Papers of Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1846-2003 (bulk 1846-1939)

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Papers of Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1846-2003 (bulk 1846-1939)

Collection of Burtoniana -- correspondence, manuscripts, research papers, and ephemera -- assembled by Edwards H. Metcalf over more than thirty years. The collection contains personal, official, business, and social correspondence and manuscripts of Sir Richard Francis Burton and Lady Isabel Burton, chiefly covering the period of Burton's consulship in Trieste and Lady Burton's life after her husband's death.

1461 pieces.58 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7088495

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Magyar, László, 1818-1864

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Guinea Coast Gold Mining Company.

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Great Britain. Consulate (Trieste, Italy)

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Marie, Georges.

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Brodie, Fawn McKay, 1915-1981

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Fawn McKay Brodie was born in Ogden, Utah, on September 15, 1915. Her family were active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with her grandfather serving as president of Brigham Young University and uncle David O. McKay as the ninth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brodie attended Weber College in Ogden from 1930-1932 before finishing a B.A. in English Literature at the University of Utah in 1934. She returned to Weber College to teach English...

Walker, R. B. N. (Robert Bruce N.)

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Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533

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Epithet: of Add MS 25036 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x0001c0 Epithet: of Sloane MS 396 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x0001bd Epithet: of Add MS 37210 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x0001c2 ...

Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889

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British Orientalist, engineer, and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Palermo, to Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1872 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584570 ...

C. Kegan Paul & Co. Publishers.

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Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912

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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890

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Richard Francis Burton was born March 19, 1821, at Torquay; he was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, but did not take a degree. He became a noted linguist, writer, translator and explorer; he is probably best known for his translations of the works of The Arabian Nights and The Kama Sutra..., as well as his travels in Africa, the Middle East, South America and Iceland. Isabel Arundell was born March 20, 1831, in London, of an old, established Roman Catholic family. In 1861, afte...

Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580

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Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington)

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Tootal, Albert

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Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, 1830-1895

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Apuleius.

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Cameron, Verney Lovett.

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Carrington, Charles,

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African Gold Coast Syndicate.

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Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909

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British poet. From the description of The descent into hell [manuscript poem], 1873 Jan. 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416044 From the description of Autograph quotation, [ca. 1890?]. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315968127 Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English lyric poet, dramatist, and critic of the Victorian era. He was famous for the innovative versification of his poetry and infamous for his violent attacks on Victorian morality. ...

Murchison, J. H. (John Henry)

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Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896

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Wife of Sir Richard F. Burton. From the description of Banking correspondence, 1876-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322404 From the guide to the Isabel Burton banking correspondence, 1876-1887, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Wife of Sir Richard Burton. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Miss Morse, [1872] July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129645 ...

Pincherle, James.

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Notcutt, Oliver.

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Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921

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Tinsley, John, of the Swan Inn, Hounslow

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Tassoni, Alessandro, 1565-1635

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Payne, John, 1842-1916

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John Payne was a minor Pre-Raphaelite poet and prolific translator of oriental literature. From the description of John Payne letter, 5 Upper Gloucester Place, to Mr. Rossetti, 56 Euston Square, 1874 August 8. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37230484 ...

Cole, George R. Fitz-Roy.

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Henry & Co.

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Hunfalvy, János 1820-1888

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