Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Descriptive Summary
Title: Anne Elizabeth Bontine diaries and other materials,
Date (inclusive): 1850-1923
Collection number: MS-M029
Creator:
Bontine, Anne Elizabeth, 1828-1925
Extent:
1 linear foot
1 box
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.
Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises 22 diaries by Anne Elizabeth Bontine, the mother of 19th century Scottish politician and author
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham. The materials generally describe her reflections on social activities in Scotland and
England providing a detailed account of her life from 1856 until 1923. The diaries also document journeys to European destinations,
family issues, and local political and cultural events. Also included is a collection of poetry by Martina Elphinstone Fleeming
and a diary by an unknown author.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Anne Elizabeth Bontine diaries and other materials. MS-M29. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Acquired, circa 1966.
Custodial History Note
This collection was separated during processing from the Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham Naval History Manuscripts Collection
(MS-M01), Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Processed by Andre Ambrus, 2004.
Biography
Anne Elizabeth Bontine, born Anne Elizabeth Elphinstone Fleeming, was born February 10, 1828. She was the daughter of a Scottish
Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming and Catalina Paulina Alessandro de Jiménez, a Spanish aristocrat. She married William
Cunninghame Bontine and was the mother of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham and Commander Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Cunninghame
Graham, father of collector Angus Cunninghame Graham. She died in 1925 at the age of 97.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection comprises 22 diaries by Anne Elizabeth Bontine, the mother of 19th century Scottish politician and author
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham. The materials generally describe her reflections on social activities in Scotland and
England providing a detailed account of her life from 1856 until 1923. The diaries also document journeys to European destinations,
family issues, and local political and cultural events. Also included is a collection of poetry by Martina Elphinstone Fleeming
and a diary by an unknown author.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type of material, and then chronologically.