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

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GB 1446 MS 52

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

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  • 1926 (Création/Production)

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2 bound volumes

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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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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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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 de 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.

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  • anglais

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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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  • anglais

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