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Africa (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20095 Collections and/or Records:

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Tigendra, 1969-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham T/58
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides including a group of seven interiors of Marnham's house taken in August 1968, three showing servants in February 1968 and one of the visit of the Mayor for the celebration of the Queen's birthday on 20 April 1968. The majority show the garden, from scenes in April 1967 to seven transparencies making up a panorama taken on the eve of departure in March 1970. In between these are extensive views both of individual clumps of flowers and more general scenes.

Dates: 1969-01
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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Tigendra, 1969-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham T/64
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides including a group of seven interiors of Marnham's house taken in August 1968, three showing servants in February 1968 and one of the visit of the Mayor for the celebration of the Queen's birthday on 20 April 1968. The majority show the garden, from scenes in April 1967 to seven transparencies making up a panorama taken on the eve of departure in March 1970. In between these are extensive views both of individual clumps of flowers and more general scenes.

Dates: 1969-01
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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[? Tigendra in border], 1969-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham T/59
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides including a group of seven interiors of Marnham's house taken in August 1968, three showing servants in February 1968 and one of the visit of the Mayor for the celebration of the Queen's birthday on 20 April 1968. The majority show the garden, from scenes in April 1967 to seven transparencies making up a panorama taken on the eve of departure in March 1970. In between these are extensive views both of individual clumps of flowers and more general scenes.

Dates: 1969-01
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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Tiger trap, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/29
Scope and Contents

85 x 80 mm.

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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'Tigers Kloof in the Langberg Mountains, west of Griqualand, 1872', 1872

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 191/25
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Water colours and pen and ink sketches documenting Anderson's travels in southern Africa, accompanied by his original captions and explanatory notes. The original titles and captions have been enclosed in single quotation marks, and have been transcribed in the catalogue as found, with the exception of an egregiously offensive term used in some titles, which has not been transcribed. Where possible, modern place names have been supplied.

Dates: 1872
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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Tigrean church near Adigrat, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/218
Scope and Contents

120 x 95 mm. General view.

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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Tigrean Woman, Ethiopia, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/5/100
Scope and Contents

110 x 160 mm. Three quarter length portrait of a young woman or girl, with braided hair.

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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Tilling the ground, 1900 - 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 24/14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, undated captions. The slides appear to have been gathered for lecture purposes and are not necessarily on the work of the CMS. They relate to various parts of the continent.

Dates: 1900 - 1947
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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Timau, 1939 - 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/3/171
Scope and Contents

120 x 95 mm. General view of a large house.

Dates: 1939 - 1941
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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Timber exhibit 1906, 1906

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469A/109
Scope and Contents

75 x 104 mm. Labelled samples of timber under a palm-thatch roof, Zanzibar 1906.

Dates: 1906
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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[Timber felling in German East Africa i.e. Tanzania], 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC GEA/12
Scope and Contents From the File: A booklet containing monochrome photogravure postcards of agricultural and industrial scenes in German East Africa. Published by Walther Dobbertin of Harburg.Each card has the following exhortation in German printed on the reverse: 'Our own colonies, our own overseas provinces are essential to Germany. Germans, remember your colonies!'.The captions to the prints are in a form of cursive gothic script which is difficult to decipher: in some cases, therefore, an approximate...
Dates: 1920
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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Timber hauling - On the Rahad (Kassala Province) [i.e. Kassala], 1930 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 120/1/1/201
Scope and Contents

55 x 60 mm. Showing a truck pulling a felled tree trunk. There are people stood by watching, and circular huts can be seen in the background.

Dates: 1930 - 1937
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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Timber is cut in the Zambesi Sawmills factory at Livingstone, 1940 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/60
Scope and Contents

166 x 115 mm. The caption on the reverse reads 'In N. Rhodesia, about 40% of the total area of the country consists of woodland savannah, and the utilisation and expenditure of the forest resources is one of the major industries. The principal manufactured products from timber are sawn timber, furniture, plywood and veneers'.

Dates: 1940 - 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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Timber on the Umzingwani [Mzingwane], 15 July 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052B/18
Scope and Contents

196 x 238 mm. Showing a large tree on the banks of the Umzingwani, with two unidentified Pioneers standing at its base. Surridge specifically mentions the size of the timber on the banks of the river compared to that in the neighbouring country (1891). The photograph was taken about July 15.

Dates: 15 July 1890
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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Timber transport, Setté Cama, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043MM/14
Scope and Contents

149 x 108 mm. Africans carrying a beam on their heads.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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TIme-Life: article on Africa, 1973-05 - 1973-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/FEBR 2/20
Scope and Contents Text of AFB's article on African leaders he had known for the Time-Life book "The Wind of Change Hits Africa", including: Kwame Nkrumah, former President of Ghana; Hastings Banda, Prime Minister of Nyasaland, later President of Malawi; Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia; Joshua Nkomo, leader of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU); Nnamdi Azikiwe, former President of Nigeria; Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria. Also includes further text from the book on the move to independence in...
Dates: 1973-05 - 1973-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Timekeeping at a rural outstation in Northern Rhodesia. , 1947 - 1968

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30521C/7
Scope and Contents

The time drum was usually kept at the local prison and lunchtime was normally sounded on the drum for the lunch break for Government labour gangs.

Dates: 1947 - 1968
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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Timgad (so indicated in ink) with three European men sitting on pillars, 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304K/69
Scope and Contents From the File:

Measuring 195 x 255 mm, this album contains sepia photographs 145 x 90 mm in size, two to a page, followed by 26 blank spaces. They are mainly of rural and urban scenes in North Africa. The only one captioned shows Timgad.

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).
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Tippoo Tib’s Letter to Frederic Holmwood on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 21 July 1887; Peace Memorial Museum ARCH/ 343, 1950 - 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/10/23
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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[Tipu Tib], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305D/100
Scope and Contents 138 x 183 mm. Oval image. A seated half length studio portrait of Tipu Tib (about 1830-1905), the most powerful of the Arab and Swahili traders in the east African interior during the late nineteenth century. Born in Zanzibar, Tipu Tib (Arabic name, Hamid bin Mahummad al-Murjebi) started out in trade with bis father, separating from him to go into business on his own account in around 1850. In the late 1860's and 70's he extended his influence into the interior and by the early 1880's...
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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Titch Tyerman & self (William Hodgson Tyerman, Engineer, Marine Department), 1928 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/78
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates: 1928 - 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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T.J. Alldridge as H.M. Travelling Commissioner for the Colony of Sierra Leone, W.C. Africa, 1893, 1893

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446F/1
Scope and Contents

156 x 113 mm. Showing Alldridge in uniform and wearing a pith helmet. With Alldridge stands a member of the Frontier Police, formed in 1890 and merged in 1901 with other forces to form the West African Frontier Force. Behind the two are a group of bearers holding the Commissioner's canopied hammock 'the advantages of...[which]...are, that it is a protection from the sun and allows one to jot down topographical observations and to take compass bearings' (Alldridge 1901, pp. 54-5).

Dates: 1893
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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T.J. Alldridge Sierra Leone collection, 1890s

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30446F
Scope and Contents A collection of mounted prints, signed and captioned by Alldridge and measuring approximately 155 x 110 mm. The captions 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. Four prints from the original collection of 35 are missing: 'A young chief, Upper Mendi'; 'A tenketti or hammock bridge over the Sehli River, Kuranko country'; 'A bush path, Upper Mendi'; 'Town...
Dates: 1890
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).
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To Glover from unidentified correspondent, 1872-02-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/5/17
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1872-02-04
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).
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To Kampala, 1950-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 359/2/3/16-32
Scope and Contents

Views of stations, landscapes and people from the train during the journey to Kampala, including Ripon Falls and the River Nile.

Dates: 1950-01
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).