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Makerere University College

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Makere University College correspondence, 1963 - 1966

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 155/3/3
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between H.B. Thomas and D.H. Simpson and R.W. Beachey, S.J.K. Baker and R. Bridges of Makere University College regarding the D.E.A.B. There are also five copies of an article by Thomas taken from the 'Makerere journal', no. 8, 1963, pp. 65-69, regarding the dictionary.

Dates: 1963 - 1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Makerere Faculty of Agriculture, 1954 - 1999

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 162/3
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to Wilson's work in the Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University College.

Dates: 1954 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Papers and photographs of Fergus Wilson

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 162
Scope and Contents

A memoir and photographs of Fergus Wilson's time in East Africa, papers concerning agricultural education, material relating to Makerere University College, the Food and Agriculture Organization and other organisations, and miscellaneous items. A file of papers regarding the collection is with RCMS 162/1.

Dates: 1933 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Papers on the Ugandan Cosmic Ray Scheme, 1955 - 1957

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 12/34
Scope and Contents

Papers regarding the Cosmic Ray Scheme being undertaken at Makerere College, Kampala, Uganda. The material includes correspondence between T. Gold and D.R. Palmer of the Royal Greenwich Observatory and R. Thompson of Makerere College, concerning the problems encountered on the installation of equipment, financial details, the shipment of instruments, indents and details of shipment.

Dates: 1955 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Part II: University College of East Africa, 1999

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 162/1/2
Scope and Contents

A description of Wilson's years working in Makerere, Uganda, 1952-1964, and the development of the Faculty of Agriculture.

Dates: 1999
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Writers' Club scripts, 1965 - 1968

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 231/2
Scope and Contents

Scripts of programmes fronted by Edward Blishen, comprising interviews with writers and discussions, with the texts of a few poems and short stories. Some of the items featured were written by students of Makere University College. The rest are by writers from countries throughout Africa.

Dates: 1965 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Royal Commonwealth Soc. (GBR/0115) 5
Royal Greenwich Observatory (GBR/0180) 1
 
Type
Archival Object 5
Collection 1
 
Subject
Africa (continent) 2
Uganda (nation) 2
Kenya (nation) 1
Tanzania (nation) 1
Zanzibar (inhabited place) 1