Commonwealth and Overseas Students in Britain - General 1975-1985, 1975 - 1985
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises twenty-three boxes of photographs and thirty boxes plus one file of negatives.
The majority of photographs are of Heads of Government, meetings and other conferences held in the U.K; conferences leading to constitutional progress and, in most cases, independence, of individual countries; visitors from overseas including those training in the U.K; and organisations, exhibitions etc., in the U.K. relating to the Commonwealth. Most were taken by COI photographers, though some were obtained from commercial agencies.
The photographs are arranged by subject. The negatives are not listed here, but are numbered correspondingly and housed separately.
Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 1985
Creator
- From the Fonds: Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Central Office of Information (Organization)
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).
Extent
29 item(s) (29 images)
Language of Materials
English
General
WS.
Finding aid date
2006-11-09 14:12:36+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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