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South Africa (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3621 Collections and/or Records:

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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Personal correspondence Sa - St., 17 Feb 1949 - 05 Apr 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/208
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: "Bobbety" [5th Lord Salisbury, earlier Lord Cranborne] on WSC's party political broadcast (22 December 1951); 1st Lord Samuel (2); Samuel Hammersley; Thomas Driberg [later Lord Bradwell] on a proposed broadcast debate between WSC and Herbert Morrison [Deputy Prime Minister]; Michael Foot on the proposed debate; Donald Murray, Foreign Office; "Pepe", Duke de San Lucar la Mayor; Sir John Dalton on the Savage Club; Sir Douglas Savory on forecasts of the 2nd World War;...
Dates: 17 Feb 1949 - 05 Apr 1955
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: various papers. [most date from 1943]., Jan 1939 - Dec 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/462
Scope and Contents Includes: cutting from the Daily Telegraph on a broadcast by President [Franklin] Roosevelt on ?13 February 1943 on matters including the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers and the situation in North Africa; list of members of the Other Club; copies of poem by [Arthur] Weber-Brown on WSC and Roosevelt; extract from a lecture given by WSC to the Royal United Services Institution on 17 April 1901 on the war in South Africa; cutting from the St Louis Post-Dispatch [United States] on the...
Dates: Jan 1939 - Dec 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Visits and invitations: Australia, Denmark, Portugal, South Africa: invitations and proposed visits., 18 Apr 1946 - 08 Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/250
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Norman Brookes, President, Lawn Tennis Association of Australia, inviting WSC to visit Australia; Norman Martin, Agent-General for Victoria, Australia, on the Australian Government's invitation to WSC; Kenneth Sandford on a proposed lecture tour by WSC in Australia and New Zealand (2); Count Edward Reventlow [Danish Minister in Britain] on an invitation for WSC to visit Denmark; 5th Duke of Palmella [Portuguese Ambassador to Britain] on a proposed visit to...
Dates: 18 Apr 1946 - 08 Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public and Political: General: Visits and invitations: United States (January - March 1946) E - G., May 1945 - 10 Sep 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/226
Scope and Contents Correspondents on WSC's visit include: General Ira Eaker, Deputy Commander, United States Army Air Forces (2); Dwight Eisenhower on subjects including the death of Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to Franklin Roosevelt], and histories of the Second World War (5); Harry Butcher, former naval aide to Eisenhower, on publishing his diaries; J C Thomson [British Consul, Miami] (3); Sir Francis Evans [British Consul-General, New York]; Clarence Streit, President, Federal Union; Millard...
Dates: May 1945 - 10 Sep 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Public buildings, Queenstown, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/33
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191 x 126 mm. A view looking along Cathcart Street towards the Town Hall, completed in the early 1880's. Clocks were not placed in position in the clocktower until 1897, in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

Dates: 1888
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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Public library, Cape Town, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305I/7
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76 x 101 mm. A view from Queen Victoria Street, looking towards the entrance gates and the west façade of the library, situated at the north-east end of the Botanical 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).
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Publications, 1967 - 1990

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 199/2/6
Scope and Contents Pamphlets and reports collected by Hepple dealing with the abuse of human rights and workers' rights:Ainslie, Rosalynde, ‘Masters and serfs: farm labour in South Africa’ (London, 1973)Davis, David, ‘African workers and apartheid’ (London, 1978)Hepple, Alexander, ‘South Africa: workers under apartheid’ (London, 1971)International Commission of Jurists, ‘For the rule of law: a study by the International Commission of Jurists on apartheid in South Africa and...
Dates: 1967 - 1990
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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Publications, 1891 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 359/1
Scope and Contents 1. Sixth Coronation Safari 1958 Official Programme.2. Pamphlet issued by Ruargh Findlay Development Corporation advertising planned Ruargh Hill development near Johannesburg (published c. 1950).3. Small informational booklet for Braemar Castle ship passengers, ‘Ports of Call and Places of Interest on the Voyage round Africa’, marked ‘H. Dobinson Cabin No. 50.’4. Capt. Chas Slack, ‘Introduction to Swahili’ (London 1891), marked J. Henry Vanstone.5. B.J....
Dates: 1891 - 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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Pulling down Dutch Reformed Church, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305U/36
Scope and Contents

The church was built in 1884-85 and pulled down in 1902 as the tower was unsafe.

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).
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Pulling down Dutch Reformed Church, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305U/37
Scope and Contents

The church was built in 1884-85 and pulled down in 1902 as the tower was unsafe.

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).
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Pulling down tower, Dutch Reformed Church, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305U/26
Scope and Contents

The Church was built in 1884-5 and was pulled down c. 1902 as the tower was unsafe.

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).
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Pulling down tower, Dutch Reformed Church, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305U/27
Scope and Contents

The Church was built in 1884-5 and was pulled down c. 1902 as the tower was unsafe.

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).
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Pulling down tower, Dutch Reformed Church, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305U/29
Scope and Contents

The Church was built in 1884-5 and was pulled down c. 1902 as the tower was unsafe.

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).
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Pulpit Rock, Southern bank of St John's, 1884-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305K/48
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136 x 198 mm. A view from the Umzimvubu River looking across to the sheer cliff face of the Pulpit Rock.

Dates: 1884-06
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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Punching holes in rails. Vereeniging iron and steel works, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/173
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191 x 140 mm. Showing workers posed in the act of punching lengths of steel held in a large mechanical jig.

Dates: 1925
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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Pupils at drill, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305J/73
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207 x 154 mm. Showing a group of African girls and boys in European dress performing excercises. Location unidentified.

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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Quarter Master's Stores, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058H/86
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115 x 95 mm. view of barrels and crates beside a wagon.

Dates: 1901
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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Queen Street, Port Elizabeth, looking north, 1906-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059Q/2
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A view looking north along Queen Street from the junction with Holland Street, with commercial premises lining the roadway and tramlines along the street.

Dates: 1906-07
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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Queen's Birthday, 1968-04-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham T/40
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Susan Marnham, Mayor Schlapobersky, Marnham (outside the house, with Union Jack flying).

Dates: 1968-04-20
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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Queen's Hotel, Kimberley, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305C/54
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190 x 123 mm. Showing the ornate facade of the Queen's Hotel, a brick building with an elaborate wrought ironwork verandah. On the gables, fashioned after Dutch Cape Colonial style, the legend '1881 Queen's Hotel' is carved in relief on inset panels. A group of men pose on the step, with a carriage and a team of horses in the roadway.

Dates: 1888
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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[Raadsaal, Pretoria], 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/183
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203 x 149 mm. A view looking across Church Square towards the north façade of the old government buildings.

Dates: 1925
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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Raadzaal, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305U/13
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection consists of a negatives album, produced by Lennon Ltd., Cape Town, containing 125 x 95 mm negatives and an envelope with six further negatives of the same size. Some are poor photographs but many that are apparently very faint contain a good deal of detail. Seven modern prints have also been made and are listed as Y305U/105-111. The images were taken by Albert Ernest Lamb and the captions are from the list in the front of the album. The captions have been used as titles...
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).
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Races, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058H/25
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80 x 55 mm. Spectators viewing from a cart.

Dates: 1901
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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Races, Vryheid, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058H/129
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115 x 95 mm. view of spectators.

Dates: 1901
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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Races, Vryheid, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3058H/130
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120 x 95 mm. View of the end of the course with riders approaching.

Dates: 1901
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).