Microfilm and photocopies of journals, diaries, and letters of David Livingstone, 1853-1866, with some letters of members of his family, 1860-1874.
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.
All the items are available on microfilm. Items (5)-(18) are also available in photocopies.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1874.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
12 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Made, 1976, by permission of the owners of the originals, the executors of Dr H F Wilson, M.C.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk