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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.
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Letter from James Gray to the Board of Longitude, 1824-09-17

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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).
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Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone, 1869-12-26

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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.
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Letter from William Winwood Reade to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Sierra Leone, 1869-01-17

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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.
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Mauritius, Barbados, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Cyprus and Jamaica, 1924-12 - 1929-07

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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.
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NS II Hybridism-35 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30

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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.
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NS II Variation, varieties-35 Note, 1842-08-01 - 1842-08-31

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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.
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Official Publications, 1951 - 1968

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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.
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Papers on Edward Sabine's longitude stations, 1822 - 1823

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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).
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"Report on the Sea Fisheries of Sierra Leone", 1947

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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.
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Sexes (1)-17 Letter, 1868-06-28

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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.
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Transcript of interview: David Snoxell, 2007

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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.
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Transcript of interview: Peter Penfold, 2003

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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.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Dales, 2016 - 2017

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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.