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Concerns medical missions and Bishop`s travels.

Scope and Contents Isabella Bishop wrote hundreds of letters to her sister, Henrietta Bird, and her publishers, John Murray. Many of these letters are detailed accounts of her travels, the lands she explored and the people she met. The letters document her journeys throughout her life and were used heavily by Bishop to produce her published works about her travels. In addition, the letters contain personal details, such as insights into her health, and her letters to her publishers focus on the publishing...

Scope and Contents Isabella Bishop regularly wrote to her younger sister, Henrietta Bird (1834-1880). These came to Henrietta, who lived in Edinburgh and then Mull, from all over the world, including Australia, America, Japan, China and the Malay Peninsula. Bishop described the letters as "diary-letters". In them she recorded in detail the stages of her travels. The letters are often extensive, the longest being 116 pages. Bishop used the details in these letters to produce her published works about her...

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The letters Isabella Bishop wrote to her publishers concern, principally, the preparation and publication of her travel writings. However, Bishop and John Murray [III] formed a long lasting friendship, so the letters also contain some personal information and some, posted from abroad, have details of her ongoing travels.

Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Gell, Edith Mary.Letter, 1910, of Edith Mary Gell to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Gell, William.Letter, 1816, of Sir William Gell to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Gellee, F.Letters, 1899, of F Gellee to John Murray IV. Folios 5-7.Gemmel, James George.Letter, 1852, of James George Gemmel to John Murray III. ...

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File contains original articles, essays, offprints, journals, exhibition ephemera, and press cuttings on the life and writing of Isabella Bird. File also contains photographs documenting exhibitions, and sites associated with Bird across Scotland and Asia, including her grave in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains original typescripts by a number of authors published by John Murray, publishers, including Peter Green and Valentine George Lawford.Also included are files of general papers and correspondence concerning book projects by certain authors and particular series published by John Murray publishers, but not containing original author material. Instead third party writing, publisher correspondence, or editorial memoranda are included. Examples include editorial...

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File contains photocopied articles, essays, and press cuttings on the life and writing of Isabella Bird.

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Isabella Bishop took up photography and the images she created were used in her published works about her travels. There are over 100 photographs, taken in various places including China, England, Japan, Korea, Kurdistan, North Africa and Persia. The photographs depict landscapes, buildings and people. The images from Persia and Kurdistan are "cyanotype" prints.