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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4532 Collections and/or Records:
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Another view of the opening session of the Lancaster House conference, 1979
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052U/19
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).
Organization
Anti-Nazi League (Anti-Fascism Organisation) (1977-1981) (United Kingdom)
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Dates:
Existence: 1977 - 1981
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Anwar Jalal Shemza, Pakistani artist, with some of his work, 1964, 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011Y/19
Scope and Contents
181 x 157 mm. As captioned.
Dates:
1964
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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A.P. Watt Limited (Literary Agency) (1875-2022) (United Kingdom)
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Dates:
Existence: 1875 - 2022
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Ape's Hill, from Cabritar Point, 1866
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 40/1/5/114
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This is a collection of art work created by the Royal Engineer Edward Charles Frome (1802-1890). In 1929 Frome’s surviving daughter, Mrs Frank Wynne, presented some of the South Australian drawings to the Royal Empire Society through the good offices of Sir Harry Wilson, to whom she bequeathed the rest of the collection. He presented it to the society in 1931. The majority of Frome’s individual watercolours and drawings, varying in size from 250 to 450 mm, were then housed in eight...
Dates:
1866
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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Ape's Hill, Gibraltar, 1866
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 40/1/4/81
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This is a collection of art work created by the Royal Engineer Edward Charles Frome (1802-1890). In 1929 Frome’s surviving daughter, Mrs Frank Wynne, presented some of the South Australian drawings to the Royal Empire Society through the good offices of Sir Harry Wilson, to whom she bequeathed the rest of the collection. He presented it to the society in 1931. The majority of Frome’s individual watercolours and drawings, varying in size from 250 to 450 mm, were then housed in eight...
Dates:
1866
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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Appointment as Falklands Governor, 1953-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 256/11
Scope and Contents
A cutting from 'The Times' on Sir O.R. Arthur's appointment to the Falkland Islands and as C.M.G.
Dates:
1953-08
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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[Arch of Lincoln Castle], 1930 - 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/289
Scope and Contents
135 x 85 mm. Postcard of an arch in the castles grounds. Lincoln Cathedral can be seen in the background.
Dates:
1930 - 1937
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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Archbishop Makarios' Press Conference after signing the London agreements, 1959-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018J/4A
Scope and Contents
Behind the Archbishop is Abbot Chrystostomos of Kykko, to whose right are Spyros Kyprianou and Bishop Anthimos of Kitium.
Dates:
1959-02
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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Archbishop Makarios' Press Conference after signing the London agreements, 1959-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018J/4B
Scope and Contents
Behind the Archbishop is Abbot Chrystostomos of Kykko, to whose right are Spyros Kyprianou and Bishop Anthimos of Kitium.
Dates:
1959-02
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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Architect’s design (not adopted) for façade of headquarters building, 1930 - 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS/II/b/1a
Scope and Contents
124 x 161 mm. Photograph of lithograph drawing, 1883.
Dates:
1930 - 1936
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).
Fonds
Archives of the Royal Commonwealth Society
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of the institutional records of the society. Major sections relate to its organisation and administration, charters and rules, membership, the construction and renovation of its headquarters in London, and the extension of branches within the United Kingdom and throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth. The archives also document the society’s many cultural, educational and philanthropic initiatives, often undertaken as collaborative projects with other...
Dates:
1868 - 1990
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Archway, Beaumauras [i.e. Beaumaris] Castle, 1868, 1868
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/78
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A group of stereoscopic halves each measuring approximately 72 x 72 mm, showing general views of the architecture in the British Isles, Belgium and Paris.
Dates:
1868
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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Ardrossan, 1922
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/4/123
Scope and Contents
65 x 45 mm. Showing a woman, baby and small girl making sandcastles on a beach.
Dates:
1922
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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Ardrossan, 1922
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/4/124
Scope and Contents
45 x 65 mm. Showing a young girl making sandcastles on the beach.
Dates:
1922
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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Armed Knights, 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/220
Scope and Contents
59 x 85 mm. A rock formation on the coastline at Land's End.
Dates:
1920
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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Armed Knights. Lands End, 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/215
Scope and Contents
58 x 82 mm. A rock formation on the coastline.
Dates:
1920
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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