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Two letters from Denis Burkitt to his parents giving an account of his family holiday in Kenya. Both letters are written from Diani Beach, near Mombasa. Dated 2nd and 9th August 1956. (Signed originals).

Burkitt, Denis Parsons (1911-1993)

Travel 'Safaris' and Journals and Trip Itineraries of Denis Burkitt 1956-1979

'Safari diaries' - accounts of Denis Burkitt's travels

'Lymphoma research safari in East Africa. January 29th to February 4th 1961'.

Long Safari: report, itinerary and financial statement

Long Safari: lymphoma syndrome diary - letter to E. H. Williams family

Long Safari: narrative account based on Burkitt's journal letter to the Williams family October to December 1961

Report on Ruanda Urundi safari April 1962

Diary and report of West Africa safari May-June 1962

Diary of trip to South Africa in September 1962

Diary of Uganda Independence celebrations in October 1962

'Memorandum on Proposed Studies of Geographical Pathology in Tropical Africa', by Denis Burkitt

Diary of trip to Paris and the USA, February to March 1963

Diary of tour of the USA and Canada, September-November 1963

Diary of visit to Dar es Salaam and account of visit to Lake Victoria with Tony Epstein April 1964

Diary of trip to Tanganyika June to July 1964

Dairy of safari to Rwanda November to December 1964

Reports on safaris in 1964

Diary of a trip to Europe January to February 1965

Diary of trip to Southern Tanzania July 1965

Report on safaris to central Kenya and Southern Tanzania

Diary of trip to Sudan November 1965

Diary of trip to Egypt, Holy Land, Jordan and Athens January to February 1966

Diary of trip to East Africa July to August 1966

Diary of trip to Australia and Far East October to December 1966

Diary of trip to East Africa July to August 1967

Diary of trip to West Africa January 1968

Diary of a trip to the USA June 1968

Diary of trip to East Africa August to September 1968

Diary of trip to Congo and East Africa November to December 1968

Diary of trip to East and South Africa August 1969

Diary of trip to Brazil and the USA September 1969

Diary of trip to East Africa March to April 1970

Diary of trip to India and Afghanistan October to November 1970

Diary of trip to the USA January 1971

Diary of trip to Malawi February to March 1971

Diary of trip to Ethiopia and Nigeria May to June 1971

Diary of trip to Iran and India November 1971

Diary of trip to USA and trip to Italy March to April 1972

Diary of a tour of Africa September 1972

Diary of a trip to Afghanistan, Nepal and India February to March 1973

Account of visit to Italy November 1973

Diary of trip to West Africa January 1974

Diary of trip to South America April 1974

Diary of trip to India November 1974

Diary of trip to Canada, Kenya, USA, South East Asia January, June, August to September and November 1975

Diary of trip to Canada, Australia, Sweden, USA 1976

Letters to his parents (holiday in Kenya)

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Letters to his parents (holiday in Kenya)

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