South Africa. Africa - South Africa. Nation. Longitude: 26.0000. Latitude: -30.0000.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous papers concerning David Livingstone., 1863-1982.
File
Identifier: MS.42442
Scope and Contents
Folio 1 : picture postcard of the tombstone of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey;folio 2-3 : prospectus issued by John Murray, publishers, advertising works by or concerning Livingstone;folio 4 : cutting from "The [?Standard]", no. 326 : “Last letter of Dr. Livingstone”;folio 5 : cutting, supplied through Durrant’s Press Cuttings, from ‘The Standard’, 21st October 1912 : "A Livingstone relic. An inkless letter. Written on a copy of ‘The...
Dates:
1863-1982.
Miscellaneous political articles, nature articles and ‘Dr Jim Would Ride’ about South Africa., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/247
Page proofs of the introductory pages to "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa"; with two impressions from a ?lithograph depicting a Bechuana reed dance., 1857.
File
Identifier: MS.42430
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-4 : proofs of the title-page, preface, contents and list of illustrations. The title-page differs minutely from the 1857 edition with index. Folios 5-6 : two impressions from a ?lithograph depicting a Bechuana reed dance. One copy of the lithograph (folio 5) has at its foot a manuscript note, "Bechuana reed dance by moonlight". It also differs in tone from the other copy (folio 6). The image depicted in the lithograph differs...
Dates:
1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning David Livingstone.
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Manuscripts by David Livingstone in which are recorded his journeys and experiences in Africa; with related proofs, sketches, a photographic print and a printed portrait.
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Manuscript, "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa", by David Livingstone; with related proofs.
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Assorted proofs for "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa" by David Livingstone.
Papers of Andrew Brown.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8258
Scope and Contents
Comprising eight notebooks and one photocopied notebook.
Including diary, 1899, of the Boer War, journal, 1905, of voyage from Johannesburg to Europe, via Egypt, Palestine and Greece, and poetry and reflections.
Dates:
1899-1905.
Photocopies, circa 2005, of letters, 1899-1902, of and to Lord Herbert Scott, when on service in the South African War.
File
Identifier: Acc.12482
Scope and Contents
This collection of letters and telegrams had been numbered before copies were received by the Library, and this numbering has been adhered to. All letters are from Lord Herbert Scott (henceforth HS) to his mother, the Duchess of Buccleuch, unless otherwise stated.The sequence of numbers 1 to 61, and 74 to 107, are chronological. Numbers 62 to 73 are an interpolation of telegrams, and this comprises a duplicate chronological sequence.1. 18 January 1899 [or rather...
Dates:
Circa 2005.
Photocopies of letters mostly to William Ramsay of Bowland from his sons William and Douglas in South African and the Far East.
File
Identifier: Acc.8656
Dates:
1894-1912.
Photocopy of diary of Lance-Corporal R Dick in the Boer War.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9244
Dates:
1899-1900.
Photographs from a botanical expedition to South Africa., 1927-1928.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9533/250-257
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Sir George participated in three major botanical expeditions (to South Africa, 1927-8, East Africa, 1934-5, and Tibet and Bhutan, 1938) which are illustrated in letters, photographs and diaries.Correspondence of special interest includes letters from botanical explorers Frank and Jean Kingdon Ward, George and Betty Sherriff and Frank Ludlow (mostly from Burma, Tibet and Bhutan) and from King Gustav of Sweden and Stanley Smith (the latter discussing the possible foundation of a...
Dates:
1927-1928.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Sir George Taylor, botanist, including diaries and photographs relating to botanical expeditions to Africa and the Himalayas.
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Photographs, slides and negatives, mostly from botanical expeditions of Sir George Taylor.
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Photographs and negatives from botanical expeditions in Africa, Tibet and Bhutan.
Photographs of Dr Harry Wyndman Balfour.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11761
Scope and Contents
Includes many taken during civilian and military service in South Africa.
Dates:
1891-circa 1920.
Press cuttings concerning South Africa., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.3721/142/257 [Missing]
Reports, pamphlets, press cuttings and other papers relating to South Africa., 1970-1978.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13476/201-206
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-1978) was a political scientist, professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and a Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian (1966-1974, 1974-1978). He was pro-Europeist and pro-devolutionist and campaigned in favour of a yes vote during the 1979 Referendum on a Scottish Aseembly.The material consists of the personal and academic papers detailing Mackintosh’s political and academic career. The papers document his many academic ventures including his...
Dates:
1970-1978.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Political, academic and personal papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, political academic and MP for Berwick and East Lothian.
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Correspondence and papers relating to the political career and parliamentary affairs of John Mackintosh.
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Correspondence and papers concerning Africa, mostly Rhodesia, Nigeria, South West Africa, Zambia and South Africa.
Script for a lecture concerning South Africa., Circa 1965.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10472/130
Dates:
Circa 1965.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Photographic plates, prints, slides and film strips, with related scripts, correspondence and catalogues of the Church of Scotland Department of World Mission and Unity, concerning missionary activities, mostly in Africa.
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Film strips and slide sets, with accompanying audio tapes and scripts.
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Scripts, mostly to accompany film strips and slide sets.
Script to accompany a film strip, 'South African journey'., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10472/129
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Photographic plates, prints, slides and film strips, with related scripts, correspondence and catalogues of the Church of Scotland Department of World Mission and Unity, concerning missionary activities, mostly in Africa.
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Film strips and slide sets, with accompanying audio tapes and scripts.
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Scripts, mostly to accompany film strips and slide sets.
Slides of South Africa., [1950-1971].
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10472/174-180
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Some numbers within each record may be missing.
Dates:
[1950-1971].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Photographic plates, prints, slides and film strips, with related scripts, correspondence and catalogues of the Church of Scotland Department of World Mission and Unity, concerning missionary activities, mostly in Africa.
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Slides of various parts of Africa, with photocopies of catalogues.
South Africa., 1953-1957.
File
Identifier: Acc.3721/42/31
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series of files was placed in R E Muirhead's room in the Scottish Secretariat Office.
Dates:
1953-1957.
Two sketchbooks of General Sir James E Alexander.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8610
Scope and Contents
Containing scenes, people and actions in Scotland, South Africa, Afghanistan and Egypt.
Dates:
1878-1883.
Typescript carbon copy of diary of South African War of James Bowstead Craik, as private in 19th Company, Imperial Yeomanry.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7803
Dates:
1901-1902.
Typescript pages of writing on politics in South Africa by Naomi Mitchison. , 1965-1970
File
Identifier: Acc.10888/75
Scope and Contents
Manuscript pages of writing on politics in South Africa by Naomi Mitchison. Possibly for 'The Africans: A History', a non-fiction history book first published in 1970. Typed with handwritten annotations.
Dates:
Other: 1965-1970
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries and literary manuscripts of Naomi Mitchison.
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Non-fiction manuscripts of Naomi Mitchison.
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Manuscripts of travel writing by Naomi Mitchison, including on Botswana, Uganda, Malaysia, Indonesia and and Australia.