Asia (continent)
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India, colour photographs, 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 75/6/3
Scope and Contents
The photographs are framed and very faded. They are unlabelled, with the exception of two taken in Calcutta, March 1936.
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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India Committee, 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/16/14
Scope and Contents
The India Committee was set up in April 1930 under the chairmanship of Sir John Kerr to consider the report of Sir John Simon's Commission on Indian government reform. Its archives include minutes of meetings, draft reports and correspondence. The committee’s 'Report to the Council of the Society on the Probable Working of the Simon Commission's Proposals' was presented in Oct. 1930.
Dates:
1930
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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India (miscellaneous), 1931 - 1952
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/14
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken predominantly in India during 1931-1941. The photographs were stored in wallets, which have been retained, although the dates and titles on the covers did not always relate to the photographs inside.
Dates:
1931 - 1952
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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India papers, 1941 - 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 33/5/13
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers regarding direct wireless circuits in India.
Dates:
1941 - 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).
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India, personal photographs, 1930 - 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 75/6/1
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs of buildings, locations and the native population. The majority of the photographs are labelled, but most are undated. They include some taken in Ceylon, Egypt and Morocco. The locations featured include Agra, Chandpur, Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri, Ismailia, Jaipur, Lucknow, Madras and Tangier. The nature of the photographs would suggest that they were taken for personal interest rather than in connection with Pringle's work. There is a short descriptive note at...
Dates:
1930 - 1940
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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India rubber tree, 1886
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303P/40
Scope and Contents
277x210mm.
Dates:
1886
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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India rubber tree (Ficus elastica), 1880 - 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/78
Scope and Contents
278 x 210 mm. General view of the india rubber tree or rambong showing the root system. Probably photographed at Peradeniya Botanical Gardens.
Dates:
1880 - 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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India rubber tree, Peradeniya Gardens, 1870 - 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/23
Scope and Contents
276 x 217 mm. Showing the base of the trunk and the root system of an India rubber tree in Peradeniya Botanical gardens.
Dates:
1870 - 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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India tours, 1957 - 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 389/3/1
Scope and Contents
This file includes brief reports of official visits made by Smedley during 1957 and 1958 to Darjeeling; the Asansol District; Bihar; Dhanbad, Ranchi and Chittaranjan; Kalimpong; Puri; Panighata (to visit the speaker Sankar Das Banerji); Pathna and Katmandu; the United Provinces; Saharanpur, Amritsar, Dhariwal, Ludhiana and Patiala; a tour of South India in 1959; a visit to Rajasthan in 1960; newspaper cuttings from ‘Hindustan Times’, Jan. 1960; a map of north-eastern India; staff lists; the...
Dates:
1957 - 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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India, work photographs, 1936 - 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 75/6/2
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs of buildings and people, most labelled, but some undated. Many of the images appear to be connected to Pringle's work; they include photographs of social events and of visiting dignitaries, such as Sir John Anderson.
Dates:
1936 - 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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[Indian], 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/11/139
Scope and Contents
50 x 78 mm.
Dates:
1933
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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[Indian and Chinese police, Hong Kong, 1890s], 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377C/8
Scope and Contents
267 x 200 mm. Showing a detachment of Indian and Chinese policemen on parade.
Dates:
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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Indian Army Officers
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 7/100
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the rest of visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. Subjects include: visits to Aden, Cairo, and Corfu on the return journey to the U.K., with arrival in London on May 8, 1906. Appended are photographs taken during the visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to Madrid for the wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena (May 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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Indian Army sentry, 1905 - 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 9/150
Scope and Contents
[Exact location untraced].
Dates:
1905 - 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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[Indian boats at waters edge], 1906-01-24 - 1906-01-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 8/147
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...
Dates:
1906-01-24 - 1906-01-28
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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[Indian boats at waters edge], 1906-01-24 - 1906-01-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 8/150
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...
Dates:
1906-01-24 - 1906-01-28
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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Indian bullock cart common on the roads in Malaya, 1953, 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/5/81
Scope and Contents
114 x 113 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative. Location unidentified.
Dates:
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).
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[Indian ceremony in Malaya, ? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/80
Scope and Contents
140 x 206 mm. Showing attendants carrying two richly costumed children during an unidentified ceremony.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
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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Indian children who wished to be photographed, 1906-02-19 - 1906-02-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 8/193
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints. This appears to have been an official record of the Royal Tour. Each page has a heading for the place and date and most photographs are captioned, probably by a professional calligrapher. The Prince of Wales Feathers are on the cover and 'The Royal Tour of India 1905-1906' on the spine. Locations and periods covered are: Bombay, 9 November- 14 November, 1905; Udaipur, 18 November - 29 November, 1905; Jaipur, 21 November-23 November, 1905; Lahore, 28 November-1...
Dates:
1906-02-19 - 1906-02-22
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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Indian Club Swinging at Military Sports, 1905-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 17/47
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints, 290 x 235 mm (mounted on card) with printed captions are in a black leather bound album with 'Royal Visit to Gwalior, December 1905' on the cover; the Prince of Wales Feathers, the Arms of Gwalior and the Maharaja's signature 'M. Scindia Gwalior 1905' in metal are attached to the front cover.
Dates:
1905-12
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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Indian Clubs (Mungli), 1908-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/803
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. At Amritsar police station. [Showing a man heaving one of these very large and seemingly heavy clubs].
Dates:
1908-02
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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Indian Clubs (Mungli), 1908-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 5/804
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate. At Amritsar police station. [Showing a man heaving one of these very large and seemingly heavy clubs].
Dates:
1908-02
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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Indian Coolies on board the Lindula in Bay of Bengal crossing to work on Burma paddy fields [historic title], 1907-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5/288
Scope and Contents
350 x 250 mm.
Dates:
1907-12
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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[Indian couple], 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/143
Scope and Contents
54 x 79 mm. Showing a young Indian man and woman seated beneath the decorated canopy seen in the preceding two prints. The occasion appears to be a marriage ceremony.
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).
Sub-Series
Indian craftsmen at work, 1902 - 1910
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022R/282-294
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
An album, labelled on the spine, containing prints of various sizes. The prints are of two types; large professional photographs, chiefly of Benares, Delhi, and Agra, and smaller amateur prints. presumably by Davies, relating both to these places and to Kashmir - river and mountain scenes. These are chiefly on left hand pages, with professional photographs on the right, and are captioned. Towards the end of the album, after a series of Agra scenes, there is a group of interesting...
Dates:
1902 - 1910
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).