GB 0402 MLP - PARKYNS, Mansfield (1823-1894)

1 box and 8 files

GB 0402 MLP 1822-1946 Collection level 1 box and 8 files Parkyns , Mansfield , 1823-1894 , traveller and author

Born, 1823; Trinity College, Cambridge, 1840; embarked on travels, 1842, chiefly through Abyssinia and the Sudan; lived with the nomadic Kababish tribe as they roamed in the area around al-'Ubayd in the Sudan, 1846-1847; returned to England, 1849; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1849-1894; Assistant Secretary to the British embassy, Constantinople, 1850-1851; served on the RGS council, 1854; Comptroller of the Bankruptcy Court, 1864-1884; died, 1894.

Publications: Life in Abyssinia 2 vols, (1853), 2nd edition (1868)

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Papers of Mansfield Parkyns comprising papers relating to Abyssinia and the Sudan: (a) Notes on the history of Nubia, notes on Kordofan, notes on Tagulla and on the Noubas; portion of a journal kept while in Abyssinia, and (b) Five fasciculi in Italian, of a history of the Sudan (author unidentified), together with a partial translation by Richard Hill. (See R. Hill, Egypt in the Sudan). (c) MS. In French (author unidentified). (d) Loose pages of notes in English and Arabic. Accompanied by some correspondence of 1938 and 1946 about the papers.

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist,and subject to completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English, Italian, French and Arabic

Hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Additional letters are located in the Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Blocks - RGS/CB3/607, RGS/CB4/1218, RGS/CB4/1300.

The Gentleman Savage: The life of Mansfield Parkyns 1823-1894 by Sir Duncan Cumming, London, Century Hutchinson 1987

Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA

21st June 2001. Aug 2008. Parkyns , Mansfield , 1823-1894 , traveller and author National history African history History Sudan East Africa Ethiopia

Unknown

Papers of Mansfield Parkyns comprising papers relating to Abyssinia and the Sudan: (a) Notes on the history of Nubia, notes on Kordofan, notes on Tagulla and on the Noubas; portion of a journal kept while in Abyssinia, and (b) Five fasciculi in Italian, of a history of the Sudan (author unidentified), together with a partial translation by Richard Hill. (See R. Hill, Egypt in the Sudan). (c) MS. In French (author unidentified). (d) Loose pages of notes in English and Arabic. Accompanied by some correspondence of 1938 and 1946 about the papers.

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist,and subject to completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

• English

• Latin

English, Italian, French and Arabic

Additional letters are located in the Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Blocks - RGS/CB3/607, RGS/CB4/1218, RGS/CB4/1300.

Hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA

• English