Asia (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:
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Katha , 1885 - 1893
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/Y3029M/192
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection is mostly of albumen prints of photographs taken in Burma [Myanmar] in the later nineteenth century. Many are captioned and the captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. Many photographs have been identified as the work of Felix Beato. All of these photographs belonged to Rodway Swinhoe (1863-1927), who may have bought them after the closure of Beato's emporium in Mandalay c.1906. On...
Dates:
1885 - 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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Kaung. Ulu Tempasuk, 1904
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3034A/24
Scope and Contents
Showing a woodland scene with a house partially visible in the background.
Dates:
1904
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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Kayan baskets, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/151
Scope and Contents
147 x 104 mm. Showing two decorated bead baskets.
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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Kayan carvings, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/142
Scope and Contents
148 x 104 mm. Showing painted wall carvings in the gallery of a Long Ulai house in the Baram District.
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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Kayan carvings, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/143
Scope and Contents
147 x 104 mm. Showing animal designs carved at the ends of wooden planks.
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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Kayan houses fortified against an attack, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/122
Scope and Contents
103 x 129 mm. Showing the barricade of sharpened wooden spikes outside a Kayan longhouse.
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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Kayan woman dancing with the head of an enemy, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/120
Scope and Contents
103 x 127 mm. Showing the dancing woman with the head held in one hand, with three Kayan warriors watching.
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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Kayan women of the Upper Rejang, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/56
Scope and Contents
104 x 149 mm. Portrait of three women sitting in long grass.
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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Kayans, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/117
Scope and Contents
104 x 148 mm. Full length portrait of two Kayan men.
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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Kayans collecting gutta percha, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/23
Scope and Contents
147 x 104 mm. Showing four Kayan men chiselling into the bark of a fallen tree.
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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Kayans, Upper Rejang River, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/48
Scope and Contents
147 x 103 mm. Group portrait of men, women and youths (a family group).
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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Kayans wrestling, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/34
Scope and Contents
148 x 104 mm. Showing two Kayan youths grasping each other in a wrestling hold.
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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Keckington Bungalow 1880, 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/104
Scope and Contents
141 x 107 mm. Group portrait of European planters on the veranda of Beckington Estate, Udapussellawa. No identification supplied, but F. Coventry is seated in the centre of the group. The bearded figure at the right is possibly John Bagra.
Dates:
1880
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
Kedah, 1958-10-14 - 1961-06-23
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/2/2
Scope and Contents
1. 'How krah (forced labour) was abolished in Kedah' by Sir George Maxwell (2 copies, 4 sheets).
2. Correspondence between Hugh Bryson and Julian Dudley Hall on the evacuation of the Sultan of Kedah, Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, to Kulim during the Japanese invasion of Dec. 1941 (5 sheets).
Dates:
1958-10-14 - 1961-06-23
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this collection must be viewed on microfilm Reel MC46.
File
Kedah and Johor memories, 1960 - 1969
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/32
Scope and Contents
Descriptions of notable European, Chinese and Malay people that Walker encountered in Kedah and Johor during the 1920s (2 copies, 12 sheets).
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8227C.
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Keddah, 1906-01-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 9/135
Scope and Contents
[Karapur and elephant keddah]
Dates:
1906-01-31
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).
File
Kelantan, 1932 - 1952
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/34/3
Scope and Contents
A file relating to the internal affairs of Kelantan. It includes a copy of the treaty of 1910, and papers discussing the treatment of the indigenous peoples by the Malays and Chinese, and Chinese immigration (22 sheets).
Dates:
1932 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8228C.
File
Kelantan 1914, 1914
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 14
Scope and Contents
An album containing prints measuring approximately 135 x 80 mm, most captioned either in manuscript beneath the print or in the negative. Captions composed for this entry are enclosed in square brackets. The album contains mainly scenic views. Photographs are probably by William Kerr.
Dates:
1914
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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[Kelantan fishermen returning, ? 1950s], 1950 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/32
Scope and Contents
157 x 104 mm. Showing a group of fishermen bring their boat in to shore.
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).
File
Kelantan floods, 1927-01-01 - 1927-01-15
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/15/10
Scope and Contents
A series of reports recounting the loss of life and damage caused by the flooding of the Kelantan River and the steps taken to bring relief to the victims (20 sheets).
Dates:
1927-01-01 - 1927-01-15
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this item must be viewed on Master Microfilm Reel 8239.
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Kelantan River from Sungei Bagan Estate, 1914
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 14/12
Scope and Contents
125 x 80 mm. A view looking northwards along the Kelantan River from the Sungei Bagan Estate, situated on the east bank a few miles south of Kota Bharu [i.e. Bahru]
Dates:
1914
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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Kelantan silversmith [1950s], 1950 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/84
Scope and Contents
204 x 153 mm. Showing a Malay craftsman inspecting some of his work.
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
Kelantan, Trengganu [i.e. Terengganu], 1937
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/1224-1288
Scope and Contents
Photographs of trees.
Dates:
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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Kelantan Volunteer Rifles, Sikh Police Band, circa 1914, 1914
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 14/1
Scope and Contents
129 x 77 mm. Showing the Sikh band marching past with three officers of the K.V.R. following behind. These are identified as: D.C.R. RAINNIE, Duff Development Company; William LANGHAM-CARTER, British Adviser; and Herbert Alfred ANDERSON, C.O. of the K.V.R.
Dates:
1914
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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[Kelantan Volunteer Rifles, Sikh Police Band, circa 1914], 1914
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 14/2
Scope and Contents
128 x 76 mm. A more distant view of the scene in the preceding plate, looking along the road (presumably in the capital of Kelantan, Kota Bahru) toward the marching group.
Dates:
1914
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).