Royalty.- Arthur (Prince [Prince Arthur of Connaught] (1883-1938), governor-general of South Africa and grandson of Queen Victoria, 1883-1938).- Collins (William Fellowes, Colonel, awarded the DSO, married Lady Evelyn Anne Innes-Ker daughter of the 7th Duke of Roxburghe, of Cundall Manor, Helperby, and Knaresborough House, Yorkshire, 1865-1948). Correspondence between W.F. Collins and his future wife, c. 22 letters, 8vo, Tidworth barracks & elsewhere, 1907, referring on numerous occasions to Prince Arthur of Connaught, "Prince Arthur gave me a Russian cigarette case last night as a present. It is really quite nice & a bit different... he is in quite good form & I will let you know how he shoots when I get back tonight", and day to day accounts of an army officer; and with a few pieces of associated ephemera including Collins' passport, v.s., v.d. (c. 22).
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