Africa (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Embarkation on Carnarvon Castle, 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305P/119
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
An album recording the visit of Lord and Lady Hewart to South Africa. The album is inscribed 'To Lord and Lady Hewart: A Momento [sic] of a Trip to South Africa'. It was presumably the work and gift of a friend who travelled with them as it covers the entire journey from leaving Southampton to their return. The photographs are amateur work and are fully described in captions written in white ink, not always easily legible, on the black pages of the album. The captions have been recorded...
Dates:
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).
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Embarkation on Carnarvon Castle, 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305P/120
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
An album recording the visit of Lord and Lady Hewart to South Africa. The album is inscribed 'To Lord and Lady Hewart: A Momento [sic] of a Trip to South Africa'. It was presumably the work and gift of a friend who travelled with them as it covers the entire journey from leaving Southampton to their return. The photographs are amateur work and are fully described in captions written in white ink, not always easily legible, on the black pages of the album. The captions have been recorded...
Dates:
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).
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[Embroidery class for boys, Muslim School, Share, 1940s], 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/109
Scope and Contents
The typewritten caption on the reverse is torn but the following is legible 'vN 1o-22 [tear]upe boys doing traditional embroidery work [tear] the Mohammedan School at Share, Nigeria'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
Dates:
1940 - 1949
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).
File
Emergency Food Production in Zanzibar, 'East African Agricultural Journal', Oct. 1944, 1944
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 162/2/1/12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Papers by Fergus Wilson and others, including four articles by Dr G. Rangaswami, Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.
Dates:
1944
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).
File
‘Emin, Felkin, William Mackinnon and the Imperial British East African Association’, 1952 - 1970
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/7/1
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:
1952 - 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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Emin Pasha, 1890-12-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K(LS)1/32
Scope and Contents
A head and shoulders portrait of Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer) in three-quarters profile. Duplicate of Y30468K/82. Slide reversed.
Dates:
1890-12-09
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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Emir of Ilorin, 1930 - 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448G/116
Scope and Contents
Negative.
Dates:
1930 - 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Y30448G/60, 86-114 and 118-19 are missing.
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Emir of Ilorin in a group, 1930 - 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448G/115
Scope and Contents
Negative.
Dates:
1930 - 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Y30448G/60, 86-114 and 118-19 are missing.
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Emir of Zaria, 1908 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/160
Scope and Contents
59 x 103 mm. A three-quarter length portrait of the Emir standing in front of a decorated mud wall.
Dates:
1908 - 1912
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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[?Emir of Zaria], 1911 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/17
Scope and Contents
112 x 85 mm. Showing the Emir (not positively identified) and two other figures (possibly also Emirs) seated on the verandah of Government House, Zaria. A group of children is seated on the steps in the foreground.
Dates:
1911 - 1912
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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[Emir saluting me at Kano], 1909 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/67
Scope and Contents
97 x 74 mm.
Dates:
1909 - 1912
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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Emir's palace, Tudan Wada, 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043UU/98
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Coloured slides, 50 x 50 mm, mostly Kodak, originally stored in a carrying case. They relate to nursing in Nigeria and Ghana.
Dates:
1951
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Y3043UU/134 is missing.
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Emmanuel College: Bishop of Ibadan and his Chaplain on their way to the Inauguration Service, 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/97
Scope and Contents
155 x 110 mm. glossy print with copy.
Dates:
1958
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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Emmanuel College: Bishop of Ibadan speaking after the Inauguration Service, 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/98
Scope and Contents
155 x 112 mm. glossy print with copy.
Dates:
1958
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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Emmanuel College: CMS Africa Secretary, Rev. J.V. Taylor, with students, 1960, 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/99
Scope and Contents
56 mm. glossy contact print with negative.
Dates:
1960
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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Emmanuel College: procession to the Inauguration Service, 14 Feb. 1958, 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/96
Scope and Contents
155 x 113 mm. glossy print. Figures from left to right are: Prof. A.D. Galloway, Rev. J.W.D. Simonson, Rev. F. Foulkes, Rev. M. Williamson, Rev. D. Anderson, Rev. Idowu, Rev. C.T. Day.
Dates:
1958
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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Emmanuel College: Rev. J.W.D. Simonson with students in the grounds, 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/100
Scope and Contents
154 x 110 mm. glossy print.
Dates:
1960
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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Empango drum ceremony, Bunyoro, Uganda, 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Uganda/24
Scope and Contents
'73-9-22' printed on bottom right corner.
Dates:
1955
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).
Item
Emperor Monelick, 1943
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/141
Scope and Contents
90 x 85 mm. Statue of a man on horseback.
Dates:
1943
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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Empire Day 1939. National Anthem, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/133
Scope and Contents
135 x 85 mm. Sepia.
Dates:
1939
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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Empire Day display, 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/140
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm.
Dates:
1939
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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Empire Day Sports. The Umpires. Mr. Bernasko (Senior Master, Trade School) and Mr. Mayne (Chief Clerk, D.C.'s Office), 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/142
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm.
Dates:
1939
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
Empire Settlement Tour
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353
Scope and Contents
Kelsey’s record of the tour includes two volumes of daily diaries, a photograph album, loose photographs, eight boxes of lantern slides, a map, and a file of ephemera.
Dates:
1928
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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[Empty petrol tins], 1930 - 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/37
Scope and Contents
160 x 105 mm. The caption continues: 'A very popular use for empty petrol tins is for 'thatching' the roofs of native type houses. The roof is put on with considerable skill.'
Dates:
1930 - 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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Empty petrol tins have a wide variety of uses, 1930 - 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/61
Scope and Contents
150 x 105 mm. The caption continues: 'In this picture the quay in Zanzibar is seen stacked with tins ready for Dhow shipment to the northern island of Pemba.'
Dates:
1930 - 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).