Journals of Samuel and Julian Alleyne Baker

Collection Level Description: Journals of Samuel and Julian Alleyne Baker

Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. c. 869, e. 1391-2, g. 353-4
Title: Journals of Samuel and Julian Alleyne Baker
Dates of Creation: 1815-73
Extent: 5 shelfmarks

Language of Material: English

Administrative/Biographical History

Samuel Baker sailed to Jamaica on the Bernard, 1815-16. Julian Alleyne Baker was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy when he took part in the Khedive's expedition to suppress the slave trade in Egypt and the Sudan, 1869-73.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of:

Journal of Samuel Baker on a voyage to Jamaica, 7 Oct. 1815-29 May 1816
Diaries of Julian Alleyne Baker on the Khedive's expedition, 1869-73

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was bequeathed to the Library by Dr J.R. Baker, 1984.

Access Conditions

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

Further Information

Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

Access Points

Slave trade | Egypt | History | 19th century

Voyages and travels | Egypt

Voyages and travels | Jamaica

Baker | Julian Alleyne | 1845-1922 | admiral

Baker | Samuel | fl 1815-1816

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09 June 2011