North and Central America (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:
Item
'Some of the 365 islands'. Bermuda, 1915
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/16
Scope and Contents
138 x 90 mm. Coloured postcard.
Dates:
1915
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
Some old Minutes of St. Michael’s Parish Barbados, 1908 - 1915
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/7/11
Scope and Contents
Cuttings from 'Agricultural Reporter' (Barbados).
Dates:
1908 - 1915
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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Somerset Rectory, Bermuda, 1912 - 1913
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/77
Scope and Contents
83 x 40 mm. A snapshot looking along the drive towards the front façade of Somerset Rectory.
Dates:
1912 - 1913
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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Sous le Cap, Quebec City , 1950 - 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/52
Scope and Contents
A view looking along an old street in Quebec, with laundry hanging out to dry above the pavement. Photograph by Canadian Pacific Railway.
Dates:
1950 - 1967
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Photographs of Canada
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South African Memorial, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3018
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Provincial Building, Halifax, N.S.
Dates:
1909
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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South African War Memorial, 1909
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14/2907
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Province Building, Charlottetown. Inscription: Roland Taylor, Feb. 18th, Paardeberg 1900; Alfred Riggs, Feb 27th.
Dates:
1909
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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South African War Memorial, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3154
Scope and Contents
Landscape format. St. John, New Brunswick, Riverside Memorial Park. 1902 erected to the memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in South Africa.
Dates:
1909
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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South shore of Bermuda, 1951 - 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/71
Scope and Contents
A scene showing a small beach on the right and headland stretching out to left. The caption on the face of the print reads: 'This is a view of a section of the south shore which is broken by craggy headlands and small sandy beaches...'. Both the typed caption, and the reverse of the print (handwritten in pencil) have the reference 'B104'. The print is also stamped by the Bermuda News Bureau, with the photographers name written in pencil.
Dates:
1951 - 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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South side of the harbour and the Morne, 1972-05
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham AA/47
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains slides of St Lucia. The majority are of views of scenery, many from the sea or from the air (two sequences in February 1971 and September 1972). There is not much relating to Marnham's work, though his official house in Castries is shown in February 1971. Among events which are shown are: a youth rally at Vieux Fort on 1 May 1971 and 11 scenes at the Castries Carnival of 1972. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript...
Dates:
1972-05
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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South Side St John’s, 1907 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/5
Scope and Contents
Fish flakes (to dry cod). Just west of Y3061E/3. Signal Hill and Cabot Tower in background, right hand side.
Dates:
1907 - 1912
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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Southern foreshore, Belize [i.e. Belize City], typical residences, 1911
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3078B/13
Scope and Contents
127 x 101 mm. Showing houses on the foreshore in Belize City with small fishing boats in the foreground.
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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Southside Road, overlooking Waterford Valley, 1899 - 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061A/21
Scope and Contents
201 x 151 mm. A view looking along this small dirt road with fir trees on either side.
Dates:
1899 - 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).
Sub-Series
Souvenir of Barbados BWI, 1910
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC West Indies/35-40
Scope and Contents
Postcard booklet containing six tinted postcards published by Bruce Weatherhead Barbados Pharmacy, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Dates:
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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Spanish Mission. Albuquerque N.M., 1918
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/43
Scope and Contents
69 x 49 mm.
Dates:
1918
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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Spanish Mission, Albuquerque N.M. 2/9/18, 1918-09-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/127
Scope and Contents
70 x 50 mm. A view of the Spanish Mission church.
Dates:
1918-09-02
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).
Fonds
Sparke family papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 261
Scope and Contents
All documents relate to the Sparke family and are chiefly bonds, receipts and accounts. 42 have been briefly calendared on slips of paper. 41 of these date from 1638-79 and the other from 1754. There are also 12 uncalendared papers, chiefly accounts and lists of debts, of which five are dated between 1669 and 1672; the remainder are undated, but from their appearance can be assigned to the same period. Of especial interest are the first eleven items relating to the West Indies, eight of...
Dates:
1638 - 1754
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Sparrow owl, Richardson’s owl (plate XXVI), 1876
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062H/26
Scope and Contents
103 x 140 mm.
Dates:
1876
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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Speightstown, St Peter, Barbados, 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3072A/11
Scope and Contents
202 x 147 mm. A view from the harbour showing the jetty and waterfront houses of this west coast town. The church tower can be seen behind the harbour houses.
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).
Item
Spider Lily (Crinum) early morning, C [Ciceron], 1971-02
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham CC/12
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains slides taken chiefly in Ciceron and its grounds. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.
Dates:
1971-02
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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Spider Lily, poinsettia and sea, C [Ciceron] early morning, 1971-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham BB/2
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains slides showing scenes in the house and gardens of John Ewart Marnham's residence just outside Castries. They include slides of the very attractive views from the garden and a series of aerial views taken at varying heights in May 1972. This section concludes with photographs of members of the domestic staff taken just before Marnham left St Lucia (dated Oct 72 nos 18-25). Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.
Dates:
1971-02
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).
Item
[Spill on a toboggan run], 1910 - 1930
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011DDD(LS)/83
Scope and Contents
Annotated '[William] Notman and Son 99'.
Dates:
1910 - 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).
Item
Spiral tunnels at Field, 1919
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062Q/74
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A limp-bound book, number 36 of a numbered edition of 100, containing photogravure plates and coloured illustrations by various artists. Each page is preceded by a sheet containing the title and description; in most cases only the title is given in the typescript catalogue. Unless otherwise stated, the illustrations are full-page sepia photogravure, approximately 225 x 175 mm; the half-page coloured illustrations are c.125 x 85 mm.The title page reads 'His Royal Highness the Prince...
Dates:
1919
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).
Item
Spitzenberg apples (red), 1908-09 - 1908-10
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2554
Scope and Contents
On James Johnstones Fruit Farm, Nelson, B.C. (raining).
Dates:
1908-09 - 1908-10
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).
Item
Sponge Yard, 1890 - 1895
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/26
Scope and Contents
228 x 175 mm. Showing workers standing beside a pile of sponges. Before being packed for shipment the sponges are washed, clipped and compressed into bales by the island workforce.
Dates:
1890 - 1895
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).
Fonds
Sports, Pastimes and Pursuits of Canada: Cariboo Hunting
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062A
Scope and Contents
A slip-case containing prints taken in Montreal, mounted on card with brief letterpress captions. Most prints measure approximately 120 x 90 mm. These pictures, which to the modern eye have a rather comical air of strained posing, were evidently much sought after at the time as being marvellously realistic (this particular collection is one of a series).
Dates:
1866
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library