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Album of coastal profiles
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).
Articles from 'The Field'
Central Office of Information photograph collection
Christy collection of photographs on Africa
Commonwealth in Focus Slides
Commonwealth Royal Tour, 1953-1954
The principal part of the collection is a set of programmes and guides prepared for the different legs of the Royal Tour. These are supplemented by related correspondence and papers compiled by the Royal Empire Society and others. The collection is in English with the exception of one item in English and Arabic.
Donald Bowen Collection
Fisher photograph collection
Institute of Education Collection
Inter-University Council Collection
Inter-University Council Slides
Irvine Kempt Nicol Postcard Collection
John Seymour Benson Collection
Letters, diaries and photographs.
Naval photographs
New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Photographs of Bermuda
A collection of loose prints, measuring approximately 240 x 185 mm, with explanatory captions pasted to the back of the prints. The collection shows views in various parts of the island and is mainly concerned with tourist activities. Photographs by the Bermuda News Bureau plus two by BOAC.
Photographs of Bermuda 1908-1909
Photographs of the West Indies
Postcard Collection
Royal Commonwealth Society Artefacts Collection
Soon after its foundation in 1868, the Royal Colonial Institute had envisaged the establishment of a museum, but following the 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition in South Kensington, and the creation of the Imperial Institute, the plan was abandoned. Over the years, however, the society built up a small, eclectic collection of objects as members donated items they had received as gifts or purchased during work or travel overseas.
School Empire Tours Record 1927-1939
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.