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New Guinea (island)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Banda I: Off New Guinea, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/273
Scope and Contents

A view showing a village built on the shore of a curving beach. Exact location unknown.

Dates: 1910 - 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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Banda I: - Off New Guinea - Volcano, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/272
Scope and Contents

An interesting view showing Banda Islanders in long war canoes with decorated prows with the volcano rising from the shore beyond. The island seen here is Gunung Api, one of the smaller islands of the Banda group which lies about 50 miles south of Seram.

Dates: 1910 - 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).
 Series

[Commonwealth Universities], 1946 - 1991

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/1-434
Scope and Contents

Includes material on Universities throughout the Commonwealth of Nations. Many, though not all, of the slides were taken by Ian Maxwell.

Dates: 1946 - 1991
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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General newscuttings, 1883 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/6
Scope and Contents Pages 1-59 and 68-81: Newscuttings taken predominantly from 'The Argus', 1893-1894, concerning the South Pacific, including Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hebrides and Samoa.Pages 60-67 and 82-87: Newscuttings concerning Stettin and the consulship, 1897-1898, including many articles on trade and industry and Germany.Pages 87-89: Newscuttings concerning Pennsylvania and the United States in general, 1913, including a few loose cuttings.Pages 93-106: A series of...
Dates: 1883 - 1927
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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Incorporation/Gambia/New Guinea Committees, 1875 - 1883

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/6/1
Scope and Contents

Minute book relating to the Incorporation Committee, which was created on 31 Jan. 1882 to implement the incorporation of the RCI by Royal Charter. The book also contains minutes of two other committees formed in 1875 to discuss the proposed cession of Gambia to France, and in 1883 to support proposals for the annexation of New Guinea.

Dates: 1875 - 1883
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

Papua New Guinea, 1965 - 1991

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/257-262
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, which was founded in 1965.

Dates: 1965 - 1991
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

Papua New Guinea, 1965 - 1986

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 PNG
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs and albums relating to the University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, which was founded in 1965.

Dates: 1965 - 1986
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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The University of Papua and New Guinea 1970, 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 PNG/1
Scope and Contents

An album containing photographs with hand-written captions of buildings and students of the University of Papua New Guinea.

Dates: 1970
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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University of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby August, 1974, 1974-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 PNG/2
Scope and Contents

An album containing prints with typed captions.

Dates: 1974-08
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).