Stanley, Henry Morton, 1841-1904

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Henry Morton Stanley, in full Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known as John Rowlands, also known by his Congolese byname Bula Matari, or Breaker of Rocks. Stanley was born on January 28, 1841, Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales. He died on May 10, 1904, London, England. He was a British American explorer of central Africa, who became famous for his rescue of the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone and for his discoveries in and development of the Congo region. He was knighted in 1899.

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referencedIn Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959. Collection of family and historical documents, ca. 1680-1900 Houghton Library
referencedIn A. Five paper sheets, each 12½ in. x 19.7/8 in., laid down on one length of canvas, recording the march from Yambuya, which was left 28 June 1887, to Lake Albert Nyanza, counter-marches in search of the rear-guard, etc.Henry Morton Stanley, explorer:..., 1887 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS letters and papers, from the collections of Sir Edward Tyas Cook, successively Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, Westminster Gazette, etc., viz.1. Two poems of George Meredith, -viz. : (a) Sonnet on the death of Robert Browning, beg. " N..., 1889-1908 British Library
referencedIn B. Eleven paper sheets, each 16.1/8 in. x 11½ in., except B 4 (9 in. x 11½ in.) and B 5 (7.1/8 in. x 11½ in.), showing the first portion of the retreat from Lake Albert Nyanza to the Island. of Zanzibar, by way of Lakes Albert Edward Nyanza and Victo..., 1889 British Library
referencedIn BURNS PAPERS. Vol. LXV (ff. 206). (1) Letters to Richard Moore the Chartist from political associates; 1839-1873. Included (ff. 1-6, 8-14) are some letters, etc., 1839-1841, n.d., from Francis Place (d. 1854), apparently all to Moore except one (f. 3..., 1819-1905 British Library
referencedIn Ernest William Smith Papers TXRC94-A22., 1870-1976, (bulk 1890-1935) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1896 Aug. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903. Papers, 1887-1888. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCCXI (ff. 300). 22. Mar.-21 Apr. 1886.includes:f. 1 Bertram Ashburnham, 5th Earl of Ashburnham: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1886-1893.f. 11 Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane; 7th Earl of Breadalbane: Correspondence with W. E. Gl... British Library
referencedIn C. A "New Plan of Victoria Nyanza," by H. M. Stanley, in pencil. At the foot is a note, "This is mere indication." 16.1/8 in. x 11½ in.Victoria Nyanza, Lake: Map of, by H. M. Stanley: [1889?].Henry Morton Stanley, explorer: Route maps of the Emin Pas... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XV (ff. 258). 1895.COUNTY OF London: Correspondence and papers of J. Burns as L.C.C. representative for Battersea: 1889-1905.Trade Unions: Correspondence, speeches, etc., of J. Burns, M.P., rel.to: 1872-1905.includes:f. 1 P. J. Reimers, of Bat..., 1895 British Library
referencedIn GORDON PAPERS (MOFFITT COLLECTION). Vol. XIII (ff. 138). Papers relating to the Sudan; 1874-1884, n.d. 1. ff. 1-113. Miscellaneous papers; 1874-1884. Included are letters from the Khedive Ismail and his successor, Tewfik, and several Egyptian ministe..., 1874-1884 British Library
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
referencedIn Virginia Woolf Monk's House photograph album (MH-6), ca. 1850-1900and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Harwood family. Harwood family papers, 1722-1962. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Armstrong, F. Wallis (Francis Wallis), 1907-1956. F. Wallis Armstrong collection, 1797-1886 (bulk 1840-1890). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Ogden, C. K. (Charles Kay), 1889-1957. Collected autographs : ms., 1881. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Henry Wight Diman Papers, 1842-1884 University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit
referencedIn Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927,. Papers of the Balch family, 1760-1955. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Livingstone, John. Letter, 1872 December 7 [to] F.N. Blake. Colorado College, Tutt Library
referencedIn Mackinnon, Sir William, 1st Baronet, c.1820-1893 School of Oriental and African Studies
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Letter, 1884. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Hamilton Gallery collection of autographs, European and American writers: Manuscripts-letters, 1830-1919. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Jephson, A.J.M., 1888-1891 Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Stanley, Dorothy, Lady, d. 1926. Dorothy Stanley letters to Constant Coquelin, 1886-1938. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Cartes-de-visite album and biographies, ca. 1875-1876. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XC, XCI. Autograph collection, 1689-1937 British Library
referencedIn Troup, John Rose, d. 1919. Letter to S.S. McClure, 1890 October 28. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf SPARHAWK PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 420). Bound letterbook of pressed copies of Sparhawk's outletters from Banana and Vivi; 17 July 1879-7 May 1881.Central Africa: A. de Bloeme, agent for the Afrikaansche Handelsvereniging: Correspondence of A. de Bloeme wi... British Library
creatorOf Train, Russell E., 1920- ,. The Russell E. Train Africana Collection, 1663-1996. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Magee, Henry W. (Henry Wells), 1840-1931. Henry Wells Magee papers, 1840-1965. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Autograph letter signed : Congo River, to Robert Newton, the British Vice-Consul at Luanda, Angola, while "advancing to the interior" on an exploring expedition, 1880 Mar. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Letter, 1874, March 1 : S.S. Garonne off Lisbon, to Mr. Diman. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Elliott, Grant. Diary of an expedition undertaken for Sir Henry Stanley in 1883, in the Belgian Congo [manuscript] University of Queensland, UQ Library
referencedIn Autographed correspondence collection of British-Canadian writers, 1804-1954. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Letter to S.B. Evans. [s.l.]. 1891 Feb. 26. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Mary French Sheldon Papers, 1885-1938 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Henry M. Stanley correspondence, 1878-1879. Library of Congress
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Letter, 1899. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Photographs of notable 19th-century men and women, 1874-1912. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn John Russell Young Papers, circa 1840-1959, (bulk 1858-1898) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Batchelder family papers, 1806-1902 Houghton Library
referencedIn PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN BOLTON (d. 1925), F.R.G.S., cartographer, of Stanford's Geographical Establishment, relating to Sir Henry Morton Stanley, G.C.B., the explorer, and Maj.-Gen. Charles George Gordon, C.B.; [1871?] -1909. For maps, main..., 1870-1909 British Library
creatorOf Stedman, Henry R. Autograph collection, 1679-1923. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sanford, Henry Shelton, 1823-1891. Henry Shelton Sanford papers, 1845-1890 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Autograph letter signed : 2 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, S.W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, 1899 June 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Letters. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Smith, Ernest William. Papers, 1870-1976 (bulk 1890-1935). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168), 1850-1880, 1872-1878 University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Littleton, Algernon Charles. Papers, 1861-1906. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Henry M. Stanley Papers, 1858-1911. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Parke, Thomas Heazle, 1857-1893. Thomas Heazle Parke papers, 1881-1914 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Vol. XX (ff. 164). Spencer-Churchill -Steele.includes:ff. 1-3v Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough: Letters to T. H. S. Escott from Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill: 1895.ff. 4-9v Frances Anne Emily Spencer-Chur... British Library
referencedIn Vanity Fair caricatures, 1872-1902. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Vol. VIII, ff. 297, R-Y.includes:f. 1 John Rae, FRS; Arctic explorer: Letter to R. McCormick: 1860.f. 3 Andrew Crombie Ramsay, geologist; Knight 1881: Letter to -: 1841.f. 4 Andrew Crombie Ramsay, geologist; Knight 1881: Letter to T. R. Jones: ... British Library
referencedIn Wingate, General Sir Reginald, ca.1876-1957 Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Stanley" to "Taylor". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891) Houghton Library
referencedIn Stanley, Dorothy, Lady, d. 1926. Dorothy Stanley letters to Constant Coquelin, 1886-1938. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn International Association of the Congo, Vivi Station records, 1881-1885 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. [Letter 18]96 Aug. 4, Whitehall [London, to] Arthur E. Hilbert / Henry M. Stanley. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
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associatedWith Armstrong, F. Wallis (Francis Wallis), 1907-1956. person
associatedWith Batchelder family. family
associatedWith Clapp, William Warland, 1826-1891 person
associatedWith Dibner, Bern, person
associatedWith Diman, Henry Wight, 1835-1884 person
associatedWith Diman, Mr, person
associatedWith Elliott, Grant. person
associatedWith Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959 person
associatedWith Harwood family. family
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
associatedWith Hilbert, Arthur E. person
associatedWith Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881 person
associatedWith Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881 person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Littleton, Algernon Charles. person
associatedWith Livingstone, David, 1813-1873. person
associatedWith Livingstone, John. person
associatedWith Magee, Henry W. (Henry Wells), 1840-1931. person
associatedWith Melhado, Frederick A., person
associatedWith Newton, Robert, person
associatedWith Parke, Thomas Heazle, 1857-1893. person
associatedWith Pond, James B. (James Burton), 1838-1903. person
associatedWith Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915- person
associatedWith Sanford, Henry Shelton, 1823-1891. person
correspondedWith Sheldon, Mary French, 1847-1936. person
associatedWith Smith, Ernest William person
associatedWith Smith, Ernest William. person
associatedWith Stanley, Dorothy. person
associatedWith Stedman, Henry R. person
correspondedWith Stevens, Elizabeth S. person
associatedWith Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900, person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Train, Russell E., 1920- , person
associatedWith Troup, John Rose, d. 1919. person
correspondedWith Whiting, Mr. person
associatedWith Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 person
correspondedWith Young, John Russell, 1840-1899. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
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Denbighshire WLS GB
Republic of the Congo 00 CG
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Death 1904-05-10

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