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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