South Africa (nation)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3509 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Boating on the Orange River, Aliwal North, 1900 - 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/75
Scope and Contents
200 x 148 mm. Showing a rowing boat and a small sailing dinghy on the Orange River near Aliwal North.
Dates:
1900 - 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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Boer Refugees at an auction in the Refugee Camp Bloemfontein, 1901 - 1902
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305Q/12
Scope and Contents
85 x 82 mm. Presumably captioned on the reverse.
Dates:
1901 - 1902
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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Boer trenches, Fort Nicholson, Colenso, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305H/4
Scope and Contents
118 x 95 mm. Showing three English soldiers standing among Boer trenches and a protective stone wall at Colenso.
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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Boer War Memorial, Grahamstown, 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059W/2
Scope and Contents
147 x 197 mm. A view of the War Memorial, which consists of a base and pedestal of white marble surmounted by bronze figures representing the angel of peace crowning a dying soldier with laurel leaves. On the pedestal is an inscription by Kipling: 'They came of that stubborn stock that stood at Runnimede forFreedom without fear,Wherefore they gave the treasure of their blood to stablishFreedom here.'and the dedication: 'To the brave men of Albany who died for...
Dates:
1906
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
Boer War, vol. I, 1899-11-18 - 1900-02-19
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/1
Scope and Contents
There is a three-page index at the front of the volume.
Dates:
1899-11-18 - 1900-02-19
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
Boer War, vol. II, 1900-02-23 - 1900-04-17
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Five volumes of newscuttings from 'The Daily Mail', 'The Daily Telegraph', The Morning Post' and 'The Times' regarding the Boer War, including a few maps, and a volume of general newscuttings relating to areas where Powell worked during his career.
Dates:
1900-02-23 - 1900-04-17
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
Boer War, vol. III, 1900-04-17 - 1900-06-28
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/3
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Five volumes of newscuttings from 'The Daily Mail', 'The Daily Telegraph', The Morning Post' and 'The Times' regarding the Boer War, including a few maps, and a volume of general newscuttings relating to areas where Powell worked during his career.
Dates:
1900-04-17 - 1900-06-28
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
Boer War, vol. IV, 1900-06-28 - 1901-02-28
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/4
Scope and Contents
There is a six-page index loose at the front of the volume.
Dates:
1900-06-28 - 1901-02-28
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
Boer War, vol. V, 1901-04-17 - 1902-02-27
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/5
Scope and Contents
There is a five-page index loose at the front of the volume. Pages 101-119 are blank.
Dates:
1901-04-17 - 1902-02-27
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
Boiling Pot, Mazeppa Bay, 1900 - 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/98
Scope and Contents
200 x 145 mm. Showing clouds of spray from the surf hitting rocks at the Boiling Pot, Mazeppa Bay.
Dates:
1900 - 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).
Item
Boksburg Dam, near Johannesburg, Transvaal, in the winter (Aug 1902), 1902-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3055E/2
Scope and Contents
120 x 95 mm. A view looking across the Boksburg Dam, laid out by Lake Syndicate Ltd.
Dates:
1902-08
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Views in Johannesburg
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Bontebok, Cape Point, 1968-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/138
Scope and Contents
From the File:
John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates:
1968-08
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).
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Bontebok, Cape Point, 1968-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/139
Scope and Contents
From the File:
John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates:
1968-08
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).
Item
Bontebok Park : River Swellendam, 1968-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham X/130
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The early photographs in this section were taken during two visits to Kokstad in the east of the province; the first at the end of 1965 followed John Ewart Marnham's visit to Lesotho; the remainder dated August 1967. A number of purely family photographs have been removed. Following these are a number of scenes in the vicinity of Cape Town and along the southern coast - Somerset West, George, Knysa, Hermanus, the ostrich farm at Oudstchoorn, the mouth of the Storms River and nearby...
Dates:
1968-08
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).
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Bontebok, Swellendam, 1968-03
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/127
Scope and Contents
From the File:
John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates:
1968-03
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).
Item
Bontebok, Swellendam, 1968-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/133
Scope and Contents
From the File:
John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates:
1968-08
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).
Item
Bontebok, Swellendam, 1968-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/134
Scope and Contents
From the File:
John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates:
1968-08
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).
Series
Book reviews, 1930-06 - 1939-05
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 334/10
Scope and Contents
Book reviews taken from various publications, concerning different areas and aspects of Africa, particularly the indigenous population, South Africa and Kenya.
Dates:
1930-06 - 1939-05
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Newscuttings on Africa
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'Bootsap. Conical hill on the right is composed of chalk or limestone and bones of every description, perfectly white, 1869. An interesting geological formation', 1869
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 191/67
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Water colours and pen and ink sketches documenting Anderson's travels in southern Africa, accompanied by his original captions and explanatory notes. The original titles and captions have been enclosed in single quotation marks, and have been transcribed in the catalogue as found, with the exception of an egregiously offensive term used in some titles, which has not been transcribed. Where possible, modern place names have been supplied.
Dates:
1869
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
Border, 1968-03
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham T/32
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains slides including a group of seven interiors of Marnham's house taken in August 1968, three showing servants in February 1968 and one of the visit of the Mayor for the celebration of the Queen's birthday on 20 April 1968. The majority show the garden, from scenes in April 1967 to seven transparencies making up a panorama taken on the eve of departure in March 1970. In between these are extensive views both of individual clumps of flowers and more general scenes.
Dates:
1968-03
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).
Item
Border, 1969-01
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham T/60
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains slides including a group of seven interiors of Marnham's house taken in August 1968, three showing servants in February 1968 and one of the visit of the Mayor for the celebration of the Queen's birthday on 20 April 1968. The majority show the garden, from scenes in April 1967 to seven transparencies making up a panorama taken on the eve of departure in March 1970. In between these are extensive views both of individual clumps of flowers and more general scenes.
Dates:
1969-01
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
Border scenery between Langalabelele and Macemoholu Passes, 1910 - 1911
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30546A/19
Scope and Contents
97 x 121 mm. Showing a spur of sheer cliffs jutting out over the valley floor.
Dates:
1910 - 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).
Item
Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, 1902
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305I/11
Scope and Contents
72 x 99 mm. A view looking over neatly tended paths and lawns in the gardens.
Dates:
1902
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
Botanical Gardens, Durban, 1879 - 1880
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058A/46
Scope and Contents
193 x 134 mm. A view looking along a tree shaded path in the botanical Gardens, situated in the north-western section of the town.
Dates:
1879 - 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).
Item
Botanical gardens, Durban, Natal [i.e. KwaZulu-Natal], 1875 - 1880
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305A/2
Scope and Contents
201 x 132 mm. A view looking across a shrub lined path in the botanical gardens with a family group posed in front of a small house (partially obscured) in the background.
Dates:
1875 - 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).