of agreement

Part of McTavish, Frobisher & Company, and McTavish, McGillivrays & Company Collection

File contains 18 pages of the articles of agreement for the creation of the House of McTavish Frobisher & Company.

Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)

CA RBD Gwillim-1-086
Item
[between 1801 and 1807?]

Part of Gwillim Collection

Painting of a small bird with dark head and back, light belly. Perched on a branch with very little foliage, no other background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Ashy swallow-shrike (Artamus fuscus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

CA RBD Gwillim-1-022
Item
[between 1801 and 1807?]

Part of Gwillim Collection

Mounted painting of a pair of birds, one brown and spotted, the other dark brown and black (with beak open), perched on a branch over a river with dense foliage in the left background and flat ground with palms and a building in the right background. Inscription below painting reads, "Koels [with male and female glyphs] (eudynamys honorata)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)

CA RBD Gwillim-1-041
Item
[between 1801 and 1807?]

Part of Gwillim Collection

Mounted painting of a juvenile long-legged black and white stork on flat background and faint indication of the sea.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Asian Pied Starling

CA RBD MSG BW002-595
Item
undated

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of an Asian Pied Starling from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Asiatic or Indian Civet

CA RBD MSG BW002-100
Item
undated

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a Common Genet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Iberian peninsula.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Asquith

CA RBD MS 951-1-004
File
29 January 1915 - 26 February 1918

Part of Noel Noel-Buxton fonds

Two letters from H.H. Asquith to Lord Noel-Buxton, with a handwritten draft of a reply from Noel-Buxton. All discuss political issues, including the annexation of Dalmatia by Italy.