| Description |
65.45 linear feet (59 boxes) |
| Organization |
Organized in the following manner: 1. Manuscripts (Boxes 1-21); 2. Correspondence (Boxes 22-46); 3. Other Scholars' Material (Boxes 47-50); 4. Extra Oversize Material (Box 51); 5. Other Scholars' Material (Boxes 52-55); 6. Ephemera (Boxes 56-59). |
| Note |
Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssRFB 1-1386. |
| Biog. Note |
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, after an eleven-year courtship, Richard and Isabel were married, and from that time she accompanied Burton on his travels, and became his amanuensis and editor. Isabel Burton also used her family connections to help further Burton's career in the Foreign Office. Besides serving as Burton's editor, Isabel published a number of works, mainly travel volumes and an autobiography. Burton was given his final consulate at Trieste in 1873, and was knighted in 1886; after years of ill-health, he suffered a heart attack and died on October 19, 1890. Isabel Burton returned to England to oversee the literary estate of her husband; she died on March 22, 1896, from complications of ovarian cancer. |
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Edwards Huntington Metcalf, grandson of Henry E. Huntington. An avid collector, Edwards H. Metcalf served on the Board of Overseers of the Huntington Library from 1978 until his death in 2001. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Some pieces are in French, Italian, Latin, German, Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Hebrew. |
| Cite As |
[Identification of item]. Sir Richard Francis Burton Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. |
| Subject |
Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. Orlando furioso -- Translations into English.
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Brodie, Fawn McKay, 1915-1981. Devil drives.
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Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896.
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
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Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580 -- Translations into English.
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Magyar, László, 1818-1864. Reisen in Süd-Afrika in den Jahren 1849 bis 1857 -- Translations into English.
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Great Britain. Consulate (Trieste, Italy)
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Arabian nights -- Translations into English.
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Arabists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
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Authors, English -- 19th century -- Archives.
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Authors and publishers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.
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Catholic women -- Great Britain -- Archives.
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Erotic literature -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Explorers -- Great Britain -- Archives.
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Gold mines and mining -- Arabian Peninsula.
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Gold mines and mining -- Ghana.
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Linguists -- Great Britain.
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Poets, British.
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Portuguese language -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Translators -- Great Britain -- Archives.
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Travelers' writings, English.
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Women authors, English -- 19th century -- Archives.
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Africa, West -- Discovery and exploration.
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Arabian Peninsula -- Discovery and exploration.
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Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Brazil -- Description and travel.
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Egypt -- History -- Ismail, 1863-1879 -- Sources.
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Iceland -- Description and travel.
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Italy, Northern -- Description and travel.
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Trieste (Italy)
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| Form/Genre |
Business letters Great Britain 19th century.
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Ephemera (general object genre) Great Britain 19th century.
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Letters (correspondence) Great Britain 19th century.
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Manuscripts (documents) Great Britain 19th century.
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Maps (documents) Great Britain 19th century.
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Personal papers Great Britain 19th century.
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Poems Great Britain 19th century.
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Translations (documents) Great Britain 19th century.
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| Alt Author |
Cameron, Verney Lovett.
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Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580.
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Cole, George R. Fitz-Roy.
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Carrington, Charles, 1867-1921, correspondent.
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Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, 1830-1895.
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Hunfalvy, János, 1820-1888, translator.
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Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912.
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Marié, Georges.
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Murchison, J. H.
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Notcutt, Oliver.
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Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington), donor.
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Pincherle, James.
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Payne, John, 1842-1916.
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Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907.
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Tinsley, John.
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Tootal, Albert.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.
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Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921.
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Walker, R. B. N. (Robert Bruce N.)
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Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889.
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Apuleius.
Metamorphosis.
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Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533.
Orlando furioso.
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Magyar, László, 1818-1864.
Reisen in Süd-Afrika in den Jahren 1849 bis 1857.
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Tassoni, Alessandro, 1565-1635.
Secchia rapita.
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| Corp Author |
African Gold Coast Syndicate.
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C. Kegan Paul & Co. Publishers.
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Guinea Coast Gold Mining Company.
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John F. Henry & Co.
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| Bib Utility # |
228769785 |
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