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An appreciation of the life of William French (1897-1960) soldier, naturalist and adventurer extraordinaire
Andros Tomato Farm, Bahamas 1952
Anvil found on the site of the Van Rensburg massacre
250 x 185 mm. A photograph showing the anvil which is said to have been found circa 1850. Further details are to be found on the back of the photograph.
The massacre took place in July 1836 on the banks of the Limpopo, forty miles from its confluence with the Olifants River. Information on Johannes Jacobus Janse Van Rensburg (1779-1836) has only been co-ordinated in the 1950s and 1960s.
A.P.G. Austin photographs of the West Indies 1902-1922
Archdeacon R.H. Walker in Uganda
'Archie Nye, a memoir'
A biography of Archibald Nye, 68 pages.
Archives of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore
Archives of the Commonwealth Institute
Comprises annual reports, corporate plans, reports to ministers and heads of government, centenary brochures, programmes, and papers relating to the future of the Institute, the Commonwealth Education Trust and the Centre for Commonwealth Education in Cambridge. The papers were collected by Stephen Cox, a former director of the Institute, and largely relate to his tenure as director, 1991-7, and his ongoing interest in the winding-up of the Institute in the 2000s.
Archives of the Royal Commonwealth Society
A.R.H. Mann Collection, 1935
Armstrong family of Natal [KwaZulu/Natal]
A collection of three loose prints and one pencil sketch, of various sizes, with some identification on the reverse, which have been used as titles. They appear to relate to the emigration of the Armstrong family to southern Africa. Photographs by T.F. Haskell and others.
Army uniforms of the Empire and Commonwealth, 1860s-1940s
A collection of loose prints of various sizes, printed reproductions and other ephemera relating to the uniforms of overseas military units. The prints are by various photographers. The file also includes a photocopy copy of Tylden's Royal Commonwealth Society Library Talk - 'The history of the overseas armed forces' (10 April 1960).
Arrival of Sir Edward Stubbs in Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka], December 1933
Artesian Bores in Queensland
Articles from 'The Field'
Artwork by schoolchildren
Paintings and drawings by school pupils in Africa and India and a selection of artwork from other countries, some mounted on cardboard. The collection includes work by pupils of George Stevens, a friend of Richard Carline, who taught at a school in Africa before the Second World War. A covering note by Unity Spencer explaining the origins of the collection is with RCMS 58/1.
Ascension, West Africa, New Zealand, etc
Asia miscellanea
A wide range of papers and artwork concerning different parts of Asia. Much of the material relates to India.
Asia photograph collection
Asphalt Lakes, Trinidad
A collection of photographs mounted on card, measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm., with brief typed captions pasted to the mounts. The collection shows stages in the extraction, transportation and refining of pitch from the asphalt lake at La Brea, in the south-west corner of the Island. Raleigh used the pitch from this lake to caulk his ships as early as 1585, declaring it to be the best he had ever used.
Astronomical calculations in Asia
Calculations made during Clementi's journey through India, Tibet and China, 1907-1908.
Australasia miscellanea
A wide range of material concerning different parts of Australasia, but mainly Australia and New Zealand. Some of the collections are comprised of single items, such as pictures and maps. There are also a significant number of photocopies or photographs of original material. One of the collections is in Maori; the others are in English.
Australia, New Zealand, Sandwich Islands [i.e. Hawaiian Islands], 1886
Australia scenes, 1966 and 1973 (Joselin Collection)
Collection of eighty-seven slides (seven negatives) and nine prints relating to the East Coast, New South Wales and Queensland; the second batch, apart from numbers 26-32, are of the interior, 33-51 the Snowy Mountains and 52-86 the region of Alice Springs. The captions are from those written on the slide mounts or in correspondence with Mr. Joselin. Numbers 50-51 and 82 are professional photographs. Photographer is also the doner, F.E. Joselin.
Australia (Torrington Collection)
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- Elizabeth, 1900 - 2002 (née Bowes-Lyon, Queen Consort of George VI) 3
- George, VI, 1895 - 1952 (King of Great Britain and Ireland) 3
- Great Britain. Colonial Office. Visual Instruction Committee 3
- Hartley, Diana, 1894 - 1986 (nursing administrator in India) 3
- Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry, 1858 - 1945 (Baron Lugard, colonial administrator, soldier and author) 3
- Penn, Albert Thomas Watson, 1849-1924 (photographer) 3
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- Best, Margaret Mary, 1872 - 1941 2
- Brewster, Adolf Brewster, 1854 - 1937 (anthropologist) 2
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- British, Association of Malaysia and Singapore 2
- Burke, Norah Aileen, 1907 (novelist) 2
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- Campbell, Killie, 1881 - 1965 (collector of Africana) 2
- Canadian Pacific Railway 2
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- Corner, Edred John Henry, 1906 - 1996 (Botanist) 2
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- Cust, Robert Needham, 1821 - 1909 (orientalist) 2
- Dick, James, 1862 - 1926 (businessman and soldier in South Africa) 2
- Drake, Bernard L, fl1955 - 1961 (civil servant) 2
- Ellison, Randall Erskine, 1904 - 1984 (colonial administrator) 2
- Elsy, R, fl1880 - 1889 2
- Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) 2
- Foelsche, Paul Heinrich Matthias, 1831-1914 (Inspector of Police and photographer) 2
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- Frith, Francis, 1822 -1898 (photographer) 2
- Frome, Edward Charles, 1802 - 1890 (General) 2
- G R Lambert and Co (fl. 1875-1919) (photographers) 2
- Gedge, Ernest, 1862 - 1935 (colonial administrator) 2
- George, V, 1865 - 1936 (King of Great Britain and Ireland) 2
- Goepel, John, 1906 2
- Gray, Sir (John Milner, 1889-1970, Knight and colonial administrator) 2
- Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Ministry of Information. West African Photographic Service 2
- Historical Society of Nigeria 2
- Hone, Sir (Herbert Ralph, 1896-1992, Knight, Major General, colonial administrator) 2
- John Watson and Co (fl. 1855-1875) (photographers) 2
- Joselin, Frank E, fl1930 - 1947 2
- Jukes, Worthington, 1849 - 1937 (missionary) 2
- Kerry, Charles, 1858-1928 (photographer) 2
- King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874 - 1950 (Canadian statesman) 2
- Laing, John William (b c 1846) 2
- Livingstone, David, 1813 - 1873 (African missionary and explorer) 2
- Lovett, Hubert Richard, 1854 - 1908 (army officer) 2
- Macfie, John William Scott, 1879 - 1948 (doctor) 2
- Mann, A R H, fl. 1935 2
- Margaret, Rose, 1930 - 2002 (Princess, daughter of George VI) 2
- Matson, Albert Thomas, 1915 - 1987 2
- Millar, Ernest, 1868 - 1917 (missionary) 2
- Morris, Sir (Daniel, 1844-1933, Knight) 2
- Mutesa, II, 1924 - 1969 (Kabaka of Buganda) 2
- Newton, Lillian Allan, 1894 - 1977 2
- Notman, William, 1826-1891 (photographer) 2
- O'Kelly, Elizabeth, 1915c (olonial officer) 2
- Parker, Frederick Hardyman, fl1890 2
- Pedrotti, L, fl. 1902 (photographer) 2
- Philip, b, 1921 (Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II) 2
- Pickard, Sir (Cyril Stanley, b 1917, Knight, British High Commissioner of Pakistan) 2
- Platé and Co 2
- Robinson, Wren, fl1928 - 1981 2
- Roth, Henry Ling, 1855 - 1925 (ethnologist) 2
- S H Parsons and Sons (1871-1933) (photographers) 2
- Sedgwick, Thomas E, 1929 2
- Smith, James Carmichael, 1852 - 1919 2
- Stuart, Sir (Colin Campbell, 1885-1972, Knight and civil servant) 2
- Sueur, Robert W Le, fl1921 - 2001 2
- Tengely, Philip Louis, 1875 2
- Thompson, David, 1770 - 1857 (explorer and geographer) 2
- University of Sydney 2 ∧ less