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Newscuttings on the Royal Visit to Nigeria, 1956
Scrapbooks of newcuttings from the Nigerian and British Press relating to the Royal Visit.
Newscuttings on the Uganda disturbances
Cuttings from various publications on the 1892 disturbances, some in French and German with typescript translations. There is a note at the front by H.B. Thomas, October 1968: 'Formerly in Secretariat Library, Entebbe, Uganda, used by Margery Pelham when writing "Lugard, the years of adventure"'.
Newscuttings on Uganda
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.
Newspapers on Royal Visit to Nigeria, 1956
Editions of four newspapers containing articles on the Royal Visit.
Nigerian Troops in the Congo, circa 1960
A collection of photographs, measuring 240 x 180 mm, probably by official photographers, of the air lift of Nigerian troops to the Congo as part of the United Nations force (ONUC). The first of these went in November 1960: those serving in Kivu Province, where Kindi is situated, were the 5th Battalion and the Field Squadron. Nigerian troops served in the Congo until 1964.
No. 218 Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana] Bomber Squadron
Northern Rhodesia papers
Material relating to Sugg's career in Northern Rhodesia, with some later papers.
Notes on the Boer War, 1899-1900
Manuscript notes and press-cuttings reporting the events of the war, organised chronologically; not an original memoir. The title page states 'commenced at Durban.' Originally in four volumes, but the second volume is missing.
Nyasaland diaries of David Lawson
Eleven diaries beginning in Cape Town, 1 January 1932, which Lawson was travelling through on route to take up his post, and continuing with occasional gaps up to 1943. The writing is mainly manuscript, but there are some inserted typescript entries. Although Lawson's will bequeathed 'the diaries written by me while a member of the Colonial Civil Service in Nyasaland from 1932 to 1944', there are no volumes for 1941 or 1944.
Occupation of Mashonaland
Palmerston Hotel, Port Elizabeth
Panorama of Accra, circa 1910
A collection of uncaptioned loose prints, each measuring approximately 290 x 200 mm. Joined together the prints form a panoramic view of about 180 degrees. The viewpoint of the photographer is from an unidentified building between the High Street and the sea a few hundred yards east of Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral. Photographer unknown, but see print 5.
Papers and photographs of Fergus Wilson
A memoir and photographs of Fergus Wilson's time in East Africa, papers concerning agricultural education, material relating to Makerere University College, the Food and Agriculture Organization and other organisations, and miscellaneous items. A file of papers regarding the collection is with RCMS 162/1.
Papers and photographs of J.M. Coote
Correspondence, a printed pamphlet and photographs relating predominantly to Coote's time in East Africa, but with a few photographs from Persia.
Papers of A.J. Siggins
Typescripts and pamphlets on British Empire organisations and the Commonwealth, short stories, a memoir and correspondence.
Papers of Arnold Paice
Papers of A.T. Matson
Published and unpublished writing by A.T. Matson, correspondence with D.H. Simpson, and extracts and cuttings from journals and newspapers.
Papers of Cuthbert Christy
Diaries, notes, letters, reports, publications and maps written or collected by Christy during his medical and zoological work in Scotland, Africa and India.
Papers of H.B. Thomas
Material concerning H.B. Thomas and his academic work on Africa. Much of the collection is comprised of correspondence relating to Thomas' involvement with different organisations, projects and publications.
Papers of Laura Longmore
Articles and lectures by Laura Longmore and collected press cuttings and published material. The collection is accompanied by four pieces of correspondence with Terry Barringer, R.C.S. Librarian, 1998.
Papers of Rodney Carrington Wood
The diaries were written when Wood was chiefly in Nyasaland and the Seychelles. They include a few inserted sketches and photographs. There is an accompanying set of press cuttings and miscellaneous papers.
Papers of Sir John Hawley Glover
This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.
Papers of the Entebbe clubs
Minute books of the Entebbe societies and correspondence of the Entebbe Club.
Papers on David Livingstone
Articles and transcripts relating to David Livingstone, including illustrations and maps.
Papers on the Great Pyramid
Correspondence, notes, statistics and diagrams relating to Harry Carver's studies of the Great Pyramid.