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Africa (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence relating to David Livingstone, and Henry Morton Stanley’s Search Expedition, 1865-1878, 1950 - 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/10/22
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

Dates: 1950 - 1970
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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Letter from David Livingstone, dated 28 Oct. 1859, 1900 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS/XII/6-7
Scope and Contents

The letter was written during the Zambezi expedition.

Dates: 1900 - 1950
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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Letters from David Livingstone to Sir Frederick Grey, 1858 - 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/61
Scope and Contents

Six manuscript letters written to Sir Frederick Grey, 21 September 1858 - 28 October 1859 (32 pages), regarding Livingstone's second major expedition. There are accompanying typescript notes on the letters and correspondence between Evans Lewin, R.C.S. Librarian, and others, 1927-1938, regarding the supply of copies.

Dates: 1858 - 1938
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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List of persons embarked 27 May 1872, 1900 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS/XII/8-10
Scope and Contents

List compiled by Henry Morton Stanley during his exploration of central Africa with David Livingstone.

Dates: 1900 - 1950
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).