Microfilm of journals, diaries, and letters, 1853-1866, of David Livingstone with letters, 1860-1874, of members of his family., 1853-1874.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (1) Journal, 11 November 1853-26 May 1856. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 272, number 4. (2) Journal, 2 August 1858-9 January 1859. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 272, number 6. (3) Journal, 1 December 1859-11 June 1860, 3 December 1860-23 March 1861. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 272, number 8. (4) Journal, 26 March 1864-1823 January 1866. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 273, number 10. (5) Diary, 10 October 1856-March 1857. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 273, number 1. (6) Diary, 4 April-13 May 1859. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 273, number 2. (7) Diary, 23 August-8 October 1859. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, number 3. (8) Diary, 19 April-17 May 1860. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, number 4. (9) Diary, 3-27 June 1860. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, number 6. (10) Diary, 28 July-24 August 1860. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, number 7. (11) Diary, 3 July-26 October 1861. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, number 9. (12) Diary, 19 March-12 July 1863. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, no. 11. (13) Diary, 15 July-22 September 1863. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 274, no. 12. (14) Four letters, 1858-1866, of David Livingstone. (15) Eleven letters, 1860-1861, of Mary Livingstone. (16) Five letters, 1863-1871, of Charles Livingstone. (17) Three letters, 1865-1874, of Harriette Livingstone. (18) One letter, 1872, of Robert Moffat.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1874.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Reels
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
Mf.MSS.888: Items (1)-(4, part only); Mf.MSS.889: Items (4, part only)-(18).
Existence and Location of Copies
MS.20315: the original of item (6); diary, April-May 1859, of Daivd Livingstone.
General
The microfilms are to be requested under Mf.MSS.888-889 and not MS.10775.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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