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mssHM 78795-78885, 80305-80324  
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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Access
  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical Note of Burke Eugene Casari
  • Biographical Note of Richard Francis Burton
  • Biographical Note of William Martin Wood
  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms
  • Indexing: Subjects
  • Indexing: Added Entries

  • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Burke E. Casari Papers
    Dates (inclusive): 1748-2013
    Collection Number: mssHM 78795-78885, 80305-80324
    Creator: Casari, Burke E. (Burke Eugene), 1935-.
    Extent: 749 pieces; 10 boxes.
    Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
    1151 Oxford Road
    San Marino, California 91108
    Phone: (626) 405-2129
    Email: reference@huntington.org
    URL: http://www.huntington.org
    Abstract: This collection contains materials by and/or related to British explorer and writer Richard Burton (1821-1890) collected by Burke Casari (born 1935) including one manuscript by Burton and letters and documents by Burton, his wife, and friends. The collection also includes artwork, lithographs, maps, photographs, printed material and Burton related research material gathered by Casari.
    Language: English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Burke E. Casari Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    Gifts of Burke E. Casari, Dec. 2011 and Apr. 2013.

    Biographical Note of Burke Eugene Casari

    Burke Eugene Casari, a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska, worked as an administrator for environmental programs at the State Health Department. He became interested in Richard Burton in 1962, while teaching in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Casari has since become a noted Burton collector and researcher, especially in the area of identifying previously undocumented Burton letters, articles and references.

    Biographical Note of Richard Francis Burton

    Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a British explorer, linguist, writer, diplomat and translator; he explored Africa, the Middle East, South America and Iceland and translated, among many other titles, The Arabian Nights. Burton married Isabel Arundell (1831-1896), in 1861, and she, thereafter, accompanied Burton on many of his travels, and became his amanuensis and editor, as well as publishing her own travel volumes and an autobiography. Burton died of a heart attack on Oct. 19, 1890 and Isabel Burton died from complications of ovarian cancer on March 22, 1896.

    Biographical Note of William Martin Wood

    William Martin Wood (1829-1907)was a British journalist; the editor of the Times of India and the Bombay Review, upon his retirement to England, Wood continued to write on Indian topics and published Things of India Made Plain.

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists of one manuscript by Richard F. Burton, and letters and documents, by, among others, Isabel Burton, Richard Burton, Verney Lovett Cameron, William Marcus Coghlan, J. A. Froude, Charles George Gordon, J. A. Grant, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Quentin Keynes, Alexander William Kinglake, David Livingstone, Mary Lovell, Victoria L. Maylor, Edwards H. Metcalf, Edward Henry Palmer, Bernadette Rivett, Stephen Tabachnick, John Hanning Speke, Henry M. Stanley, and William H. Wood. The collection also includes artwork, lithographs, maps, photographs, printed material and Burton related research material gathered by Burke Casari.
    The papers consist of the following series:
    1. Manuscript, Correspondence, Documents & Photographs (Boxes 1-2) are arranged alphabetically by author and subject. This series includes one manuscript by Richard Burton and letters and documents by, among others, Isabel Burton, Richard Burton, Verney Lovett Cameron, J. A. Froude, Charles George Gordon, J. A. Grant, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Alexander William Kinglake, David Livingstone, Victoria L. Maylor, Edward Henry Palmer, John Hanning Speke and Henry M. Stanley. This series also includes photographs of Isabel Burton, Emin Pasha, Richard Monckton Milnes (Baron Houghton) and David Livingstone.
    2. Oversize Correspondence, Etching, Lithographs, Maps & Printed Material (Box 3) is arranged alphabetically by author and subject. This series includes correspondence between William Marcus Coghlan and Peter M. Melvill, Frederick Leighton’s portrait of Burton, Vanity Fair lithographs, as well as maps of Africa, India and Sierra Leone dating from 1748-1880. This series also includes various Burton-related pages from the Illustrated London News.
    3. Research Material (Box 4 - Red Slip Case). This series includes original published pages from The Athenæum, with articles by and about Richard Burton; including reviews of his publications and contributions by Burton, (1852-1906), 362 pages.
    4. Research Material (Boxes 5-7) is arranged by subject and format. This material was collected by Burke Casari during his Burton research; it includes correspondence, printed material, photocopies of Burton articles and manuscripts, prints of Burton images, modern photos, research notes and clippings. The correspondence includes, among others, Quentin Keynes, Mary S. Lovell, Edward H. Metcalf, Bernadette Rivett and Stephen E. Tabachnick.
    5. Kama Sutra (Box 8). Bound volume of a manuscript copy by an unknown author.
    6. Correspondence and Research Material (Box 9) is arranged alphabetically by author. This series includes letters from Isabel Burton and Richard Burton to William Martin Wood and his wife, Mrs. William Martin Wood. This correspondence was removed from the Album now cataloged as Box 10. This series also includes research material collected by Burke Casari in support of his acquisition of the Kama Sutra and the album of correspondence; it includes email, photocopies and autograph notes.
    7. Album (Box 10). Leather album and box; originally contained Burton and Wood correspondence.

    Arrangement

    Organized in the following manner:
    • 1. Manuscript, Correspondence, Documents and Photographs (Boxes 1-2)
    • 2. Oversize Correspondence, Etching, Lithographs, Maps and Printed Material (Box 3)
    • 3. Research Material (Boxes 4-7)
    • 4. Kama Sutra (Box 8)
    • 5. Correspondence and Research Material (Box 9)
    • 6. Album (Box 10)
    Items arranged alphabetically and chronologically.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

    Subjects

    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
    Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864.
    Authors, English -- 19th century.
    Explorers -- Great Britain.

    Forms/Genres

    Business letters.
    Letters (correspondence).
    Manuscripts.
    Maps.
    Newspapers.
    Photographs.

    Additional Contributors

    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
    Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894.
    Coghlan, William Marcus, 1803-1885.
    Froude, James Anthony, 1818-1894.
    Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885.
    Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892.
    Hooker, Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911.
    Keynes, Quentin.
    Kinglake, Alexander William, 1809-1891.
    Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn), 1822-1898, recipient.
    Livingstone, David, 1813-1873.
    Lovell, Mary S.
    Maylor, Victoria L.
    Melvill, P. M., 1803-1895.
    Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington).
    Palmer, Edward Henry, 1840-1882.
    Rideing, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1918, recipient.
    Rivett, Bernadette.
    Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907, recipient.
    Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864.
    Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904.
    Tabachnick, Stephen Ely
    Wood, William Martin, 1829-1909, recipient.

    Indexing: Subjects

    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. In James Anthony Froude, 1818-1894, letter to John William Parker, 1792-1870, ([1863], Apr. 15). HM 78827.
    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. In photograph, (1893). HM 78860.
    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. In Illustrated London News, (1861-1896). HM 78885.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus, Now First Completely Englished into Verse and Prose. In Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, letter to [Henry] Page, ([ca. 1892]). HM 78809.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus, Now First Completely Englished into Verse and Prose. In Victoria L. Maylor, letters to Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, (1891). HM 78843-78844.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah. In William Marcus Coghlan, 1803-1885, letter to Sir Peter M. Melvill, 1803- 1895, (1856, Sep. 13). HM 78866.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah. In Sir Peter M. Melvill, 1803-1895, letter to William Marcus Coghlan, 1803- 1885, (1856, Aug. 26). HM 78867.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. In portrait, (1879). HM 78869.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. In “The Arabian Nights…,”, (1885, Oct. 24). HM 78870.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. In Illustrated London News, (1861-1896). HM 78885.
    Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. In Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, letters to Mrs. William Martin Wood, (1891). HM 80317-80318.
    Doughty-Tichborne, Roger Charles, 1829-1854. In “The Last Man…,” ([ca. 1874]). HM 78865.
    Doughty-Tichborne, Roger Charles, 1829-1854. In “Baronet or butcher,” (1871, June 10). HM 78871.
    Emin Pasha, 1840-1892. In photograph, ([before 1893]). HM 78861.
    Flaxman, Arthur John. In Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, letter to Philip M. Justice, ([1885], Sep. 16). HM 78806.
    Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892. In Illustrated London News, (1861-1896). HM 78885.
    Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron, 1809-1885. In photograph, ([ca. 1875]?). HM 78862.
    Keynes, Quentin. In Research Material…, (1987-2004). Box 5(6, 8, 15-16, 20).
    Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935. In Research Material…, (1991). Box 5(23). Livingstone, David, 1813-1873. In photographs, ([ca. 1865]?). HM 78863-78864.
    Norden, Hermann. Fresh Tracks in Congo. In Hermann Norden, card to Bill -----, ([1924]). HM 78848.
    Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907. In Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, letter to [Henry] Page, ([ca. 1892]). HM 78809.
    Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864. In Illustrated London News, (1861-1896). HM 78885. Speke, John Hanning, 1827-1864. In Research Material…, (1937-1988). Box 5(17).
    Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912. In Alexander William Kinglake, 1809- 1891, letter to Lady Sophia M. (Sophia Matilda) Palmer, 1852-1915 (1883, July 11). HM 78837.
    Ouida, 1839-1908. In Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, letter to Welbore St. Clair Baddeley, 1856-, (1883, Nov. 29). HM 78815.
    Young, Donald (ed.). The Search for the Source of the Nile. In Research Material…, (1999). Box 5(7).

    Indexing: Added Entries

    Babington, Churchill, 1821-1889. Addressee for William Whewell, 1794-1866, (1855, Feb. 4). HM 78858.
    Baddeley, Welbore St. Clair, 1856-. Addressee for Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, (1883, Nov. 29). HM 78815.
    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. Addressee for [J---- A---- E----], (1895, June 22). HM 78826.
    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. Addressee for Victoria L. Maylor, (1891-1894). HM 78843-78845.
    Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. Addressee for Arthur de Noé Walker, (1884). HM 78856- 78857.
    Coghlan, William Marcus, 1803-1885. Addressee for Sir Peter M. Melvill, 1803-1895, (1856, Aug. 26). HM 78867.
    Coghlan, William Marcus, 1803-1885. Addressee for Christopher Palmer Rigby, 1820-1885, (1859, Sep. 8). HM 78868.
    Flaxman, Arthur John. Addressee for Philip M. Justice, ([1885], Sep. 18). HM 78836.
    Forbes, David, 1828-1876. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, ([1872, Oct.]). HM 78803.
    Franks, Augustus Wollaston, 1826-1897. Addressee for Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, (1872-1874). HM 78817-78818.
    Gillmore, Parker. Addressee for Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844-1894, (1884, Nov. 29). HM 78825.
    Houdas, Octave Victor, 1840-1916. Addressee for Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, (1881, [Oct.]? 21). HM 78819.
    Hughes, Thomas Fiott, 1825-1887. Addressee for Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, ([1872], Mar. 11). HM 78820.
    Jeffcock, Charles Edward. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, (1893, Aug. 1). HM 78805.
    Justice, Philip M. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, ([1885-1886]). HM 78806- 78807.
    Justice, Philip M. Letter to Arthur John Flaxman following Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, letter to Philip M. Justice, ([1886], Oct. 7). HM 78807.
    Keltie, John Scott, Sir, 1840-1927. Addressee for E. C. (Edward Charles) Ross, (1897, Mar. 28). HM 78853.
    Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn), 1822-1898. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, ([1885, June]). HM 78808.
    Liseux, Isidore, 1835-1894. Addressee for Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, ([1887], Nov. 24). HM 78821.
    Macleod, Norman, 1812-1872. Addressee for Edward Henry Palmer, 1840-1882, (1871, July 4). HM 78850.
    Melvill, Peter M. Sir, 1803-1895. Addressee for William Marcus Coghlan, 1803-1885, (1856, Sep. 13). HM 78866.
    Palmer, Sophia M. (Sophia Matilda), Lady, 1852-1915. Addressee for Alexander William Kinglake, 1809-1891, (1883, July 11). HM 78837.
    Parker, John William, 1792-1870. Addressee for James Anthony Froude, 1818-1894, ([1863], Apr. 15). HM 78827.
    Rideing, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1918. Addressee for Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, 1858-1927, (1909, July 21). HM 78835.
    Ross, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1842?-1897. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, (1887, Jan. 2). HM 78810.
    Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831- 1896, (1891, Oct. 20). HM 78812.
    Stone, Chas. P. (Charles Pomeroy), 1824-1887. Addressee for Charles George Gordon, 1833- 1885, (1876, Dec. 7). HM 78828.
    Tweeddale, Arthur Hay, Marquis of, 1824-1878. Addressee for John Hanning Speke, 1827-1864, ([ca. 1864]?). HM 78854.
    Wilbraham, Richard, Sir, 1811-1900. Addressee for Alexander William Kinglake, 1809-1891, (1869, Apr. 10). HM 78838.
    Wood, William Martin, 1829-1907. Addressee for Lady Isabel Burton, 1831-1896, (1886-1891). HM 80310, 80312, 80314, 80316, 80318.
    Wood, William Martin, 1829-1907. Addressee for Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, ([1882?], June 5). HM 80324.