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Nigeria (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1776 Collections and/or Records:

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The Emir with his body guard, 1928 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/144
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates: 1928 - 1939
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 Emir’s eldest son rides down to salute his father, 1928 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/141
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates: 1928 - 1939
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 Emir’s sons aged seven (snapped after saluting their father), 1928 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/142
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates: 1928 - 1939
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 following list of complaints... of robberies, &c., committed on the Lagoon between Badagry and Porto Novo, by subjects of the King of Porto Novo, 1871-09-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/4/72
Scope and Contents

This is a printed broadside.

Dates: 1871-09-09
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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The Gang (African workmen), 1928 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/55
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates: 1928 - 1939
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 gang” (African workmen), 1928 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043GG/18
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...
Dates: 1928 - 1939
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 inimitable Popoff, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 363/4/12
Scope and Contents

54 x 80 mm. View of a young African man standing beside the motor car featured in RCMS 363/4/11.

Dates: 1936
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 innumerable stone figures of Esie, Nigeria, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/101
Scope and Contents

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'They were discovered in a clearing amidst a grove of oil palms and other trees, the clearing itself bordered by peregun trees, a kind of aloes planted round holy places. The grove is today an important centre of the fertility cult. Natives of Esie found the figures about 1773. The grove was kept secret until 1933, when an English missionary was told about it by one of his African mission teachers'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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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The Lurike of Kudaru, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043L/14
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159 x 113 mm. Showing the Lurike of Kudaru, dressed in Arab fashion and seated on a horse, with an attendant holding the animal's bridge. According to Arnett, E.J. (1920) the Chief of Kudaru was Tura-ki Kerami. Whether this is the same figure has not been determined.

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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The main figure of the seven holy bronzes of Tada, Nigeria, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/96
Scope and Contents

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'It is of dark bronze, 3 ft 8 inches high, and is called 'Gago'. Gago is a title still used by the village chiefs in Idah, below Tada on the Niger. The head-dress of the figure consists of a tigh [sic] fitting helmet. At the front of back of it medallions are attached with a horned and moustached face on them. The close-fitting gown is richly decorated with designs'. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.

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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The Nigeria Constitutional Conference in London, 1958-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/371
Scope and Contents 151 x 205 mm. The Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Rt. Hon. A. Lennox -Boyd (left) talks with the Prime Minister of the Federation of Nigeria and the Premiers of the Western, Northern and Eastern regions at Lancaster House, before the opening session of the resumed Nigeria Constitutional Conference. From Left to right are: The Hon. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Premier of the Western Region; Alhaji the Hon. Abubakar Tafawar Balewa, the Federal Prime Minister; Alhaji the Hon. Ahmadu,...
Dates: 1958-09
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/374
Scope and Contents

204 x 151 mm.

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-09-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/380
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency.

Dates: 1958-09-29
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 Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-09-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/381
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency

Dates: 1958-09-29
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 Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/382
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency showing major delegates.

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/383
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency. Premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/384
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Premier of the Eastern Region.

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/385
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency. Alhaji the Hon. Abubakar Tafawar Balewa, the Federal Prime Minister.

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/386
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency. General view of delegates.

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, 1958-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/387
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency. Dr E.M.L. Endeley, leader of Government Business in the Southern Cameroons House of Assembly.

Dates: 1958-10
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, London., 1958-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/375
Scope and Contents

206 x 152 mm.

Dates: 1958-09
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, London., 1958-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/376
Scope and Contents

151 x 204 mm.

Dates: 1958-09
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, London, 1958-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/377
Scope and Contents

205 x 152 mm.

Dates: 1958-09
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, London, 1958-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/378
Scope and Contents

205 x 152 mm.

Dates: 1958-09
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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The Nigerian Constitutional Conference, Lancaster House, London, 1957-05-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/379
Scope and Contents

Colour transparency. General view of the conference table.

Dates: 1957-05-23
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).