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Nigeria (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1838 Collections and/or Records:

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An old farmer near Kano, 1933 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/4/26
Scope and Contents

160 x 215 mm. Showing a three quarter length portrait of a man in a field.

Dates: 1933 - 1964
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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An Ordinance for the Incorporation of the Bank of West Africa (two copies), 1872-09-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/4/90
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1872-09-07
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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Another view of All Saints’ Church, 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/5/17
Scope and Contents

157 x 102 mm. glossy print with copy.

Dates: 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).
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Another view of the visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, to Northern Nigeria, Sept. 1960, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/20
Scope and Contents

118 x 82 mm. glossy print. Showing the Archbishop with Bishop Mort and his cook.

Dates: 1960
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

Appendix, 1946 - 1986

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/4
Scope and Contents

A series of glass slides and transparencies of various universities, chiefly in Africa.

Dates: 1946 - 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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Appreciation of an A.A. Milne story, 1900 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 29/49
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, undated captions.

Dates: 1900 - 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).
 Sub-Series

Approved Institute for boys. Ishere, Nigeria, 1940 - 1949

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/68-72
Scope and Contents A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). Each has the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'Situated in thick bush country at Ishere fifteen miles from Lagos, Nigeria, is a modern approved school. Here some sixty boys have built themselves a small village at a spot which, little more than a year ago, was thick bush. There are no bolts or bars in this Institute. The boys have almost complete freedom and are kept at the institute by bonds of...
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).
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Archbishop J.L.C. Horstead of West Africa and others after the consecration of Bishop H.O. Afonya (left) at Bonny, 10 Nov. 1957, 1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/16
Scope and Contents

200 x 152 mm. glossy print with 192 x 158 mm. copy.

Dates: 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).
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Archbishop L.G. Vining (1855-1955), Archbishop of West Africa from 1951, with the children of his cook and steward, 1951, 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/1
Scope and Contents

111 x 159 mm. glossy print with copy and 35 mm. negative.

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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Archbishop Vining confirming candidates in Breadfruit Church, Lagos, Jan. 17 1954, 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/9
Scope and Contents

114 x 159 mm. matt print with two copies and 62 x 88 mm. negative.

Dates: 1954
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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Archbishop Vining pronouncing the Benediction at the consecration of the Lady Chapel, All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, 10 May 1952, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/5
Scope and Contents

113 x 157 mm. matt print with matt copy and glossy 154 x 208 mm. enlargement.

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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Archbishop Vining with Bishop Odutola after the latter’s consecration, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/7
Scope and Contents

205 x 142 mm. glossy print.

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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Archdeacon Crowther Memorial School: a sewing class, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/79
Scope and Contents

154 x 112 mm. glossy print with 86 x 58 mm. negative.

Dates: 1955
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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Archdeacon Crowther Memorial School: girls in chapel, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/76
Scope and Contents

154 x 112 mm. glossy print with 86 x 58 mm. negative.

Dates: 1955
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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Archdeacon Crowther Memorial School: girls in the dormitory, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/78
Scope and Contents

154 x 112 mm. glossy print with 86 x 58 mm. negative.

Dates: 1955
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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Archdeacon Crowther Memorial School: Miss Jane Backhouse and her class, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/77
Scope and Contents

154 x 112 mm. glossy print with copy and 86 x 58 mm. negative.

Dates: 1955
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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Archdeacon Crowther Memorial School: outdoor class, 1955, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/75
Scope and Contents

154 x 112 mm. glossy print with 86 x 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1955
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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Archdeacon Jadasimi of Ilesha, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/2/30
Scope and Contents

110 x 108 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1960
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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Arrival in camp, Okigwi, S. Nigeria, March 1908, 1908-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043N/3
Scope and Contents

108 x 63 mm. Showing porters unloading crates in a clearing, with tents being erected in the background. Okigwi is situated about 50 miles NE of Abo.

Dates: 1908-03
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).
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[Arrival of Sir Frederick Lugard at Calabar, December 1912], 1912-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043O/1
Scope and Contents 204 x 136 mm. A view looking down on the scene at the Calabar landing stage just after the arrival of Sir Frederick Lugard on his tour of the Central and Eastern Provinces of Nigeria of December 2-15 1912. In the foreground a guard of honour stands at attention, with a group of civil and military officials gathered beside the landing stage watching Lugard's departure in the motor car which can be seen rounding the corner in the background: 'The main port of call was the relatively...
Dates: 1912-12
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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Arthur Porter to Glover, 1872-07-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/5/68
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1872-07-14
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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Arthur Porter to Glover reporting changes in Lagos since Glover's departure, 1872-08-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/4/85
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection is composed of archives relating to Glover’s government of Lagos and the Volta campaign during the Second Anglo-Asante War.

Dates: 1872-08-06
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).
 Fonds

Articles from 'The Field'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 322
Scope and Contents Ten volumes of cuttings from 'The field', including a few articles from other publications, and loose cuttings concerning the Malay Peninsula. The volumes concern countries throughout the world, but in particular Australia, British East Africa (Kenya), Canada, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Rhodesia, South Africa, Uganda, United States and the West Indies. The articles cover a wide range of subjects, including administration, agriculture, the British Empire, climate, colonisation,...
Dates: 1888 - 1921
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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Articles Vol. 1:, 1976 - 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 361/1/1
Scope and Contents 1 Stamps of the Cameroons trace the Country’s History2 Johann-Albrechtshohe First Day Cover 19043 ‘Arrived after Departure of Steamer’ and ‘Sch.l3’ Cachets4 ‘Cameroons Occupation Francaise’ Stamp Booklet5 Photo of Governor Ebermaier in Kamerun World War I6 Ebolowa or what?7 Cancellers of Occupied Kamerun8 German New Guinea and Klink’s Invention: An Intrusion into British Papua9 Kamerun-French Equatorial Africa: Franco-German...
Dates: 1976 - 1996
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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Articles Vol. 2:, 1996 - 2001

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 361/1/2
Scope and Contents 76 Italian Prisoners of War in West Africa in World War II and Postal Censorship77 Vestiges of German East Africa 78 The Origins of the Cape Triangular?79 A Togo Telegram [From Sokode to Lome 11.7.1912]80 Ost Afrika Linie Memorabilia81 Communications between Nigeria and Enemy Territory [World War II]82 The Cleft Stick Endures [Ethiopia]83 Sierra Leone Postal Services Ltd 84 Censored Senegal Postcard [World War I]85...
Dates: 1996 - 2001
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).