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Asia (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 16197 Collections and/or Records:

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‘Siamese boxing’, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/3/4/5
Scope and Contents

An account of Coe’s attendance at two demonstrations of Siamese boxing in Kelantan in 1931 (2 sheets).

Dates: 1961
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel MC 47.
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Siamese kittens , 1932 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/454
Scope and Contents

Gracie Fields.

Dates: 1932 - 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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Siamese kittens , 1932 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/455
Scope and Contents

Gracie Fields.

Dates: 1932 - 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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Siamese kittens , 1932 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/456
Scope and Contents

Abu Hassan and triplets.

Dates: 1932 - 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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Sibu, Sarawak, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035D/2
Scope and Contents

247 x 171 mm. Aerial view looking over the town of Sibu, with the Rajang River beyond. Sibu is situated in southern Sarawak 115 miles north-east of Kuching.

Dates: 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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Sibuyaus of Lundu, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/58
Scope and Contents

148 x 103 mm. Group portrait of 21 men and women, the women seated on the ground in front of the men. The Sibuyau people form part of the Iban group in Hose’s classification.

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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Siddons Quadrangle, Colvin Taluqdars School, named after Davies’s predecessor as principal, 1902 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022Q/8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

An album, labelled on the spine, containing prints of various sizes. The numbering is sequenced from 1 to 131, but 101 is omitted. 14 of these prints are loose (118-131) , and are kept in a separate envelope in the album. Some of the prints are good quality professional work. Some of the photographs are captioned in ink; in other cases the titles have been derived from duplicate copies in Davies' other Indian album or from other photographs of the same scenes.

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).
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Side Porch of Central Dome of same, 1908-02 - 1908-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 6/933
Scope and Contents

The carving of the small domes and vaults of the roof is very fine indeed. (Fisher).

Dates: 1908-02 - 1908-03
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 view of the Palace Lake and Fort Amber [i.e. Amer], 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 14/41
Scope and Contents From the File: This album has a printed title page 'Souvenir of Jaipur' with the printer given as 'Ajmer: Scottish Mission Industries Company Ltd.' There is a 10-page printed introduction followed by a collection of excellent photographs of scenes and architectural features in Jaipur. Each page of letterpress and photographs has a decorative border, the album is bound in a lavishly tooled and inlaid vellum cover, and kept in a box. Unless otherwise indicated, the prints are approximately 220 x 210...
Dates: 1905
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 view of the Taj, 1902 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022R/237
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).
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Side view: trestle and crane for No 3 strut, 1887-10-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30244A/15
Scope and Contents

270 x 225 mm.

Dates: 1887-10-06
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 Ahmed Khan, Nawab Sir (1863-1922), 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022O/89
Scope and Contents

124 x 175 mm. Nawab of Janjira (Konkan District, Bombay); succeeded 1879; ruled 1883-1922. Full length standing portrait.

Dates: 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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Siduan baskets, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/149
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. Display of woven and embroidered 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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Siduans playing on the nose flute and on a primitive stringed instrument, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/102
Scope and Contents

146 x 103 mm. Showing two men seated on a cane mat playing their instruments.

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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Sifting and picking over a special sample of tea, 1880 - 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/16
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279 x 211 mm. Showing female workers picking through sifted and fired tea for grading before packing and shipment.

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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Sigiriya Rock and Plain, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/72
Scope and Contents

The printed caption on the reverse reads: 'This rock was converted into a palace and fortress by King Kasyapa in the 4th Century A.D.'.

Dates: 1924
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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Sigiriya Rock and Tank, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/71
Scope and Contents

The printed caption on the reverse reads: 'This rock was converted into a palace and fortress by King Kasyapa in the 4th Century A.D.'.

Dates: 1924
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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Siglap, Singapore, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 15/5
Scope and Contents

95 x 143 mm. A view looking along the palm- fringed beach at Siglap on the south-east coast of Singapore Island, five miles east of Singapore.

Dates: 1924
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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Sign please, 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/14
Scope and Contents

This is the script of a drama by Soper, set in Changi Prisoner of War Camp, based upon his experiences. It is inspired by the Selarang Barracks Incident (20 sheets).

Dates: 1942
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reel 8234.
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Signal Station, Hong Kong, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377A/2
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269 x 203 mm. View looking eastwards down onto the Hong Kong waterfront, Causeway Bay and the Happy Valley from the summit of the Peak, with the Signal Station in the foreground.

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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Signing of the Agreement on Malaysia and the Establishment of the Federation, 1963-08-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/319
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202 x 257 mm. Photo shows the Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, making his speech after the midnight signing of the Agreement setting up the Federation.

Dates: 1963-08-31
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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Sikandara : Akbars Mausoleum

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 24/63
Scope and Contents From the File:

Album containing prints, of a total size of 300 x 185 mm. (actual print surface 260 x 165 mm.), on linen hinges bound by the India Office Library. Includes typed list of contents bound in at the beginning of the album.

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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Sikandara : Emperor Akbars Mausoleum from 1st floor

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 25/35
Scope and Contents From the File:

Album containing panoramic photographs, 300 x 115 mm (actual print surface 290 x 105 mm.), on linen hinges bound by the India Office Library. Includes typed list of contents bound in at the beginning of the album.

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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Sikandara : entrance to Akbars Mausoleum

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 24/62
Scope and Contents From the File:

Album containing prints, of a total size of 300 x 185 mm. (actual print surface 260 x 165 mm.), on linen hinges bound by the India Office Library. Includes typed list of contents bound in at the beginning of the album.

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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Sikandara : entrance to Akbars Mausoleum

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 25/33
Scope and Contents From the File:

Album containing panoramic photographs, 300 x 115 mm (actual print surface 290 x 105 mm.), on linen hinges bound by the India Office Library. Includes typed list of contents bound in at the beginning of the album.

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).