George, VI, 1895 - 1952 (King of Great Britain and Ireland)
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
File
1935: Diary, 1935
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Kennet D/27
Scope and Contents
Diary, with some photographs and letters, including one from 'Albert' (afterwards King George VI).
Dates:
1935
Item
A Basuto Chief greeting His Majesty the King on the occasion of the Royal visit to Basutoland, 1947
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305O/120
Scope and Contents
154 x 114 mm. Showing King George V shaking hands with a Basuto chief, with Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, standing behind the king on the dais. Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, can be seen in the background.
Dates:
1947
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).
File
Coronation Day programme, 1937
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 348/2/7/5
Scope and Contents
The programme of celebrations at Livingstone on 12 May 1937.
Dates:
1937
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).
File
Film 1, 1947-01-31 - 1947-02-17
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 358/1
Scope and Contents
This film (part one of a two-part film) records the Royal party leaving Buckingham Palace on January 31st 1947 to cheering crowds and boarding a train at Waterloo Station for Portsmouth. It records the Royal party boarding HMS Vanguard, entertainment on deck during the voyage, and their arrival at Cape Town on February 17th 1947.
Dates:
1947-01-31 - 1947-02-17
Conditions Governing Access:
Copyright: British Film Institute. Permission has been obtained from the British Film Institute for the films to be streamed via the University of Cambridge's Streaming Media Service, to make them available for research and teaching within the University of Cambridge. They may not be downloaded.
Online access is limited to holders of Raven passwords (University of Cambridge). All other researchers: please contact rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk to make an appointment. For copyright reasons, the films can be viewed upon request only and in person at Cambridge University Library. All other requests to use any part of the films must be addressed to the British Film Institute.
File
Film 2, 1947-02
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 358/2
Scope and Contents
This film (second part of a two-part film) records the Royal Party's visit to Kenilworth Racecourse, near Cape Town, the opening by the King of the Ninth Union Parliament, and the Royal Party's visit to Port Elizabeth. It closes with a brief African dancing scene.
Dates:
1947-02
Conditions Governing Access:
Copyright: British Film Institute. Permission has been obtained from the British Film Institute for the films to be streamed via the University of Cambridge's Streaming Media Service, to make them available for research and teaching within the University of Cambridge. They may not be downloaded.
Online access is limited to holders of Raven passwords (University of Cambridge). All other researchers: please contact rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk to make an appointment. For copyright reasons, the films can be viewed upon request only and in person at Cambridge University Library. All other requests to use any part of the films must be addressed to the British Film Institute.
File
Memorial service for George VI, 1952
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 256/8
Scope and Contents
The order of service at Bermuda Cathedral, 15 February 1952, 9 pages.
Dates:
1952
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).
Item
The illness of King George VI, 1951-09-24
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 256/1
Scope and Contents
A cutting from the 'Bermuda royal gazette'.
Dates:
1951-09-24
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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- Type: Archival Object X
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- Royal Commonwealth Soc. (GBR/0115) 6
- Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 1
- Subject
- Africa (continent) 4
- Cape Town (inhabited place) 2
- South Africa (nation) 2
- England (country) 1
- Europe (continent) 1