Material relating to Bibi Salimah, including copies of 'The story of Bibi Salimah', undated; a copy of correspondence of Bibi Salima to her brother, with translation, circa 1883; and related correspondence of John Kirk and other individuals, 1875-1883., 1875-1883, undated.
Scope and Contents
Material relating to Bibi Salimah, sister of the Sultan of Zanzibar who married a German and fled Zanzibar.
Typescript (2 copies) of 'The story of Bibi Salimah'.
Manuscript account of the life of Bibi Salima (different text to the above).
Copy of Bibi Salima's letter to her brother the Sultan, [noted on the translation to be circa 1876, but in reality circa 1883] and two English translations of this.
Letters relating to Bibi Salimah:
2 letters from Lyon Playfair to Kirk, 9 and 10 May 1875
Letter from R.W. Playfair to Kirk, 22 June 1875.
2 letters from Lord Stanley of Alderney to Kirk, 9 June 1875, with a pencil note by Kirk, and 17 June 1875.
Letter from Lyon Playfair to Lambert, 17 June 1875.
Letter to Lord Ampthill from Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, Princess Royal, 22 April 1883.
Letter from J.H. Sanderson on behalf of Lord Granville, 30 April 1883, relating to the previous letter, 30 April 1883.
Envelope bearing Arabic script, addressed to Kirk.
Dates
- Creation: 1875-1883, undated.
Creator
- From the Series: Kirk, John, Sir, Knight (consul general at Zanzibar) (Associated name, Person)
- From the Series: Kirk, Helen (wife of Sir John, consul general at Zanzibar, née Cooke) (Associated name, Person)
Language of Materials
Several items in Arabic.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply. Parts 39, 45 and 50 were never available to the National Library of Scotland either for deposit or purchase, and are therefore not available for consultation.
Extent
1 Folders
Bibliography
Repository Details
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