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Mutesa, II, 1924 - 1969 (Kabaka of Buganda)

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Fonds

Account of the return of the Kabaka to Uganda, 1986

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/39
Scope and Contents

A copy of a letter written by Sir Ronald Bennett to his mother, 19 October 1955, describing in detail the ceremonies and celebrations for the return of the Kabaka of Buganda.

Dates: 1986
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

Coronation of Kabaka Mutesa II (King Freddie of Uganda), Budo, 1940

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045J
Scope and Contents One loose print measuring 204 x 150 mm, showing Kabaka Edward Frederick Mutesa II seated on a throne wearing his coronation robes and the crown which the Rt, Revd. Cyril Edgar Stuart (1892 - ?), Bishop of Uganda 1934-53, has just placed on his head:'Finally, dressed in the royal robes, which had been designed for the occasion and were splendidly golden, if a little heavy, I returned to the Church and received the crown and ring of Buganda from Bishop Stuart. Although it had been...
Dates: 1940
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).
 Fonds

Newscuttings on Uganda

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 329
Scope and Contents

A scrapbook of newscuttings and a set of pamphlets regarding religion and politics in Uganda. The collection is in English with the exception of a few items in the Ganda language. There is an accompanying letter from D.H. Simpson, R.C.S. Librarian, to the Revd Welbourn, 23 October 1978, regarding the gift of the collection to the Society.

Dates: 1960 - 1971
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).

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