A collection of loose prints by various photographers. All relate to the life and career of Mary Alexandria Ward, MBE, RRC (1866-1965). Most of the captions are from information supplied by Dr Rachel Elliott; those in brackets are descriptive captions prepared by the Librarian.

Pamphlets, reports and photographs on the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya. CONTENT ADVISORY: the photographs (RCMS 183/4) are graphic in nature in the depiction of violence against individuals, and have been housed in a separate envelope in the main folder.

Collection of photographs measuring 245 x 180 mm, showing ceremonies at medical and economic events.

An undated history of Mauritius, 412 pages, comprising a page inscribed 'No. 24 Notice Historique'; 'Table des Matieres de la Notice Historique' (numbered pp. 787-799); and a chronological account of events in Mauritius from 1507 to 1824 (numbered pp. 801-1196).

Autobiographies of Thomas and Florence Edgar and photographs of Mau Mau atrocities in Kenya. CONTENT ADVISORY: the photographs (RCMS 318/2) are graphic in nature in the depiction of violence against individuals. The photographs have been housed in a separate folder.

A collection of prints by various photographers of various sizes most with identification on the reverse by H.B. Thomas. Filed with this collection of miscellaneous prints are several sheets of magazine clippings and illustrations referring to religious matters (mainly missionary) and to the coronation of Kabaka Mutesa II, 'King Freddie of Uganda.'

A collection of prints by various photographers including the Lisk-Carew Brothers of Freetown, Sierra Leone (prints 22-27). All of the photographs are uncaptioned and the majority measure approximately 200 x 150 mm. The geographical locations of the prints breaks down thus: 1 - 8 Calabar; 9 - 13, 16-17 Opobo; 22 - 27 Sierra Leone.

Album of mounted images photographed by William D. Young. Inside the front cover reads: 'Presented by the Commonwealth Institute 1971.' The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation.

Press cuttings from 'The Times' and other publications. The titles of the articles include 'Letter from Stanley' (sent to the Emin Relief Committee), 'Mr Stanley and Emin Pasha', 'Emin Pasha and the Mahdi', 'The Revolution in Uganda', 'British Zambesia' and 'Mountaineering in Central Africa'.

Scrapbooks of newscuttings from the British press regarding the Nigerian civil war with a few loose cuttings and other papers extracted from the albums. Volumes VI-VIII are missing.

Cuttings from British and African newspapers and journals concerning different parts of Africa, particularly South Africa. There is an index to part of the collection.

The principal part of the collection is a set of thirteen scrapbooks of newscuttings relating to East Africa, particularly Kenya and Tanganyika. The rest of the collection consists of a volume of cuttings relating to post-war trading opportunities in Nigeria and three scrapbooks concerning rubber and mining in South East Asia.

Cuttings from the 'East African Standard' and other publications on events in Kenya, Uganda and Rhodesia, particularly the Mau Mau disturbances. Most of the cuttings have been pasted into the binder in chronological order, but some are loose.

Newscuttings from 'The East Africa Standard' and 'The Kenya Observer', and several from 'The Times'. The cuttings concern Kenyan government and political issues, including Indian claims, labour issues, land tenure and Legislative Council sessions. There is also news from other parts of Africa and from outside the continent. In some cases the dates of the newscuttings have been supplied by the cataloguer in pencil where they were missing.

Photocopies of articles regarding the Royal Tour of 1947 taken from editions of four South African newspapers.

Four volumes of newscuttings, three relating to Southern and East Africa and one to the Native Question in South Africa, and loose cuttings on related subjects. Many of the articles concern the activities of the colonial powers in Africa, notably Great Britain, Germany, Spain and France.