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Africa. Continent.

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9269
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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.

Dates: 1877-1924 and undated.

Correspondence and papers of Dr Angus Calder.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9909
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Concerning teaching and writers` workshops in East Africa.

Dates: 1968-1985.

Diaries of Una Cameron.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10384
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Concern climbing in the Alps, East Africa and Canada.

Dates: 1931-1939.

Drawings, mostly juvenile, by members of the Kirk family.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11147
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Some concern Africa where Sir John Kirk was an associate of Livingstone.

Dates: 19th century.

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.

 Item
Identifier: MS.42436
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 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.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42436-42438
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1864-1865.

Legal papers, 1901-1912, relating to the Trust of Mr Alexander Low Bruce and his African Estates.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13503
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Legal agreements, 1901-1912, relating to the Alexander Low Bruce Trust, and disposal and legal status of his African Estates.

Dates: 1901-1912

Letter of David Livingstone.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14059

Letter of Mary Moffat

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Identifier: Acc.13200
Scope and Contents Letter, 1846, of Mary Moffat to her brother`s widow. The letter was written in Kuruman, Africa, where Mary Moffat was stationed with her husband Robert Moffat, missionary. The Moffats` eldest daughter, Mary, had married David Livingstone at Kuruman in 1845, and this letter refers to the birth of David and Mary Livingstone`s son, their first child, six months earlier, and notes the new station Livingstone is establishing. Brief reference is made to Mary Moffat`s feelings about her...
Dates: 22 June 1846.

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.

 File
Identifier: MS.42421
Scope and Contents Most of the letters concern the preparation for publication of Livingstone`s “Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries”. Also included : (1) a letter of Reginald Poole to ?John Murray III concerning a quotation in Livingstone`s “Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries”;(2) letters of Robert Cooke to John Murray III concerning the return of Henry Stanley to Europe after he had "found" Livingstone at...
Dates: 1858-1874.

Manuscript, "Analysis of the language of the Bechuanas", by David Livingstone., ? 1852-? 1857.

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Identifier: MS.42426
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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".

Dates: ? 1852-? 1857.

Manuscript folio, observations concerning Lake Nyasa including a pencil sketch of a fish called a "sanjika", by David Livingstone., ? 1868-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42439
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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.

Dates: ? 1868-? 1870.

Manuscript, "Journal. No. 2. Island of Lhegozhee, Niger", by John Lander., 1830.

 Item
Identifier: MS.42326
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 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.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42426-42440
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: ? 1852-before 1874.

Papers, 1936-1958, of William Oliver Petrie, missionary doctor and superintendent of hospitals, Malawi.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13582
Scope and Contents Papers, 1936-1958, of William Oliver Petrie, missionary doctor and superintendent of hospitals, Malawi.William Oliver Petrie (1913-1998) was born at East Manse, Loanhead, Midlothian, the son of Rev. James Petrie and Mrs Cecilia Petrie. Rev. Petrie was the minister of the United Free Church at Loanhead. William was educated at Loanhead Primary School and George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. He graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1936, and worked for a time at...
Dates: 1936-1958

Papers of and concerning David Livingstone., ? 1852-1982.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42420-42442
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: ? 1852-1982.

Papers of and relating to Mary Slessor, missionary.

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Identifier: Acc.13297
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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.

Dates: 1905-1906, 1914.

Photographic print of a domestic scene in an African village., Late 19th century.

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Identifier: MS.42440
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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.

Dates: Late 19th century.

Printed maps of North Africa.

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Identifier: Acc.11150
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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.

Dates: circa 1943.