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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

David Binnie: World tour diaries and photographs

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8558-8560
Dates: 1873-1874
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).
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Elymus condensatus / 8h 30 sponged space of leaf with [water at] 80-90[°F] in greenhouse & removed bloom [application of salt water], 1809-07-17 - 1882-07-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 68: 70r
Scope and Contents

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1809-07-17 - 1882-07-20
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Galapagos Insects, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 46.2: B7
Scope and Contents

Insects / In these genera two of the islands have each their own species


Note; by Charles Robert Darwin Insects / In these genera two of the islands have each their own species


(Note)

Dates: 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
 Fonds

John Smart: Letters from North America

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8663-8664
Scope and Contents

Letters from John Smart in America to his mother, pasted into scrapbooks with additional material, including postcards, photographs, newscuttings and printed items, with comments and explanations by Smart.

Dates: 1932-1953
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).
 File

Letters from Canada and the United States, Apr. 1897-Sep. 1912

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B12
Scope and Contents

Letters to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, mainly regarding sugar. The correspondents include J.E. Lilly & Co.; Martin & Robertson (Robert Martin & Arthur Robertson); Mooney Biscuit & Candy Co. Ltd (including letters from its employee S.J. Cook); Henry Moss; H. Moss & Son; and E. Nicholson.

Dates: Apr. 1897-Sep. 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: The originals of B1-11 are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room using the microfilm reference numbers listed in this catalogue, which are also found in the Outline Catalogue.
 Sub-Series

Letters re piece goods, 1889

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C51
Scope and Contents

Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to correspondents in England and the United States.

Dates: 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson & Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
 Sub-Series

Letters to America, 1877-1898

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C20
Scope and Contents

Fair (1) and press (2-8) copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to the United States. C20/1, C20/2 and C20/5-8 include indexes of recipients.

Dates: 1877-1898
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson & Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
 Sub-Series

Letters to Europe, 1810-1898 (with one photocopy made in c. 1983)

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C11
Scope and Contents

Fair copies of letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (C11/4-60) and its precursors (C11/1-3), Canton, Macao and Hong Kong, to places in Europe, including some to the United States, Australia and other locations. C11/4 also includes some letters from Europe. C11/1-3 and C11/6-60 includes indexes of recipients.

Dates: 1810-1898 (with one photocopy made in c. 1983)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson & Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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NS I Chap 5-38 Note, 1857-12-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 46.1: 41-42
Scope and Contents

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1857-12-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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NS I Chap 6-19 Note, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 46.2: B37
Scope and Contents

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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NS II Distribution of animals-117 Note, 1853-02-01 - 1853-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.3: 152r
Scope and Contents

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1853-02-01 - 1853-02-28
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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NS II Geographical distribution and species-37 Note, 1845-05-01 - 1845-05-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.4: 39
Scope and Contents

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1845-05-01 - 1845-05-31
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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NS II Palaeontology, geology-133 Note, 1842-03-01 - 1842-03-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.9: 148r
Scope and Contents

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1842-03-01 - 1842-03-31
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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NS II Palaeontology, geology-289 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.9: 337-338
Scope and Contents

Looking at Philippines Table in Edinburgh New Phil Journal


Note; by Charles Robert Darwin


(Note)

Dates: 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
 Fonds

Sir Donald MacKenzie Wallace: Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7341
Scope and Contents Boxes 1-8. The completed text, with notes, of Wallace's history of European Foreign Policy. Chapter I. The Labyrinth and how it is to be explored; II. Birth and innate perculiarities of modern nations; III. Motives, aims and methods of action; IV. Spain's Predominance and Decline (1914); V. The Dutch Interlude (1916); VI. French preponderance under the Bourbons (1913); VII. Balance of Power and England's maritime preponderance. (i) National enrichment. (ii) England's colonial expansion;...
Dates: 1890-1910 (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).
 Fonds

Sir George Pickering: Lecture notes and tour diary

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8164-8165
Scope and Contents

Undergraduate lecture notes on physiology and biochemistry and a diary of a tour of North America.

Dates: 1923-1926
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).