Creator:
Birchfield, James D.
Inclusive Dates:
1960- 2010
Abstract:
Collection of materials from James D.
Birchfield, the majority relating to the collector John S. Mayfield. Most of the
material in the collection concerns a mutual interest in the English poet Algernon
Charles Swinburne.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Floppy disks.
Photographs.
Memorabilia.
Writings (documents)
Publications.
Subject:
Librarians.
Literature -- British
Collectors and collecting.
English poets.
English poetry -- 19th century.
Creator:
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
Inclusive Dates:
1855- 1891
Abstract:
British explorer of India and Africa, world traveler, orientalist, author,
linguist, translator of The Arabian nights. Collection includes correspondence
(1855-1891); contracts with publishers; and essays by Burton. Correspondence
includes letters from Lady Burton (Isabel Arundell), including some to Algernon
Charles Swinburne, and letters by Burton regarding Africa and the Orient.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Essays.
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
Africa -- Discovery and exploration.
Authors.
Explorers.
Translators.
Literature -- British
Authors and publishers -- Contracts and specifications.
Explorers.
Translators.