General
Correspondence, notes and clippings re Burnham and Russell family history. Photographic materials were removed from this file and placed in envelope J, 78082-10.A-V.
Notes and clippings re Frederick R. Burnham
Publications and Eulogies
Britt, Albert, The Boy's Own Book of Adventurers 1923
Davis, Richard Harding, Real Soldiers of Fortune, See also correspondence with Davis (Box 2 Folder 10 below) 1907
Goodland, Colonel H.T., Hail and Farewell 1948
Lang, Andrew, The Red True Story Book 1921
Russell, Charles Edward, A Pioneer Editor in Early Iowa 1941
West, James E. and Lamb, Peter O., He Who Sees in the Dark 1932
West, James E. (Compiler), The Boy Scout's Book of True Adventure 1931
S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., California of the South, a History, vol. 4 1933
Boy Scouts 1909-1958
Boy Scouts, Phoenix, Arizona 1941-52
Burnham, Mrs. Blanche B., Letters to Mrs. Burnham in California from her husband in Colorado and Missouri 1890-1892.
Christie-Crawford, Captain Alan 1932-1950
City of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Invitations to formal occasions 1946-1963.
Davis, Bob 1940-1942
Fisher, Sir Godfrey and Lady Geraldine 1946-1960
Gifford, Lord, and members of his family 1896-1940.
Hammond, John Hays 1905-1936.
Henry, Bill 1943-1947
The Outpost (Regimental Magazine of the British South Africa Police) 1941-1947
Posselt, E. Harry 1946-1952
Schlegal, Oswald 1936-1954
1893-1927
Knowland, Senator William F. 1950-1958
Millikan, Robert A. 1948-1952
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, See also Box 3 Folder 6 above 1946-1948.
Stiles, John A. 1948-1958
CORRESPONDENCE OF J.E. ELLIOT
Scouting on Two Continents 1928
Fra Alaska Til Kap (Danish edition)
Manuscript and typescript drafts, including substantial amount of unpublished material
Taking Chances 1944
Burnham, Frederick R., Taking Chances, Haynes Corporation, a copy as published 1944,
Copies of inscriptions written in presentation copies of Taking Chances. The recipients are named and numbered to 464
Letters of thanks from recipients and requests for copies
Drafts of chapter on Winston Churchill with related papers
Haynes Corporation, printers. Correspondence and invoices
Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, (containing article apparently used by Frederick R. Burnham) 1942 March
Miscellaneous writings
Rhodes, Cecil. Drafts of an article with related papers 1902-1944
Selous, Frederick C. Drafts of an article for the Boone and Crockett Club Annual Report 1929
Transcripts of letters sent by Frederick R. Burnham to Northern Territories (BSA) Exploration Co., H. Greene and Lord Gifford re business transactions including land deals, mineral developments and Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) concessions 1897
Transcripts of diaries kept by A. King Macomber, John Blick (?) Gillfillan and (?) Stewart whilst mineral prospecting in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) for the Northern Territories (BSA) Exploration Co., Minerals mentioned include copper, gold and salt 1895.
Transcripts of diary kept by John Blick whilst on Wa Syndicate expedition in Gold Coast (Ghana) 1901.
SUBJECT FILE 1899-1936
Alaska and Klondike, Transcripts of correspondence, working papers for a publication and printed ephemera. Photographic materials were removed from this file and placed in envelope G, 78082-10.A-V. 1899-1936.
Miscellaneous. 1910-1946
Miscellaneous 1930-1939.
MEMORABILIA
1 Child's sheriff badge 1905
1 Conker (Horse Chestnut nut)
1 Cut-throat razor
1 Cycle padlock
1 Decorated card with message in (Arabic?)
1 Facsimile of a small stone inscribed with (Egyptian?) hieroglyphs
10 Glass negatives depicting East Africa 1902-1903
1 Gollywog lapel pin
1 Greek medallion, modern
1 Gunpowder can, small
1 Indigenous worked copper artefact, Central African, late Nineteenth Century
1 Lock of hair, Mrs. William Russell
1 Medallion inscribed Courage, Loyalty, Honor
6 Mineral samples
3 North American Indian pouches
1 Printing block, Frederick R. Burnham
1 Sample book depicting Spanish tiles 1930s or 1940s
1 Sea horse
1 Sea shell
1 Sheath for a knife
1 Snake skin
1 Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) crown (coin) 1953
1 (Stirrup?)
1 Token issued by J. Lawley, Cape Town (1900?)
PHOTOGRAPHS
164 prints depicting East African scenes, people and mineral occurrences, mostly Nairobi and vicinity of lake Rudolph 1902-1903
18 prints depicting Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) scenes, including Great Zimbabwe undated
23 prints depicting South African and Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) scenes, including commemoration ceremonies for the 1893 pioneer columns in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). 1890s-1940s.
7 prints depicting an exhibition of the Howell Wright Collection of Rhodesiana and South Africana in Cleveland public library prior to its presentation to Yale University Library. 1950?
145 prints depicting scenes, people, mineral occurrences and military forces in Golf Coast (Ghana) and Upper Volta, including Kintampo market women and villages destroyed by Samori. 1901
28 prints depicting miscellaneous African subjects undated
14 prints depicting houses, street scenes and local scenery in and around Skagway, Alaska 1899?
3 prints with one related press clipping depicting Tibet and/or Western China, taken by Jack Brooke. 1909?
24 prints and 1 sketch depicting Frederick R. Burnham. 1900s-1940s
20 prints depicting members of the Burnham and Russell families and their automobiles. 1861-1904
35 prints depicting members of Frederick R. Burnham's family in Alaska, Britain, California and East Africa. 1880s-1940s
15 prints depicting Frederick R. Burnham's early homes in California 1880s-?
53 prints depicting Frederick R. Burnham's Hollywood homes, including trophies and other memorabilia collected whilst travelling. 1930s-1940s
17 prints depicting Frederick R. Burnham's homes and grave. ?-1940s
39 prints depicting Frederick R. Burnham's personal friends and their homes. 1890s-1940s
10 prints, no common factor, 1870s-1940s, including 1870 lynching in Los Angeles, 190? inscribed stone, Yacqui Valley, Mexico, 1938 Dominguez Oilfield.
61 negatives depicting East Africa 1902-1903
53 negatives depicting West Africa 1901
25 negatives depicting Frederick R. Burnham's Hollywood homes 1930s-1940s
3 negatives depicting a group including W. Glenn Campbell outside Stanford University Faculty Club. 1972
61 postcards and 1 Christmas card depicting Alaska Rhodesia and other subjects.
31 prints depicting one of Frederick R. Burnham's Hollywood homes. 1940s
4 prints, no common factor undated
9 prints depicting Alaska 1930s
3 prints and 2 cartoons, no common factor, 1900-1939, including , 1938-1939 Sunset Club Christmas dinner parties, 1939 Kofa Mountain Game Range, Arizona.
Album containing 20 prints depicting one of Frederick R. Burnham's California Homes 1930s or 1940s
23 slides depicting Frederick R. Burnham, one of his homes and a Boy Scout memorial to him 1940s-1950s
10 glass negatives depicting East Africa 1902-1903