Inventory of the Sir Paul Dukes papers
Processed by David Jacobs.
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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Inventory of the Sir Paul Dukes papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- David Jacobs
- Date Completed:
- 2009
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by David Jacobs.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Sir Paul Dukes papers
Dates: 1915-1990
Collection Number: 89082
Creator: Dukes, Paul, Sir, 1889-1967.
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Diaries, writings, lectures, notes, letters, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to British intelligence operations,
especially during the Russian Revolution, to popularization of Yoga in the Western world, and to personal affairs. Includes
fictional writings, poems and musical compositions. Also includes some material relating to Sir Paul Dukes collected by Robin
Bruce Lockhart.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
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Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sir Paul Dukes papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1989.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Related Materials
Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart papers, Hoover Institution Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries, writings, lectures, notes, letters, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to British intelligence operations,
especially during the Russian Revolution, to popularization of Yoga in the Western world, and to personal affairs. Includes
fictional writings, poems and musical compositions. Also includes some material relating to Sir Paul Dukes collected by Robin
Bruce Lockhart.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Espionage, British--Soviet Union.
Secret service--Great Britain.
Yoga.
Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.
Lockhart, Robin Bruce.
Box: 1
Diaries
1918-1922, 1926-1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1956-1958
Scope and Content Note
Includes notes and list of contents compiled by Robin Bruce Lockhart, 1990.
Box: 1
Personal profile complied by Robin Bruce Lockhart
1915-1990
Scope and Content Note
Includes award certificates; biographical note; correspondence; notes; and photographic prints and
negatives.
Box: 1
Personal documents
1915-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence with the Dalai Lama and Pandit
Nehru; genealogical essay on the Dukes family; maps; passports; and photographic prints.
Box: 1
Miscellaneous documents
1937-1990
Scope and Content Note
Includes articles by Paul Dukes; certificate of registration; correspondence; list of contents; marriage certificate; notes;
proposals; and writing fragments.
Box: 1
Clippings, official documents issued by Soviet authorities, and photographic prints
1917-1968
Box: 2
Short stories by Paul Dukes
1925-1965
Box: 2
Musical compositions
1950-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes clipping, card, poem, scores, scripts, and sheet music.
Box: 2
Clippings, largely relating to the espionage activities of Paul Dukes
1951-1965
Box: 2
"Sai Baba," manuscript by Paul Dukes relating to his travels in India
1963
Scope and Content Note
Includes letter.
Box: 2
Published articles by Paul Dukes on the practice of yoga
1949-1961
Box: 2
Lectures and other writings by Paul Dukes, largely relating to the practice of yoga
1950-1957
Box: 2
Clippings, largely relating to the teaching of yoga by Paul Dukes and Diana Fitzgerald
1958-1964
Box: 3
Photographic prints, largely depicting Paul Dukes and Diana Fitzgerald engaged in yoga activities
1955-1965
Box: 3
Album of photographs depicting scenes in India, including some portraying Paul Dukes
1950
