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North and Central America (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:

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It's a long way to Terra Nova, 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061D/6
Scope and Contents

'S.S. Florizel' in St John's Harbour ready to sail for Europe.

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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I.V. Pugh, Mary White, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/279
Scope and Contents

55 x 75 mm. A man and a woman stood looking at a file.

Dates: 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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Ivory-horned goat - Stanley Park, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2634
Scope and Contents

[No print]. Missing.

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).
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Ivy Club - Princetown [i.e. Princeton], N.J., 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/12
Scope and Contents

80 x 60 mm. A view of eight men in uniform stood posing for the camera. The caption identifies them as follows, left to right: Lt Dawson, Capt. Wessells, Major McClinton, Nicolls, Lt. De Fourmestreux, Brosco-Owen, Lt. Metcalf, Lt. Seizer. Exact location unknown.

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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Ivy Club - Princetown [i.e. Princeton], N.J., 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/13
Scope and Contents

80 x 60 mm. A view of eleven men in uniform stood posing for the camera. The caption identifies all but one of them, as follows, left to right: Wessels, Dawson, Major McClinton, Handy, McCabe, Nicolls, De Fourmestreux, Brosco-Owen, Metcalf, Seizer. Exact location unknown.

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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Ixora and Heliconiums, C [Ciceron], 1971-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham CC/33
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: 1971-10
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).
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Ixora : Christmas Card, 1970-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham CC/1
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: 1970-09
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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J. Leonard, C [Ciceron], 1972-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham BB/46
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: 1972-09
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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J. Tylston Greg Esg, Hillsboro', 1897, 1897

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307H/69
Scope and Contents

153x98mm. Portrait of Greg seated on his horse.

Dates: 1897
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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Jack Walpole, 1913 - 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/61
Scope and Contents 88 x 88 mm. Showing Jack Walpole standing on the steps of Government House, St. John. No biographical details concerning Walpole have been found, but he may be the Jack frequently mentioned in Bell's letters who came to Antigua to convalesce in December 1912: 'I found that the Lear trio had arrived alright the day before and were comfortably installed at Govt. House. They were all looking well but poor Jack has, since then, had one of his rather bad attacks. The doctor told Nell that...
Dates: 1913 - 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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Jack Walpole, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/73
Scope and Contents

85 x 84 mm.

Dates: 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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Jacques Cartier Bridge, 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/261
Scope and Contents

125 x 80 mm. A view of a bridge in the distance.

Dates: 1951
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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Jamaica, 1956 - 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham A/4
Scope and Contents

[View in the mountains].

Dates: 1956 - 1958
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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Jamaica, 1956 - 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham A/5
Scope and Contents

[View in the mountains].

Dates: 1956 - 1958
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

Jamaica, 1954 - 1957

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/4/27/20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

When the RES Headquarters was rebuilt in 1934-36, gifts of timber for panelling and furnishing were obtained from Empire Governments, companies and individuals. Many were destroyed during the bombing of 1941 and replacement gifts were received. This file coordinates pre and post-war correspondence.

Dates: 1954 - 1957
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

Jamaica, 1940 - 1949

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/529-553
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, 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. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...
Dates: 1940 - 1949
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

Jamaica, 1924

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC West Indies/56-68
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards 'specially taken for the British Empire Exhibition, 1924'. The collection includes one extra postcard with the original set of twelve.

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).
 Sub-Series

Jamaica, 1920

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC West Indies/69-73
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards of Jamaica, including images of the Lignanea Plain, a market on Caymanas Estate, and Thomas River, Clarendon. From an original set of six postcards. Photographed by Algernon E. Aspinall, secretary to the West India Committee and published by Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited.

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).
 Sub-Series

Jamaica, 1924

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC West Indies/74-76
Scope and Contents

Oilette coloured postcards of Jamaica, showing the Government Botanical Gardens in Castleton, Priestman's River in Portand and the Blue Mountains at St. Andrew. The photographs were 'specially taken for the British Empire Exhibition, 1924'. From an original set of six postcards.

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).
 Sub-Series

Jamaica, 1910

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC West Indies/77-81
Scope and Contents

Tinted postcards mainly published by A. Duperly and Son, Kingston, Jamaica. Depicted are: the Blue Hole at Port Antonio, Hope Gardens, the Docks of Kingston, washing day at Port Antonio and a Jamaican climbing a palm tree.

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).
 Sub-Series

Jamaica, 1910

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC West Indies/82-84
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards published in the 'Jamaica Real Photograph postcard series.' Depicted are a coconut plantation, a logwood plantation, and a peasant's cottage.

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).
 File

Jamaica, 1908 - 1915

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/2/45
Scope and Contents

Probably the draft of an historical article or chapter in Davis's projected book.

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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Jamaica, 1908 - 1915

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/12/21
Scope and Contents

Probably the draft of an historical article or chapter in Davis's projected book.

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).
 Fonds

Jamaica 1959-1982

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E
Scope and Contents

A collection of loose prints intended for the exhibition 'Commonwealth in Focus' but received too late for inclusion. The subjects into which the collection is divided were chosen by the National Library of Jamaica, and are based on the headings used for the sections of the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition. All measure either 250 x 200 mm or 370 x 300 mm. Various photographers.

Dates: 1959 - 1982
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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Jamaica Constitutional Conference Opens in London, 1962-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/244
Scope and Contents

152 x 205 mm. Mr. Reginald Maudling, the Colonial Secretary, is pictured at the opening session of the Jamaica Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London. With him are Lord Perth (left) Minister of State for Colonial Affairs and the Secretary General of the Conference.

Dates: 1962-02
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).