Africa. Continent.
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission.
Includes:
Instructions, 1877, by the Reverend Dr James Stewart
Letters, 1913-1924, from missionaries
paper, 1919, by the Reverend Dr George Brewster on German East Africa.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Angus Calder.
Concerning teaching and writers` workshops in East Africa.
Diaries of Una Cameron.
Concern climbing in the Alps, East Africa and Canada.
Drawings, mostly juvenile, by members of the Kirk family.
Some concern Africa where Sir John Kirk was an associate of Livingstone.
Engraver`s watercolour sketch of the grave of Mary Livingstone at Shupanga., 1864-1865.
The sketch has been annotated by David Livingstone.
The illustration was included in the "Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries" under the caption, "The grave of Mrs. Livingstone under the Baobab-tree, near to Shupanga House".
Incomplete manuscript, "Livingstone`s Zambezi MS" : the manuscript of the "Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries", by David and Charles Livingstone., 1864.
Incomplete manuscript, "Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries", by David Livingstone; with related proofs and a watercolour sketch., 1864-1865.
Legal papers, 1901-1912, relating to the Trust of Mr Alexander Low Bruce and his African Estates.
Legal agreements, 1901-1912, relating to the Alexander Low Bruce Trust, and disposal and legal status of his African Estates.
Letter of James Bruce of Kinnaird to Sir Joseph Banks., 1789.
Concerns Bruce`s possible travels in Africa and Arabia.
Letter of Mary Moffat
Letters of and to David Livingstone written and received during Livingstone`s return to Britain from Africa between 1856 and 1858., 1857-1858.
The letters concern mostly the preparation for publication of Livingstone`s `Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa`.
Letters of David Livingstone to John Murray III, with a letter to Robert Cooke, written at the time of his expedition to the Zambesi, and during his return to Britain from Africa between 1864 and 1865., 1858-1874.
Manuscript, "Analysis of the language of the Bechuanas", by David Livingstone., ? 1852-? 1857.
The title on the spine of the volume is "The Bechuana language".
Folio i is a note (watermark 1857) by Livingstone concerning the title page for the publication of the manuscript : "Under the title say. Written at Kuruman in November 1852 and printed for private use among all the members of the Livingstone expedition".
Manuscript folio, observations concerning Lake Nyasa including a pencil sketch of a fish called a "sanjika", by David Livingstone., ? 1868-? 1870.
Livingstone first visited Lake Nyasa on 17 September 1859, claiming its discovery. It is likely, however, that this folio, with its sketch of a fish described by Livingstone as a "sanjika", dates from his last journeys when he skirted the southern edge of the lake on his way to Lake Tanganyika.
Manuscript, "Journal. No. 2. Island of Lhegozhee, Niger", by John Lander., 1830.
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., ? 1852-before 1874.
Papers, 1936-1958, of William Oliver Petrie, missionary doctor and superintendent of hospitals, Malawi.
Papers of and concerning David Livingstone., ? 1852-1982.
Papers of and relating to Mary Slessor, missionary.
Papers of Mary Slessor, missionary, including her court record book, 1905-1906, compiled during her vice-presidency over the Ikot Obong native court, a copy of a letter, 1914, and a small number of photographs, undated.
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.
Photographic print of a domestic scene in an African village., Late 19th century.
Two women, one carrying an infant on her back in a sling, stand pounding food in a mortar. Two children sit nearby holding large round shallow receptacles for winnowing, while a third child sits behind the mortar. The image is repeated on the print.
Photographs (negatives and prints) of scenes in India, Africa and the Middle East concerning Church of Scotland missions.
Printed maps of North Africa.
Used on a journey by Michael Strachan and J Enoch Powell between Algiers and Cairo in 1943, many containing notes by the Strachan on their progress.
"P.S. to Preface" and "Footnote to page 600" : two manuscripts by David Livingstone : additions to the "Narrative of an expedition to the Zambezi and its tributaries", by David and Charles Livingstone., ? 1864-? 1865.
Folios 1-6 : incomplete post-script to the preface ; and,
folio 7 : footnote to page 600.