British South Africa Company
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
Correspondence on the Rhodesia Geodetic Survey, 1897 - 1900
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/101
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning the Geodetic Survey of Rhodesia, including correspondence between D. Gill and Earl Grey on the initiation and general progress of the survey; a letter from the Acting Administrator, Salisbury, to Gill (fos 121-122), giving instructions for the primary triangulation to be carried out; correspondence with the Surveyor-General, Salisbury, 1897-1900 (fos 153-310); and correspondence with the British South Africa Company, 1897-1900 (fos 311-781).
Dates:
1897 - 1900
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
Correspondence on the Southern Rhodesia Survey, 1899 - 1906
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/119
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the Survey of Southern Rhodesia divided into seven sections:'British South Africa Company. London', 1900-1903: correspondence with the B.S.A.C. on the initiation of the survey and a report on progress dated 5 April 1900.'British South Africa Company. Cape Town', 1900-1906.'Surveyor General (Dept. of Lands) Salisbury', 1899-1906.'Mr Simms and Assistants', 1900-1902.'Surveyors - generally', 1902.'Tradesmen &...
Dates:
1899 - 1906
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).
Fonds
Newscuttings on East Africa
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 330
Scope and Contents
Seventy-nine pages of newscuttings from 'The Beira News and East Coast Chronicle' concerning East Africa, particularly its industry and commerce. The principal topics are the maize market, Zambesi coalfields, the political and economic future of Rhodesia, including the role of the British South Africa Company in the region, Nyasaland tobacco, and the development of ports and railways, notably at Beira and in Rhodesia. Other countries featured in the scrapbook include the Belgian Congo,...
Dates:
1922-09-18 - 1925-08-21
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Newscuttings on Southern and East Africa
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 332
Scope and Contents
Four volumes of newscuttings, three relating to Southern and East Africa and one to the Native Question in South Africa, and loose cuttings on related subjects. Many of the articles concern the activities of the colonial powers in Africa, notably Great Britain, Germany, Spain and France.
Dates:
1883 - 1932
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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- Royal Commonwealth Soc. (GBR/0115) 2
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- Type
- Archival Object 2
- Collection 2
- Subject
- Africa (continent) 2
- Congo (nation) 2
- South Africa (nation) 2
- Tanzania (nation) 2
- Uganda (nation) 2
- Beira (inhabited place) 1
- Colonial administration 1
- Colonialism 1
- Colonization 1
- Egypt (nation) 1
- Ethiopia (nation) 1
- France (nation) 1
- Germany (nation) 1
- Italy (nation) 1
- Kenya (nation) 1
- Malawi (nation) 1
- Morocco (nation) 1
- Mozambique (nation) 1
- Nigeria (nation) 1
- Portugal (nation) 1
- Rhodesia 1
- Rhodesia (region (general)) 1
- Rwanda (nation) 1
- Slavery 1
- Slaves 1
- Sofala (province) 1
- Spain (nation) 1
- Sudan (nation) 1
- Transvaal (general region) 1
- United Kingdom (nation) 1
- Zambezi (river) 1
- Zambia (nation) 1
- Zanzibar (inhabited place) 1
- Zimbabwe 1
- Zimbabwe (nation) 1 + ∧ less
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