Charles Livingstone Papers available

New Finding Guide for the Charles Livingstone Papers

A collection of journal books, notes and a transcribed letter by Charles Livingstone, brother of David Livingstone, is now described by a finding guide: http://oberlinarchives.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=605

The journal books hold Charles Livingstone's original account of the Zambezi Expedition led by David, and in which Charles was a member of the party. They drew on Charles' account to write their book Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries, published in 1865. Charles Livingstone was a graduate of Oberlin College in 1845, and attended Oberlin's Theological Seminary for three years. 

The journal books were donated to the Library in 1922 by the son of Charles Livingstone. They were transferred to Special Collections later on, then to the Archives in 2016. That year they were digitized and published in Livingstone Online at
https://www.livingstoneonline.org/in-his-own-words/catalogue/?f[0]=repository_ms:%22Oberlin%20College.%20Archives%22