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Nigeria (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1850 Collections and/or Records:

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Ogwofia Maternity Home, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/18
Scope and Contents

Interior view of ward.

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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Ogwofia. Maternity Home. View of Veranda, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/17
Scope and Contents

The pencilled annotation on the reverse reads 'Maternity Home. Built by voluntary labour. Village subscribed about £160. Co-op shop provided £65. N.A. [Native Administration] provided £100 for roof [word covered by tape] 30 for [rest of annotation covered by tape]'.

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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Ogwofia village, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/10
Scope and Contents

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Road signs put up in vernacular in Westermann script'. A pencilled annotation offers a translation of the two words appearing on the road sign - 'Be careful. Children-in-arms'.

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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Ogwofia. Village centre in early stage, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/12
Scope and Contents The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Bush in background. This formerly covered whole site. Ogwofia consists of a number of quarters scattered about ¼ to ½ mile from each other. This piece of land is the most central point. Foreground. Sub-dispensary. (cement and timer [sic] provided by N.A.[Native Administration], mudblocks and labour provided free by village. Middle distance. Bricks for erection of the village maternity home. Background. Reading room'. The pencilled...
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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Ogwofia village. Close-up of Sub-Dispensary, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/14
Scope and Contents

The title is both typed and annotated on the reverse.

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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Ogwofia village. Incinerator at village centre, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/13
Scope and Contents

Showing the incinerator (in the form of a mud kiln) in the centre of the village. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Other buildings on left - model latrines and Reading Room'. The pencilled annotation adds 'Incinerator just completed Rubbish dump extreme right with maternity[?] home under construction behind'.

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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Ogwofia village. Making bricks for maternity home, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/15
Scope and Contents

Showing villagers moulding clay under the supervision of a European administrator. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Bricks when burnt were found to be too soft, so village bought bricks from Enugu'. The pencilled annotation adds 'European in background Mr E R Chadwick[?] District Officer'.

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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Ogwofia village. Model latrines at village centre, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/19
Scope and Contents

Exterior view of the corrugated-iron latrines. A typewritten caption (which duplicates most of a pencilled annotation) on the reverse reads 'They are for propaganda purposes to persuade individuals to use bore-hole latrines with washable cement seats'. The annotation differs only in the addition of the word 'portable' after the word 'cement'.

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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Oji River Leper Centre administration buildings, 1930 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 19/16
Scope and Contents From the File:

A collection of captioned glass negatives illustrating the CMS's work, many dated 1937.

Dates: 1930 - 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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: A.F.C. Savory, Welfare Officer, with locally made pottery which Queen Elizabeth II saw during her visit, 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/52
Scope and Contents

155 x 115 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1956
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: baptism in the river, 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/53
Scope and Contents

118 x 80 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1956
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: blind patient reading Braille, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/66
Scope and Contents

119 x 83 mm. glossy print with copy and two enlargements.

Dates: 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: blind patients weaving baskets, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/68
Scope and Contents

119 x 82 mm. glossy print with copy and two enlargements.

Dates: 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: blind patients working in fields, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/67
Scope and Contents

82 x 119 mm. glossy print with two copies and two enlargements.

Dates: 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: Chapel of the Transfiguration, built largely by patients, 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/50
Scope and Contents

155 x 115 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1956
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: clearing undergrowth, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/62
Scope and Contents

80 x 79 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: clearing undergrowth, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/63
Scope and Contents

80 x 79 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: egg grading room, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/60
Scope and Contents

80 x 79 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: egg grading room, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/61
Scope and Contents

80 x 79 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: examining contents of the Yam Barn, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/57
Scope and Contents

80 x 79 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: examining Yam Barn, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/58
Scope and Contents

80 x 79 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: feeding rabbits, 1956 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/64
Scope and Contents

151 x 155 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1956 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: Geoffrey Manger, Settlement Agriculturist, 1950 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/59
Scope and Contents

194 x 190 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1950 - 1961
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement: inside the Chapel of the Transfiguration, 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/51
Scope and Contents

155 x 115 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1956
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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Oji River Leprosy Settlement, near Enugu: Mrs A. Savory, CMS Missionary on the Welfare Staff with young patients, 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/4/49
Scope and Contents

155 x 115 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 1956
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).