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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2970 Collections and/or Records:

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Types of labourers cottage, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 22/5390
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Double for two families: on the Tring Park Estate: reading room to left in distance.

Dates: 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Uganda and Northern Nigeria 1908-12, 1908-11 - 1912-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D
Scope and Contents

A scrapbook album containing prints by various photographers, including Alfred Lobo. The prints are of various sizes and the majority are captioned in Bell's hand. Captions composed for this catalogue are enclosed in square brackets. Among the scenes and events depicted in the album are the Kampala Exhibition of 1908, views of Government House, Entebbe, the visit of Winston Churchill to Uganda in 1907, sleeping sickness sufferers in Uganda and durbars in Northern Nigeria.

Dates: 1908-11 - 1912-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Uganda Ladies’ Party and Uganda Missionaries Party, 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 26/1
Scope and Contents Shows part of the missionary party to Uganda in 1895, including the first five women sent to East Africa by the society. Presumably the slide was taken before the party’s departure from England. Back row: Dr. Peter Rattray (1895-96), Rev. F.H. Wright (1895), Rev. M.J. Hall (1895-1900, d. 1900), Rev. T.R. Buckley (1895), Rev. A. Wilson (1895).Centre row: Miss Eleanor E. Willows Browne (1895-97, later Mrs F. Rowling), Miss Jane Elizabeth Chadwick (1895), Miss Edith Markham...
Dates: 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Ugandan envoys to England

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045E
Scope and Contents Three cabinet portraits, approximately 105 x 150 mm, with letterpress captions on the mounts beneath the prints. King Mutesa I of Buganda requested the Church Missionary Society to take the three envoys seen here on a mission to Queen Victoria, with what expected result is not entirely clear. The three men left with missionaries Wilson and Felkin on May 17th 1879. On arrival in England, they were granted an audience with Queen Victoria and were duly impressed with the size and grandeur of...
Dates: 1880
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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Ugandan evangelists photographed with the bust of Henry Venn during their visit to England, 1974

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/13/10
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1974
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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U.K. Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington greets Ian Smith at Lancaster House, 1979-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052U/11
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Collection of black and white press agency and official photographs (including 5 duplicates) relating to developments during 1965-80, from the time of Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of Independence (UDI) until the emergence of the republic of Zimbabwe. Many were collected to illustrate articles in 'Commonwealth in Focus', and some were reproduced in the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition 1982. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

Dates: 1979-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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U.K. Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington greets Ian Smith at Lancaster House, 1979-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052U/12
Scope and Contents

Duplicate of Y3052U/11.

Dates: 1979-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, who visited London during the Lancaster House conference, 1979

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052U/15
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Collection of black and white press agency and official photographs (including 5 duplicates) relating to developments during 1965-80, from the time of Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of Independence (UDI) until the emergence of the republic of Zimbabwe. Many were collected to illustrate articles in 'Commonwealth in Focus', and some were reproduced in the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition 1982. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

Dates: 1979
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified building], 1925 - 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/5/147
Scope and Contents

70 x 45 mm. Location unidentified, but perhaps Pembrokeshire.

Dates: 1925 - 1926
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified cavern, ? England], 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/382
Scope and Contents

215 x 152 mm. A view showing an unidentified cave with a figure seated on rocks in the foreground. Photographer unknown.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified coastal scene, 1860s], 1860 - 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011A/30
Scope and Contents

246 x 191 mm. View from a hillside looking down on a hamlet situated in a small cove. Location unidentified, probably England (the public house near the water's edge is called the Cary Arms).

Dates: 1860 - 1869
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified cottage], 1923 - 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/5/153
Scope and Contents

65 x 45 mm. Showing an automobile parked on the road beside a large cottage. Location unidentified, but perhaps Nuneaton.

Dates: 1923 - 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified country house, England]

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/359
Scope and Contents

Approximately 300 x 87 mm. Photograph presumably by Christy.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified country house, England]

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/360
Scope and Contents

Approximately 300 x 87 mm. Photograph presumably by Christy.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified country house, England]

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/361
Scope and Contents

Approximately 300 x 87 mm. Photograph presumably by Christy.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified country house, England]

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/362
Scope and Contents

Approximately 300 x 87 mm. Photograph presumably by Christy.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Unidentified English castle, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/90
Scope and Contents

237 x 145 mm. A view looking towards the castle battlements, with a young girl standing at the edge of the picture.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Unidentified English castle, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/91
Scope and Contents

153 x 107 mm. The same photograph as Y309B/90, but printed darker to give an impression of dusk.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified English scenes], 1880 - 1899

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/136-141
Scope and Contents

Six photographs, the majority of which are sea-side scenes.

Dates: 1880 - 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified Harbour], 1880 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/140
Scope and Contents

150 x 105 mm. A general view looking down onto an unidentified harbour, with a number of vessels at berth. Exact location unidentified.

Dates: 1880 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[Unidentified Harbour], 1880 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/141
Scope and Contents

150 x 110 mm. A general view looking down onto an unidentified harbour, with a number of vessels at berth. Exact location unidentified.

Dates: 1880 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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[unidentified house], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/74
Scope and Contents

193 x 149 mm. Showing a family group posed on a lawn with a timber fronted house beyond. Location unidentified

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Unidentified house, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/8
Scope and Contents

101 x 70 mm. A distant view of the house seen in Y309B/6.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Unidentified house, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/15
Scope and Contents

100 x 69 mm. A view showing a house, surrounded by a fence and hedge.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Unidentified house, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/16
Scope and Contents

102 x 72 mm. A view showing the same house seen in Y309B/15, with Mrs Powell standing by the hedge talking to another woman.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).