Kirk, Sir John, (1832-1922), Knight, naturalist and political agent

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Surname:	Kirk
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1832-1922
Title:	Knight
History:	Naturalist and political agent
Biography:	ODNB link for Kirk, Sir John (1832-1922) Knight Naturalist and Administrator
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P276178 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P136587 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir John Kirk

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1842-1920: corresp and papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.9942
2	1867-1903: letters (19) received	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.20311
3	1867-79: letters to JA Grant	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.17909
4	1889-1904: corresp with FD Lugard	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Lugard; Brit Emp s 30-90	NRA 8555 Lugard
5	1879: corresp with Sir Alfred Lyall	British Library: Asian and African Studies	MSS Eur F 132	NRA 27530
6	1873-93: letters to Sir William Mackinnon	London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)	PP MS 1	NRA 10515 Mackinnon
7	1864-1913: corresp with Royal Geographical Society	Royal Geographical Society	RGS/CB	See RGS archives, pp101,103,116,119-20
8	1858-1871: corresp with David Livingstone, incl sketches and maps	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 10701-10780 Passim