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The Imperial Durbar Album of the Indian Princes, Chiefs and Zamindars
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O
Scope and Contents
A two-volume printed work containing biographies of 194 Indian and Burmese rulers with tipped-in portraits. Edition limited to 300 copies. Plates 1-31 are photogravure prints, the remainder are half-tone reproductions of varying quality: although not original photographic prints they have been included in the catalogue of the photograph collection as representing an important source for portrait of major and minor rulers, many probably not available elsewhere. Biographical notes have been...
Dates:
1911
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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The Inquisition: Decrees
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8155
Scope and Contents
A set of decrees condemning printed books and manuscript works in circulation. 1. Copy of a proclamation by the inquisitors of the dioceses of Cartagena and Orihuela condemning thirty-two works and ordering the expurgation of seven others, 11 pages, Murcia, 1747. 2. Copy of a proclamation by the Inquisitor General, D. Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, condemning eight propositions and ordering printed books to be altered accordingly, 7 pages,...
Dates:
1743-1747
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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The Journal of Major H. A. Fowle
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/FWLE
Scope and Contents
These two volumes describe Fowle's journey to Malta in 1941. He travelled on MV Georgic from Gourock in Scotland. He describes daily life on board the Georgic until it arrives in Port Tewfik, Egypt on 7 July and he disembarks the following day. The entry for 15 July includes the news that the Georgic has been bombed by the Germans and Fowle must now await instructions. July and August are spent in Cairo waiting to be moved and during this time the journal is particularly limited to...
Dates:
1941-05-18 - 1941-11-12
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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'The Keepsake': Manuscript Stories and Poems
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8928
Scope and Contents
'Original manuscripts of the contents of The Keepsake. In the handwriting of the several authors'. The Keepsake, a 19th century literary annual, was edited by Frederic Mansel Reynolds (d.1850), 1828-35 and 1838-9. The compilation is presumably from his papers.The volume contains 7 stories, 2 poems and 1 essay. 8 of these are signed with initials or noms de plume. The volume is entitled 'M.S.S. to Keepsake. 1835', and has the bookplate of Thomas Bell, Newcastle antiquary. [1] 'The monument, a...
Dates:
1833-1838
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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The Kibi murder trial
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 138
Scope and Contents
An undated, typescript account, with manuscript annotations, of a murder trial in the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast, November 1944, as recorded in the notes of Mr Justice Mustafa Fuad, edited by Madge Field, 230 pages. The eight defenders were found guilty of the murder of Akyia Mensah, who disappeared after the funeral rites of Paramount Chief Omanhene Nana Sir Ofori Ata of Akyem Abuakwa. This was alleged to be a case of ritual sacrifice. There is a glossary, notes on the historical...
Dates:
1944
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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The Killing Ground: The British Army, the Western Front and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-18.
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/TRAV
Scope and Contents
Annotated typescript.
Dates:
1986-08
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Knuckles (Colombo, 1868)
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303D
Scope and Contents
A volume of poems by William Skeen, Government Printer of Ceylon, illustrated by albumen prints produced by his son, W.L.H. Skeen. The prints measure approximately 145 x 95 mm and are pasted in beside the text.An advertisement by Skeen and Co. at the end of the book states the different editions of the work available: at 10 shillings with two photographs, at £1 with seven photographs, and 6 shillings without illustrations. The poem of the title is a history of the Knuckles planting...
Dates:
1868
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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The Ladies' Pocket Journal
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7718
Dates:
1799
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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The Ladies' Pocket Journal
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7719
Dates:
1804
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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The last Tasmanians
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3088C
Scope and Contents
Three prints mounted on thin card and captioned on the reverse. The captions have been recorded as found. These photographs show head and shoulders portraits of some of the last representatives of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
Dates:
1866
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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The Macclesfield Collection
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9597
Scope and Contents
The Macclesfield Collection principally comprises the archives of John Collins (1625-1683) and William Jones (1675-1749). As well as being mathematicians in their own right, both men corresponded with leading scientific figures of their day and so the collection includes autograph material by Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, Henry Briggs, Roger Cotes, Henry Oldenburg and Robert Hooke.
Dates:
1600-1800
Conditions Governing Access:
Due to the fragile nature of the material access to the collection is restricted. It is available to view in the Cambridge University Digital Library at https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/macclesfield/1
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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'The Malayan planter's bungalow'
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 366
Scope and Contents
Peter and Waveney Jenkins worked and lived in Malaysia for over 40 years. Peter was employed in the construction industry before joining the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has written a history of the organisation. Waveney has worked with the Heritage of Malaysia Trust to preserve the country’s historic buildings, and with the Kandis Resource Centre to support traditional wood-carving on the country’s east coast. Their joint interest in Malayan history...
Dates:
1911 - 2007
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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The Marjory Warren Geriatric Unit, Brisbane
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085V
Scope and Contents
Collection of twenty-four 165 x 122 mm black and white prints and 18 35 mm coloured slides. Dr Majory Warren, C.B.E. (1898-1960) consultant Physician at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, was a pioneer in the treatment of elderly patients. Her work was recognised when she was created C.B.E. in the New Years Honours of 1960, but she was killed in a car crash in France on 5th September of the same year. The Marjory Warren Geriatric Unit, attached to the Royal Brisbane Hospital, was...
Dates:
1963
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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The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MANP
Scope and Contents
Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.
Dates:
1960-08 - 1980-08
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
Fonds
The Memoirs of Oliver Woodward
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WOWD
Scope and Contents
"My Story of the Great War 1916-18" is an early collection of memoirs about Woodward's experiences in the Australian army during the First World War.
Dates:
1932
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Memoirs of Sir Walter Crocker, 1902-1975
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CRKR
Scope and Contents
An unpublished volume of Crocker's memoirs covering his life up to retirement.
Dates:
1902 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection was embargoed by Sir Walter until 1995 and is now open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Memoirs of Stanley J Sime
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SIME
Scope and Contents
Naval memoirs, 1928-46
Dates:
1972-08 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Memoirs of the Reverend Evelyn Chavasse
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CVSS
Scope and Contents
"Business in Great Waters: War Memories of a Semi-Sailor". Unpublished naval memoirs written in 1980. These memoirs cover the period in which Chavasse played a particularly active role in World War II. The memoirs begin with his command of HMS Broadway (formerly the USS Hunt), the early engineering problems and escorting convoys across the North Atlantic from Londonderry to Newfoundland [later part of Canada]. They also cover the period when Chavasse served under Admiral Sir Max Horton,...
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Memoirs of Vice-Admiral Sir William Robson
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/RBSN
Scope and Contents
"My naval life", with photocopies of photographs of Robson's family and the ships he served on
Dates:
1990-08
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Method for Intoneing the Eight Tones to the Psalms Regular and Irregular on the Gregorian Note
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3862
Scope and Contents
The tones are shown applied to various parts of the Catholic liturgy, with musical notation throughout, saves where prayers intervene. Headings and initials are in red or green ink, with occasional ornate coloured initials and use of decorative flowerwork. Following p. 104 are 40pp of printed devotions titled Bona Mors: or A Preparation for a Happy Death, n.p., 1737, parts of which carry a musical accompaniment. A ref. on p. 73 of the MS shows that the MS was designed to be bound with this...
Dates:
1737
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
File
The Minstrel or The Progress of Genius with Some Other Poems by James Beattie LL.D.
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7044
Scope and Contents
An 1816 manuscript of James Beattie's poem The Minstrel and some of Beattie's other poems. The Minstrel was originally published in two parts in 1771 and 1774. This particular manuscript of the poem(s) bears a dedication to Sir Archibald Grant, second Baronet of Monymusk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was copied by "his devoted servant George Mackay." The contents the volume are a preface followed by various poems, as described below: Preface to the Minstrel, beginning, "The design was to...
Dates:
1816
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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The Moore Family: Papers and correspondence
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9808
Dates:
1775-1976 (Circa)
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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The Mozarabic rite; ceremonies, ordinaces and songs
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8302
Scope and Contents
Document in Spanish, comprising of 4 distinct sections; ideas of the Mozarabic Rite, Ordinances of Cardinal Cisneros, a Royal Decree of 1 July 1852, pertaining to the Mozarabs in Toledo, and Mozarabic songs. Compiled in Toledo for the use of Natalio Moraleda y Estaban, Mozarabic chaplain in the Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo.
Bookplate of Natalio's brother, Juan Moraleda y Esteban, chronicler of 'Villa de Orgaz'.
Dates:
1881
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
The Natal team which beat the Cape Colony, first contest
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058E
Scope and Contents
144 x 101 mm., mounted on card. Photographer unknown, possibly H.F. Gros. The print is a group photograph of the fifteen uniformed members of the Natal Shooting team holding their rifles (see below). The photographic process has not been identified but is the same as Y3055H. The identifications written on the reverse of the mount are also in the same handwriting as those found on Y3055H and both prints were probably presented on the same occasion. The seven identified...
Dates:
1875 - 1880
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
The Naval Radar Trust Associated Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NVRT AS
Scope and Contents
These are papers and photographs which were created and collected by those associated with the Naval Radar Trust.
Dates:
1928 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre