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Africa (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:

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The Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman [i.e. Umm Durman], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Egypt/63
Scope and Contents From the File:

Packet containing loose monochrome postcards (one missing from original set of six). The postcards show scenes in Omdurman. The packet is 'Set II' of four sets issued by the Sudan Government Railways and Steamers.

Dates: 1900
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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The Mahdi’s Tomb, Omdurman [Umm Durman], 1960 - 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/9/8/5
Scope and Contents

193 x 139 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1960 - 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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The mail in sight, Port Said, 1900-01-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 158/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

66 watercolours, 150 x 200 mm in size. The captions, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Notes provided by H.B. Thomas have been incorporated into the description.

Dates: 1900-01-31
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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The main assembly hall of the famous School for Boys and Girls up to sixth-form level in Uganda, 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/25
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm.

Dates: 1952 - 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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The main building, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/272
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Makerere was opened by the Government as a technical school in 1922, and two years later a class for training medical assistants was added. In 1926 responsibility for technical training transferred from Makerere to the Kampala Training College and Makerere became a general training college. A commission of inquiry into education in East Africa recommended in 1937 that steps should be taken to transform Makerere into a college of higher education and in 1950 Makerere became a university...
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).
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The main building, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/273
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Makerere was opened by the Government as a technical school in 1922, and two years later a class for training medical assistants was added. In 1926 responsibility for technical training transferred from Makerere to the Kampala Training College and Makerere became a general training college. A commission of inquiry into education in East Africa recommended in 1937 that steps should be taken to transform Makerere into a college of higher education and in 1950 Makerere became a university...
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).
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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/78
Scope and Contents

120 x 80 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/79
Scope and Contents

110 x 80 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/80
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/81
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/82
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/83
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/84
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/85
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/86
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/87
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/88
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/89
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/90
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/91
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/92
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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[The main building], 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/93
Scope and Contents

130 x 85 mm. A view from the road looking towards the Faculty of Arts building and the main administrative building.

Dates: 1954
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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The main building containing the administration offices and class rooms, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/270
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Makerere was opened by the Government as a technical school in 1922, and two years later a class for training medical assistants was added. In 1926 responsibility for technical training transferred from Makerere to the Kampala Training College and Makerere became a general training college. A commission of inquiry into education in East Africa recommended in 1937 that steps should be taken to transform Makerere into a college of higher education and in 1950 Makerere became a university...
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).
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[The main building], Makerere College, 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/1
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. The caption reads: 'A general view of the terrace and main administrative building flanked by the Faculty of Agriculture (right hand side of picture) and the Faculty of Arts (beyond the main picture)'

Dates: 1952 - 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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The main building, Makerere University College, 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/2
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. General view of the main administrative building.

Dates: 1952 - 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).