Livingstone-Bruce collection

Comprises original letters between David Livingstone and Robert Moffat, 1844-1851. Photocopies exist for letters 1-6, 8-16, 18-37, and 57. There are no documents 45-56 present in the archives.


Date(s) of creation: 1844-c.1857
Level: Sub-Sub-Series
Format: Archive           

Summary: Comprises original letters between David Livingstone and Robert Moffat, 1844-1851. Photocopies exist for letters 1-6, 8-16, 18-37, and 57. There are no documents 45-56 present in the archives.
Extent: 2 boxes (including copy material)
Custodial history: These documents were donated to the London Missionary Society by Miss Diana Bruce, and transferred to SOAS Library with the Council for World Mission archive in 1973.
Access status: Restrictions Apply
Access conditions: Original letters are held in CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 4. Originals are not to be consulted without the permission of the Archivist. Copies for consultation are held in CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds, Box 5.
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Publications: Transcriptions for many of these letters have been published in 'David Livingstone: Family Letters, 1841-1856', ed. I. Schapera (London: Chatto & Windus, 1959), available at Ref: CWML Q345.
Format: Archive