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Finding aid for Papers of Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1846-2003 (bulk 1846-1939)

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Title	Finding aid for Papers of Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1846-2003 (bulk 1846-1939)
Creator	Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
Extent	1,461 pieces. 58 boxes.
Biographical 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 Burtons career in the Foreign Office. Besides serving as Burtons 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.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.
Scope and Content	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.
Notes	Some pieces are in French, Italian, Latin, German, Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and Hebrew. For any questions about the papers, including specific reproduction requests, please contact the Curator of Literary Manuscripts.
Date	1846-2003
Provenance	Gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, October 1992. Provenance The bulk of the collection was acquired by Mr. Metcalf at two Sotheby's sales, in 1963 and 1965, featured the property of R.J.R. Arundell who had inhertined them from Lady Burton. Smaller groups and individual items came from various booksellers in Britain and the United States, including Spink & Son, Ltd, Maggs Brothers, David Bickersteth, Howard S. Mott, III, John Shroeder, Argus Bookshop, David Magee Bookshop, Bennett & Marshall, Bernard Rota, and others. The collection of papers of A.R. Allinson was purchased from Robert W. Mann in 1979.
Subject	Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. Orlando furioso -- Translations into English. Brodie, Fawn McKay, 1915- Devil drives. Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896 -- Archives. Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 -- Archives. Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580 -- Translations into English. Magyar, László, 1818-1864. Reisen in Süd-Afrika in den Jahren 1849 bis 1857 -- Translations into English. Payne, John, 1842-1916. Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907 -- Correspondence. Great Britain. Consulate (Trieste, Italy) Arabian nights -- Translations into English. Arabists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence. Authors, English -- 19th century -- Archives. Authors and publishers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence. Catholic women -- Great Britain -- Archives. Erotic literature -- Publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Explorers -- Great Britain -- Archives. Gold mines and mining -- Arabian Peninsula. Gold mines and mining -- Ghana. Linguists -- Great Britain. Poets, British. Portuguese language -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Translators -- Great Britain -- Archives. Travelers' writings, English. Women authors, English -- 19th century -- Archives. Africa, West -- Discovery and exploration. Arabian Peninsula -- Discovery and exploration. Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Brazil -- Description and travel. Egypt -- History -- Ismail, 1863-1879 -- Sources. Iceland -- Description and travel. Italy, Northern -- Description and travel. Trieste (Italy)
Form/Genre	Business letters Great Britain 19th century. Ephemera Great Britain 19th century. Letters (correspondence) Great Britain 19th century. Maps Great Britain 19th century. Manuscripts Great Britain 19th century. Poems Great Britain 19th century. Personal papers Great Britain 19th century. Translations Great Britain 19th century.
Contributors	Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. Orlando furioso. Apuleius. Metamorphosis. Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. Cameron, Verney Lovett. Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580. Carrington, Charles, 1867-1921, correspondent. Cole, George R. Fitz-Roy. Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, 1830-1895. Hunfalvy, János, 1820-1888, tr. Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912. Magyar, László, 1818-1864. Reisen in Süd-Afrika in den Jahren 1849 bis 1857. Marié, Georges. Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington), donor. Murchison, J. H. Notcutt, Oliver. Payne, John, 1842-1916. Pincherle, James. Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907. Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909. Tassoni, Alessandro, 1565-1635. Secchia rapita. Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921. Tinsley, John. Tootal, Albert. Walker, R. B. N. (Robert Bruce N.) Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889. African Gold Coast Syndicate. C. Kegan Paul & Co. Publishers. Guinea Coast Gold Mining Company. John F. Henry & Co.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssRFB 1 - 1386
Physical Collection	Sir Richard Francis Burton Papers
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	86 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-09-09.
Date Digital	2011-09-09
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson.
Citation Information	Sir Richard Francis Burton Papers. Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Restrictions	Images in this collection are for scholarly research; please review the Huntington Library's copyright information: http://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about. For purchasing images for publication please review our permission to publish policy: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=590.

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Full Text	SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON PAPERS 1846 - 2003 (bulk 1846-1939) FINDING AID The Huntington Library Gayle M. Richardson July 31, 2008 Revised: August 27, 2009 ©The Huntington Library

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