Sierra Leone
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Legal Business, Overseas and International Affairs, 1947 - 1978
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DGFT 5
Scope and Contents
These papers mainly relate to African and Asian countries.
Dates:
1947 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open (except for a few files which are closed under data protection) for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Item
Letter from James Gray to the Board of Longitude, 1824-09-17
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 75-76
Scope and Contents
Concerning the establishment of an observatory in Sierra Leone.
Dates:
1824-09-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
Item
Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone, 1869-12-26
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 176: 35
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone
(Letter)
Dates:
1869-12-26
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.
Item
Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone, 1869-01-17
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 83: 165-166
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone
(Letter)
Dates:
1869-01-17
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.
File
Mauritius, Barbados, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Cyprus and Jamaica, 1924-12 - 1929-07
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 2/4/16
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Sir Samuel Wilson, Governor of Jamaica 1924-25, then Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, on subjects including Wilson's visit to Nigeria and the Gold Coast [later Ghana] in 1928, the new constitution and Jamaican elections in 1925, Wilson's difficulties with the Jamaica Imperial Association, Wilson's officials and efficiency measures; Sir Reginald Stubbs, Governor of Jamaica, 1926-32, on subjects including Stubbs's wish to move to Malaya [later...
Dates:
1924-12 - 1929-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Item
NS II Hybridism-35 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.7: 81r
Scope and Contents
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.
Item
NS II Variation, varieties-35 Note, 1842-08-01 - 1842-08-31
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.10: 35r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1842-08-01 - 1842-08-31
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.
Series
Official Publications, 1951 - 1968
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DSND 17
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.
Dates:
1951 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open to researchers. Information about closures can be obtained from Churchill Archives Centre.
File
Papers on Edward Sabine's longitude stations, 1822 - 1823
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/50
Scope and Contents
Papers regarding Edward Sabine's longitude stations. The stations mentioned are Sierra Leone [RGO 14/50: 3-25]; Island of St Thomas [RGO 14/50: 26-36]; Ascension Island [RGO 14/50: 37-52]; Bahia [RGO 14/50: 53-66]; Maranham [RGO 14/50: 67-82]; Trinidad [RGO 14/50: 83-98]; Port Royal, Jamaica [RGO 14/50: 99-125]; Spitzbergen [RGO 14/50: 126v-128v]; East Greenland [RGO 14/50: 129v-141v]; and Drontheim [RGO 14/50: 142v-149].
Dates:
1822 - 1823
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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
"Report on the Sea Fisheries of Sierra Leone", 1947
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DSTV 2
Scope and Contents
With a typescript essay on the cuckoo-fish titled "The Cuckoo's Basket of Fish", undated.
Dates:
1947
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Item
Sexes (1)-17 Letter, 1868-06-28
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 86: A32-A33
Scope and Contents
William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin
Letter; written at Sierra Leone Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone
(Letter)
Dates:
1868-06-28
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Darwin Archive
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'Descent of man': portfolios
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'Descent of man': first edition, 1871, and 'Insectivorous Plants'
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'Descent of man' first edition: notes on proportion of sexes, and 'Insectivorous plants': correspondence
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Descent Portfolios 1st edn, Sexual Selection: Proportion of Sexes (1)
File
Transcript of interview: David Snoxell, 2007
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 111
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2007
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Peter Penfold, 2003
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 80
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2003
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Dales, 2016 - 2017
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 164
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2016 - 2017
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.