GB 1446 MS 52 - DURHAM, Mary Edith (1863-1944): Sarajevo crime

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GB 1446 MS 52

Title

DURHAM, Mary Edith (1863-1944): Sarajevo crime

Date(s)

  • 1926 (Creation)

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2 bound volumes

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Biographical history

Mary Edith Durham born in London on 8 December 1863; educated at Bedford College, 1878-1882; became an artist, and trained at the Royal Academy Schools. Following illness and at nearly forty years old she travelled to the Balkans and worked as a political missionary. She first visited the area in 1900 in search of health and was an anthropologist as well as a gifted artist. She travelled to the Balkans annually from 1900 to 1914. When uprisings occurred, in 1903 and 1909, she provided medical aid and food. Durham was offered a permanent home in Albania by the Albanian Government. She refused, choosing to remain independent and settled in London writing books and articles. She died in London on 15 November 1944.

Archival history

GB 1446 MS 52 1926 Collection level 2 bound volumes Durham , Mary Edith , 1863-1944 , Balkan traveller and author

Mary Edith Durham born in London on 8 December 1863; educated at Bedford College, 1878-1882; became an artist, and trained at the Royal Academy Schools. Following illness and at nearly forty years old she travelled to the Balkans and worked as a political missionary. She first visited the area in 1900 in search of health and was an anthropologist as well as a gifted artist. She travelled to the Balkans annually from 1900 to 1914. When uprisings occurred, in 1903 and 1909, she provided medical aid and food. Durham was offered a permanent home in Albania by the Albanian Government. She refused, choosing to remain independent and settled in London writing books and articles. She died in London on 15 November 1944.

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Papers of Mary Edith Durham, 1926, comprise two books containing notes made whilst Durham was in Vienna titled 'Bearing on the Sarajevo crime'.

Two bound volumes.

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Mainly in English.

Hand list available in the Institute's Reading Room.

Entry compiled by Samantha Velumyl.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

May 2008 Wars (events) Austria Bosnia and Hercegovina Crime Durham , Mary Edith , 1863-1944 , traveller and anthropologist Europe European history Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine National history Sarajevo Vienna Western Europe World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events)

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Papers of Mary Edith Durham, 1926, comprise two books containing notes made whilst Durham was in Vienna titled 'Bearing on the Sarajevo crime'.

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Two bound volumes.

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Conditions governing access

Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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Mainly in English.

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Hand list available in the Institute's Reading Room.

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Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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