Identity area
Reference code
ZA HPRA A349
Title
David Livingstone, Letters
Date(s)
- May 1841 - November 1872 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Typescript transcripts, 20 items
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes letter, 13 May 1841, Port Elizabeth, to the Rev. Richard Cecil, in defence of Dr. Philip (the original is in the Africana Museum, Johannesburg). Also a series of 19 letters 1850 to 1872 to the Rev. W. Thompson, agent at Cape Town for the London Missionary Society, relating to his explorations, slavery and missionary work.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
See listing under Content
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Some of the originals are held in Museum Africa, Johannesburg.