AFRICA THROUGH WESTERN EYES
Part 4: Papers of Sir John Kirk (1832-1922) from the National Library of Scotland
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Correspondence
1. Letters from David Livingstone to Kirk, January 1858-May 1869.
2. Typescript copies of letters from Kirk to his brother Alick, November 1859-July 1863 plus miscellaneous correspondence.
3. Letters from Charles Cooke to his sister Helen, January 1860-October 1864.
4. Letters from Kirk to Helen Cooke, January 1866-February 1867 and n d.
5. Letters from Captain T M Sabine Pasley, HMS Highflyer to Helen Cooke, October 1867-October 1868.
6. Letters from various correspondents such as, Sir Bartle Frere and George Percy Badger to Kirk, 1871-1872.
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7. Correspondence between Kirk and H W Wylde, Head of the Slave Trade Department, Foreign Office, 1868-1886.
8. Letters to Kirk from various correspondents such as Verney Lovett Cameron, Cecil Murphy and Captain W F Prideaux, Acting Consul General at Zanzibar, 1873-1874 plus some letters to Mrs Kirk from Sir Bartle Frere, 1873.
9. Letters to Kirk from various correspondents such as Lord Dufferin, Lord Granville, Lord Northbrook, Lord Rosebery and Lord Salisbury, 1875-1886 plus miscellaneous letters.
10. Letters from King Leopold II of the Belgians to Kirk, 1879-1892.
11. Letters from Kirk to his eldest daughter, Marion, 1883-1915 and letters from Lloyd Matthews, Consul General, Zanzibar and H H Johnston to Kirk.
12. Record of texts of telegrams sent by Kirk and received at Zanzibar, 1884-1886.
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13. Letters from Kirk to Charles Allen, Secretary of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, 1885-1899 plus letters to W Baxter, 1899.
14. Letters to Kirk from various correspondents such as Sir A E Havelock, H H Kitchener, Lord Lothian, F D Lugard, Lord Salisbury, 1887-1892 plus memos and letters of Kirk on the slave trade.
15. Letters to Kirk from F D Lugard, 1891-1892, from Kirk to Flora Shaw, 1893-1894 and typescript copies of letters and memoranda between the Imperial British East Africa Company, the British and International Freeland Associations and the Foreign Office, 1893-1894.
16. Letters to Kirk from various correspondents such as Charles Dilke, Lord Goschen, Henry M Stanley and A C Lyall plus miscellaneous letters, 1894-1903.
17. Letters to Kirk mostly from rulers of Zanzibar, c1856-c1890 and letters from Kirk to Seyyid Hamoud and Seyyid Ali, 1899-1902, 1905.
18. Letters to Kirk from various correspondents such as Sir Richard Burton, J Chamberlain,
F Fowell-Buxton, J D Hooker and H M Stanley, 1867-1900.
Subject Files
19. Arab History of Kilwa – notes and comments by Kirk.
20. Material relating to Bibi Salimah, sister of the Sultan of Zanzibar.
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Diaries and Notebooks of Sir John Kirk
21. Notebook of Kirk, March-October 1858, compiled on the Zambesi Expedition plus miscellaneous notes.
22. Notebook of Kirk, 9 May-12 November 1860, compiled on the Zambesi Expedition.
23. Notes of Kirk, 24 February-3 June, 1-11 November 1861, compiled on the Zambesi Expedition.
24. Notebook of Kirk, 6 August-27 October 1861, compiled on the Zambesi Expedition.
25. Typescript transcripts of Kirk’s Zanzibar diaries (1866-1875) by Dr Foskett.
26. Notebook of Kirk, 25 April 1866-5 October 1868 compiled while in Zanzibar.
27. Diary of Helen Kirk, 13 March 1867-12 August 1869, compiled while in Zanzibar.
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28. Notebook of Kirk, 21 February 1870-29 November 1871, compiled while in Zanzibar.
29. Notebook of Kirk, 30 November 1871-29 September 1873, January 1899-December 1902, compiled while in Zanzibar and England.
30. Notebook of Kirk, 5 March-April 1873, 5-29 November 1875, compiled while in Zanzibar.
31. Notebook of Kirk, 16 August-3 November 1873, May 1876-15 October 1880, compiled while at Zanzibar.
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32. Diary of Lady Helen Kirk, Ediburgh, 12 August-20 September 1874 and Zanzibar, 1 January-10 April 1877.
33. Notebook of Kirk, October-2 December 1875, compiled while at Zanzibar.
34. Notebook of Kirk, 17 January 1876-4 September 1877, compiled while at Zanzibar.
35. Notebook of Kirk, 3 February 1876-27 May 1884, compiled while at Zanzibar.
36. Notebook of Kirk, 17 October 1883-1 September 1884, compiled while at Zanzibar.
37. Notebook of Kirk, 29 January 1883-16 July 1884, compiled while at Brussels, London and Zanzibar.
38. Notebook of Kirk, 31 August-20 November 1884, compiled while at Zanzibar.
Photographs and Sketches
39. Photographs taken by Kirk of family in Scotland - Please note that this section was not received by the National Library of Scotland and therefore could not be filmed.
40. Album of photographs taken by Kirk on the Zambesi Expedition, 1858-1863.
41. Photographs taken by Kirk on the Zambesi Expedition, 1858-1863
42. Sketches by Kirk during the Zambesi Expedition, c1858-1863.
43. Album of photographs taken by Kirk while in Zanzibar, 1866-1874.
44. Album of photographs taken by Kirk while in Zanzibar, c1866-c1880.
45. Photographs taken by Kirk of Zanzibar etc - Please note that this section was not received by the National Library of Scotland and therefore could not be filmed.
46. Album of photographs taken by Kirk while in Zanzibar, Mombasa, Lamu, Kilwa and Wavertree, 1884-1888.
47. Loose photographs of the Kirk family and scenes in Zanzibar and surrounding areas, c1870-1915, n d, c1964.
48. Album of photographs taken by Kirk while in West Africa and Cornwall, 1895-1897.
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Appointments, Awards and Honours
49. Various commissions and honours, 1858-1902.
50. Scroll expressing the gratitude of the Indians of Zanzibar - Please note that this section was not received by the National Library of Scotland and therefore could not be filmed.
Printed Material
51. Album of newspaper cuttings, May 1871-July 1874.
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52. Album of newspaper cuttings, 1885-1932.
53. File of loose newspaper cuttings, 1858-1922, 1929, 1932, 1959, 1973.
54. Published material on the natural history of East Africa, c1864-1960.
Copies of letters
55. Photographic copies of correspondence between Kirk and Livingstone, 7 September 1858-1 November 1871.
56. Typescript copies of letters from Kirk to James Young, 22 May 1870-27 February 1873.
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57. Photocopies of letters from Kirk to Livingstone and W D Hooker, 1870, 1872, 1873.
58. Photocopies of letters from Kirk to the Anti-Slavery Society, 1882-1896.
59. Photocopies of correspondence between Kirk and Devaux, 1883
60. Photocopies of letters from Kirk to the Universities’ Mission for Central Africa,
1887-1892.
61. Typescripts of letters from Kirk to Lugard, 1889-1897.
Miscellaneous
62. Extract of a entry from the Register of Births for Rev John Kirk, father of Sir John Kirk, together with the will of Rev Kirk.
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63. Copies of published articles, letters, reports and speeches, about or by Kirk, 1865-1972.
64. Copies of photographs taken by Kirk.
65. Copies of photographs taken by Kirk
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