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School groups in Calcutta, ?1920s-30s
Collection consisting of loose prints of school groups in Calcutta. The schools have not been identified. Photographs by Edna Lorenz and H. Paul.
Seals and coats of arms
A collection of letters, pictures and two seals received in reply to the R.C.I. circular of 1904, with later additions, including booklets, newscuttings, newsletters and volumes. A summary list describing the earlier material is in the first box.
Second Intercolonial Exhibition, Brisbane
Sedgwick Migration Photographs
A collection of 3 albums (now disbound) containing a small number of original photographs as well as letters, pamphlets, press cuttings and memoranda. The photographs are spread throughout volumes 1 and 2. Volume 3, 1913- (which was marked vol. IV inside) has no original photographs. Images reproduced in cuttings and articles are not listed.
Selection of photographic subjects of the Union of South Africa
Sénégambie-Niger reports
'Senex Africanus'
A carbon copy of a typescript of Sinclair's reminiscences of his time in England, Kenya, Zanzibar and Tangier, 177 pages. Although there is a list of photographs, the illustrated copy of the memoir is believed to be lost.
Seretse Khama statue
'Setting up in Njombe'
This is an account by Norman Cuthbert, illustrated with colour photographs, of his colleagues and working life in the laboratory and factory, and of his wider experiences of the people and geography of Njombe.
Seychelles photographs, 1880-1950
Collection of loose photographs from various sources, of various sizes, mounted on card. Prints are numbered 1-3 since the first item consists of three photographs.
Shanghai Racecourse, circa 1870
Albumen prints mounted on card and measuring approximately 275 x 200 mm. Photographer unknown.
Shaw collection on Tanganyika [i.e. Tanzania]
Collection of loose sepia photographs, all but one measuring 212 x 132 mm. The photographs were formerly the property of, and may have been taken by, John Verrinder Shaw, the brother of Professor Thurstan Shaw, and relate to road construction, probably in Morogoro in the 1940s. Though they do not show the same portion of road, numbers 3-10 all depict the same type of road, made by cutting away part of a slope and levelling a wide enough area for limited traffic. There are no captions.
Sierra Leone 1938: a geographer's journey
A description of Robert Steel's five months in Sierra Leone based on his notes, diaries and letters to his fiancée, 93 pages. The work was begun by Steel in the time leading up to his death, and completed and edited by his son-in-law, Colin Johnson. There is an accompanying letter from Eileen Steel to the R.C.S. Librarian, 8 January 2000.
Sierra Leone: Wallace album
Singapore
Collection of photographs most of which are by G.R. Lambert and Co. Unless otherwise stated they are 270 x 210 mm. The captions are those on the prints; where there is no caption, one is given in brackets.
Singapore 1982
A collection of loose colour prints each 360 x 240 mm. Some descriptive captions have been added, but most of the information was supplied with the photographs, and has not been updated.
Sir Ahmadu Bello
This collection comprises a full length portrait of Sir Ahmadu Bello and a family tree with Annabi Muhammadu at the head, and a head and shoulders portrait of a man in the centre (perhaps Sir Ahmadu Bello?).
Sir Alan Burns Collection of Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana] photographs, 1940s
Sir Alexander Johnston: administrative papers relating to Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Comprises: four notebooks assembled by Johnston on aspects of law, history and administration in Ceylon; letter-book containing regulations relating to Roman Catholics in Ceylon; copies of law officers and counsels' opinions on various colonial acts. Note that 'Notebook V', extract from statement concerning the arrival of Chalias in Ceylon (presented by Professor Lee alongside the rest of the collection and listed in Donald Simpson's 1975 manuscript catalogue) is missing.
Sir Bartle Frere's return to Cape Town, June 1879
Sir Campbell Stuart Photographs
Framed photographs, photographers unknown, forming part of the Sir Campbell Stuart collection. They are in uniform black and gold frames, with titles on wooden labels.
Sir Charles William Dixon: Memoirs
Unpublished typescript memoirs of a Colonial Office and Commonwealth Relations Office official, covering his career from 1911 to 1967. With a forward by Sir Harry Batterbee. One of 100 duplicated copies prepared for presentation. 115pp.
Sir Cyril Pickard Collection of Nigerian photographs
A collection of albums containing prints. They are presentation albums from Nigerian States, recording events during official visits 1971-74 when he was British High Commissioner in Nigeria, and are presumably the work of official photographers. Albums G, H and J have the Nigerian flag as the cover design, and F, H-J have the State arms on the cover. A few of the prints have been removed from the albums and this has been noted in the catalogue.
Sir Daniel Morris Collection: Views in Jamaica
An album containing prints, most measuring approximately 240 x 180 mm, the majority captioned in Morris' hand. The captions have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Photographer(s) unknown.
