Africa (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Sickly tree with profuse flower development, Mamu, Southern Nigeria
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/124
Scope and Contents
78 x 101 mm. A view showing the leaves of a sickly young tree with profuse flower development. Photograph probably 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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Sicucu natives feast [Zanzibar], 1880 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305D/85
Scope and Contents
272 x 207 mm. Showing a large crowd of gaily dressed Swahili men and women gathered in the Mnazi Mmoja Recreation Park, Zanzibar, to celebrate the festival of Siku Kuu. The caption 'Sicucu natives feast' is written on the print itself, and is numbered '18'.
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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Side of Administration Block and Western Classroom, 1950 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448I/65
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Collection of loose prints with duplicates measuring, unless stated, approximately 210 x 160 mm. The collection contains a variety of photographs, some of them taken by the Information Services of the Gold Coast/Ghana, while others are amateur photographs. Nos 1-5, showing Fraser in the Principal's house are clearly pre-1935, when he left Achimota. The majority date from Mr Winlaw's Headship and include a number of views of buildings put up in that period, particularly the Assembly Hall...
Dates:
1950 - 1959
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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Side of tennis court, Simon's Town [i.e. Simonstad], 1884-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/8
Scope and Contents
233 x 167 mm. Showing a group of men and women at the newly built tennis courts at Simon's Town, with a military band at the left of the print.
Dates:
1884-05
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Sydney Tyers album
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Side street, 1938 - 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448O/69
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm.
Dates:
1938 - 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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Sidi Naceur, Bey of Tunis, 1922
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304H/249
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Measuring 220 x 285 mm, this album contains postcards, some of which are coloured. The majority portray Algiers (including 12 of the museum), Algerian people, Biskra, and the ruins of Timgad, Constantine, Tunis and Carthage.
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).
Series
Sidi Okba; street and market scenes, 1922
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304H/168-78
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Measuring 220 x 285 mm, this album contains postcards, some of which are coloured. The majority portray Algiers (including 12 of the museum), Algerian people, Biskra, and the ruins of Timgad, Constantine, Tunis and Carthage.
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).
Sub-Series
Sierra Leone, 1946 - 1986
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 SL
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs of Universities in Sierra Leone.
Dates:
1946 - 1986
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).
Sub-Series
Sierra Leone, 1946 - 1991
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/263-268
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs of Sierra Leone.
Dates:
1946 - 1991
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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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/91
Scope and Contents
c. 496 x 193 mm. A panoramic view of Freetown looking out to sea from Mount Auriol.
Dates:
1870 - 1929
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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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/93
Scope and Contents
323 x 117 mm overall. 2 juxtaposed prints of Freetown from the harbour.
Dates:
1870 - 1929
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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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/43
Scope and Contents
173 x 127 mm. View of Freetown from the harbour.
Dates:
1870 - 1929
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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Sierra Leone, 1870 - 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011III/45
Scope and Contents
163 x 120 mm. A view of a street in Freetown.
Dates:
1870 - 1929
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).
Series
Sierra Leone, 1950 - 1959
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/117-134
Scope and Contents
A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). Numbers 117-127 all have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'Young Sierra Leoneans train for battle against ignorance. The Njala Training College.A college where young Sierra Leoneans can learn to become agricultural instructors, primary teachers, and forest rangers is run by the Sierra Leone Government at Njala, a day's journey from Freetown, the capital. On successful completion of their...
Dates:
1950 - 1959
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).
Series
Sierra Leone, 1937 - 1938
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 362/2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Archives relating to Lanning's work in Kenya and Sierra Leone, and as a colonial administrator in Uganda.
Dates:
1937 - 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).
Series
Sierra Leone, 1890 - 1929
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone
Scope and Contents
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town.
Dates:
1890 - 1929
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Postcard Collection
Series
Sierra Leone, 1905 - 1953
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone II
Scope and Contents
Postcards showing views in Sierra Leone, particularly in Free Town. The majority are by the Lisk-Carew Brothers, number 14 is by the Sierra Leone Government, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, and number 15 is by Ceylon Pictorials. Numbers 20 and 30 give no indication as to the photographer.
Dates:
1905 - 1953
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Postcard Collection
Sub-Series
Sierra Leone, 1950 - 1970
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The prints listed were chiefly from the files of the Photo Bureau, the majority being mounted on sheets of paper with substantial descriptions, and in many cases the negative attached. Titles and captions, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.
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).
Fonds
Sierra Leone 1938: a geographer's journey
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 140
Scope and Contents
A description of Robert Steel's five months in Sierra Leone based on his notes, diaries and letters to his fiancée, 93 pages. The work was begun by Steel in the time leading up to his death, and completed and edited by his son-in-law, Colin Johnson. There is an accompanying letter from Eileen Steel to the R.C.S. Librarian, 8 January 2000.
Dates:
1999
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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Sierra Leone: A fine sample of weaving, 1895 - 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446L/74
Scope and Contents
137 x 88 mm. sepia postcard with tinted colour.
Dates:
1895 - 1911
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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Sierra Leone church leaders with Archbishop and Mrs Horstead before their retirement in 1961, 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/11/7/1
Scope and Contents
154 x 105 mm. glossy print with copy, 203 x 244 mm. enlargement and 67 x 44 mm. negative. Archdeacon Scott is on Mrs Horstead's left and Horstead's chaplain Rev. Tilbury stands behind him.
Dates:
1963
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
Sierra Leone. Congo Town, 1900 - 1921
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Sierra Leone/18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sepia postcards published by W.J. Johnston and Sons, Freetown. They were printed in Treves (Trier) - many cards in this period were printed in Germany. The collection has been studied by Dr. Christopher Fyfe and the postcard descriptions are based on his notes.
Dates:
1900 - 1921
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
Sierra Leone Constitutional Conference, 1960-04-20
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/527
Scope and Contents
155 x 192 mm. Sir Milton Margai, the Premier of Sierra Leone, replies to the speech of welcome by the Secretary of State for the Colonies Mr. Iain Macleod, at the opening session of the Sierra Leone Constitutional Conference.
Dates:
1960-04-20
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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Sierra Leone Constitutional Conference, 1960-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/528
Scope and Contents
Neg.
Dates:
1960-04
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
Sierra Leone Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London, 1960-04
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/520
Scope and Contents
151 x 206 mm. Sir Milton Margai, Premier of Sierra Leone, and Mr Iain Mcleod, shake hands at the commencement of the conference.
Dates:
1960-04
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).