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The collection contains letters from Isabella Bird to a friend, 1868; to Captain Coburn, 1879; to Mrs Waller, 1879; to Miss Gilpin, 1887; to Mrs Smith, 1887; to unnamed man, 1889; to unnamed man, 1889. Constance Gordon-Cumming to Miss Smith, 1897. Mary Kingsley to Mr Maclehose, 1899. Rosita Forbes to Mr Simpson, 1910. Mary Hall to Mr Simpson, 1910. Olive Macleod to Mr Simpson, 1910-1911. Edith Durham to Mr Christy, 1912-1914. Freya Stark to Lady Currie, 1933-1936. Evelyn Cheesman to Miss P Strachey, 1936; Note by Miss Strachey introducing Miss Cheesman's lectures; letter from Miss D Steiner about programme of lectures.

Photocopy of letter. Written from Lausanne She replies to his questions as to whether Geneva is really worth all this trouble 'such a vile hole and corner place' as it is, when there are such large countries in Africa and Australia with 'their powers of expansion and better morals'. The battle fought at Geneva was one of principles and 'it does not matter how small the theatre on which the drama of principles is played out..principles are vital for all times and all places'. The same question will have to be fought out by all these countries, but she cannot go and help the moral development in these vast continents. She can help Geneva and show what has so deeply corrupted it. But there are many fine people there as she has learnt in the last five weeks. 'Did you read about the horrors of Dr Peters and the German generals in Africa.. Bebel made a splendid speech in the German Parliament against these men.' Details about German control of east Africa

To say she can come to Glasgow on 8 Nov [1899]. If she can get across to Hull the afternoon after to begin a tour of six town in the Midlands 'all in an awful 10 days'

The archive consists of two copies of a speech by Mary Kingsley. In it Kingsley opposed the motion in a debate on women's suffrage [held by the London Society for Women's Suffrage, later the Fawcett Society]. One copy is the original manuscript, the other a typed transcript.

Photograph, printed, paper, monochrome, official building in street. Inserted at page 208. Manuscript text below image: 'British Consulate, Dar-Es-Salaam'.