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Various photographs and sketches, with later letters, 1886-1889, 1929 & 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8634/A.69

Scope and Contents

Six black and white photographic prints of various people whom Bateson met on his tour of Central Asia, 1886-1887 (items 1-6 [1:1r]]), some with annotations on the back. Further copies are at [A.73]. Also, a photograph of Bateson after his return from the Steppe (1888 or 1889), with annotated envelope (item 7 [7:1r]).

Also, various sketches in Bateson's hand, some with his notes, some mounted onto a card (items 8-12 [8:1r]); a manuscript map of the 'Steppe' region (item 13 [13:1r]); and two letters from publishers Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1929 and 1935, to Beatrice Bateson re the use of some of this material in the book 'Letters from the Steppe', written in the years 1886-1887.

Contents of an envelope, found with the family letters in [A.64-A.67].

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1889, 1929 & 1935

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 collection (2 folders; photographs, paper.) : paper

Language of Materials

English

General

Former reference: MS Add.8634/A.113-A.114

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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