David Livingstone lantern slides collection
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
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University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Descriptive Summary
Title: David Livingstone lantern slides collection
Date: circa 1900, undated
Collection Number: MS 228
Creator:
London Missionary Society
Extent:
0.54 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains lantern slides published by the London Missionary Society regarding David Livingstone, the noted
explorer and medical missionary who traveled to Africa in the 19th century. The lantern slides in this collection depict Livingstone's
life in color illustrations, and are accompanied by a pamphlet that provides descriptions of the slides. The collection also
includes a handwritten piece on David Livingstone by an unknown author.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. David Livingstone lantern slides collection (MS 228). Special Collections &
University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Harold L. Medjuck, 2007.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the David Livingstone Lantern Slides collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist known for his missionary work and exploration of Africa in the 19th century.
Born in 1813, Livingstone joined the London Missionary Society in the 1830s and began his work in Africa, traveling extensively
throughout central and southern Africa as a medical missionary. He was a staunch abolitionist, and sought to end the East
African Arab-Swahili slave trade though his influence as a national hero in late 19th century Britain.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains 40 color illustrated glass lantern slides published by the London Missionary Society regarding David
Livingstone, the noted explorer and medical missionary who traveled to Africa in the 19th century. The lantern slides in this
collection highlight Livingstone's life and are accompanied by a pamphlet that provides descriptions of the slides. The artists
of these slides is unknown. This collection also contains a handwritten piece from an unknown author on David Livingstone.
Collection Arrangement
Slides in the collection are arranged to follow the order described in the accompanying pamphlet.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
Africa -- Discovery and exploration
Explorers
Missions, Medical
Genres and Forms of Materials
Lantern slides
Box 1, Item 1
Portrait of Livingstone
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 2
Livingstone Birth Home
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 4
Farewell on the Broomielaw
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 5
View of Kuruman
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 6
A Bechuana Village
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 7
Bechuana Congregation
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 9
Almond Tree at Kuruman
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 10
Ruins of House at Kolobeng
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 11
Wagon Crossing River
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 12
Livingstone and the Lion
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 13
Scene in an Equatorial Forest
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 14
Preaching from a Wagon
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 15
Map Showing Travels
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 17
Thrown from an Ox
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 18
Showing Watch to Natives
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 19
Ivory and Carriers
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 21
The Slave Gang
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 22
Liberating a Slave
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 23
African Village Life
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 25
A Village Stockade
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 27
The Manyuema Ambush
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 28
Reading the Bible
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 29
Victoria Falls
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 30
Elephant Protecting her Young
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 31
Livingstone sees the Queen
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 32
Loss of a Boat
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 33
Livingstone and Stanley Meet
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 34
Livingstone carried in a Machilla
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 35
Being Assisted to the Hut
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 36
Model of the Hut
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 37
Inscription on Tree
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 38
Carrying the Body to the Coast
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 39
Monument in Africa
circa 1900
Box 1, Item 40
Inscription on Monument
circa 1900
Box 2, Folder 1
Livingstone Slide Pamphlet
undated
Box 2, Folder 2
Written Piece on David Livingstone
undated
