Burton, Sir Richard Francis, (1821-1890), explorer, diplomat and author

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Surname:	Burton
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Richard Francis
Gender:	Male
Date:	1821-1890
Biography:	ODNB link for Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821-1890) Knight Explorer and Diplomat
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P132444 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P4334 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Richard Francis Burton

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	papers, mainly photograph albums and newspaper cuttings	Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre	2667	NRA 42033 Arundell of Wardour
2	annotated books, literary MSS, corresp and papers	Huntington Library	formerly at Royal Anthropological Institute	See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
3	(copy) MSS, books and pamphlets from his library	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 3236	See Annual Return 1993
4	1846-2003: letters (85) and MSS of lectures (4)	Huntington Library	mssRFB 1-1386	See Guide to literary MSS 1979
5	1858-72: travel notebooks (2 vols)	Royal Geographical Society	RFB	See HMC Private papers of British diplomats 1782-1900, 1985
6	1865-90: corresp and literary MSS (62 items)	Syracuse University Libraries		See NUC MS 66-1956
7	notes for his translation of Camoens, etc (1 vol)	Harvard University: Houghton Library	MS Eng 37	NRA 20129 Harvard Univ MSS
8	corresp, papers and annotated books	Orleans House Gallery		See ASLIB Directory of Literary and Historical Collections 1993
9	1860-91: papers of and rel to Burton	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add.MS.49380 ff.54-72	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
10	1851-1910: corresp	Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library and Archive		See Matthews & Wainwright, MSS rel to Middle East, p73
11	1874-89: letters to HS Ashbee	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 38808C
12	c1884-90: letters to JJ Fahie	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng misc d 187	See Annual Report 1979-80 p18
13	1864-81: letters to Sir Francis Galton	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
14	1855-6: letters to Lord Houghton	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	Houghton 228:11-50	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
15	1852-80: letters (61) to Royal Geographical Society and other papers intended for publication by the RGS	Royal Geographical Society	RGS/CB	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995; RGS Archives
16	1864-76: letters (13) to Sir William Stirling-Maxwell	Glasgow City Archives	T-SK 29.14-26	NRA 24669 Stirling See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
17	1873-1890: (copy) several iterms exported 1984 incl 'Ultima Thule', notes on group marriage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 1458
18	(copy) 'The Dying Language of the Veglia Island' and other items exported 1980	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 1934
19	c1840-1911: papers and corresp incl Isabel Burton, spouse	British Library, Manuscript Collections	88861-88877	See Annual Return 2009
20	1861-1876: corresp and other papers sent to William Henry Wylde	Durham University Library and Collections	WYL
21	1885-1888: literary ms, proofs, corresp	University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library	Manuscript Collection MS-0629

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Burton, Lady Isabel, (1831-1896), biographer and wife of Sir Richard Burton	spouse of Isabel Burton		Family