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Nigeria (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1850 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Udi Village. Mass Literacy class, 1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/5
Scope and Contents

Showing a row of women at a table in the open air receiving instruction. A typewritten caption (which duplicates most of a pencilled annotation) on the reverse reads 'This is the 'top' class for women - normally 12. These are wives of miners at Enugu and of N.A. [Native Administration] employees'. The annotation continues 'Note these women are well dressed'.

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).
 File

Uganda and Northern Nigeria 1908-12, 1908-11 - 1912-03

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D
Scope and Contents

A scrapbook album containing prints by various photographers, including Alfred Lobo. The prints are of various sizes and the majority are captioned in Bell's hand. Captions composed for this catalogue are enclosed in square brackets. Among the scenes and events depicted in the album are the Kampala Exhibition of 1908, views of Government House, Entebbe, the visit of Winston Churchill to Uganda in 1907, sleeping sickness sufferers in Uganda and durbars in Northern Nigeria.

Dates: 1908-11 - 1912-03
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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U.K. Prime Minister Harold Wilson with journalists on arrival at Lagos, Nigeria, in January 1966 for the Commonwealth conference called to discuss the Rhodesian crisis, 1966-01

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052U/3
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Collection of black and white press agency and official photographs (including 5 duplicates) relating to developments during 1965-80, from the time of Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of Independence (UDI) until the emergence of the republic of Zimbabwe. Many were collected to illustrate articles in 'Commonwealth in Focus', and some were reproduced in the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition 1982. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

Dates: 1966-01
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).
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Umana village. Co-operative Shop, 1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/7
Scope and Contents

A single storey stone building with corrugated-iron roof. The printed caption on the reverse reads 'Note - shop boy's quarters at back'. A pencilled annotation on the reverse reads 'Umana Village. Co-op shop. This was originally a copy of Ojwoka shop (see 8) but was built 4 feet longer than the Ojwoka one. Then Obwofia built theirs (see 17) with shop-boys quarters attached. So as an afterthought Umana added shop boy's quarters at back - easily distinguishable in photograph'.

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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Undated draft letter and notes reflecting on relations with the French at Lagos, 1863 - 1869

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/1/79
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: 1863 - 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).
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Undated draft letter from Glover reporting on his policy regarding the Yoruba, 1864

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 131/1/80
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: 1864
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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[Unidentified building], 1912 - 1913

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043O/14
Scope and Contents

156 x 113 mm. Showing a verandahed house raised on stilts and enclosed by a small but luxuriant garden. Three unidentified Europeans stand on a path beside a lamp post in the foreground. Location unidentified.

Dates: 1912 - 1913
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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[Unidentified building, ?Opobo], 1912 - 1913

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043O/12
Scope and Contents

210 x 163 mm. A view looking down from a hillside on to a large, two-storey, verandahed building, possibly at Opobo.

Dates: 1912 - 1913
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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[Unidentified group, probably in Nigeria], 1909 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/49
Scope and Contents

78 x 104 mm. Showing three figures in bathing costumes standing on a beach, with a bungalow in Islamic style in the background.

Dates: 1909 - 1912
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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[Unidentified interior, ?Opobo], 1912 - 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043O/13
Scope and Contents

210 x 162 mm. Showing a verandah room laid out with a table and chairs in an unidentified house.

Dates: 1912 - 1913
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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[Unidentified uniformed woman, seated in enclosed yard], 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043UU/152
Scope and Contents From the File:

Coloured slides, 50 x 50 mm, mostly Kodak, originally stored in a carrying case. They relate to nursing in Nigeria and Ghana.

Dates: 1956
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Y3043UU/134 is missing.
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United Missionary College: ‘Bell girl’ on duty checking the time with Miss E. Shepherd, 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/102
Scope and Contents

162 x 113 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

Dates: 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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United Missionary College: students carrying sewing machines, 1949, 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/101
Scope and Contents

163 x 113 mm. matt print with glossy copy.

Dates: 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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United Missionary College: the chapel, 1950, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/10/3/103
Scope and Contents

157 x 114 mm. glossy print.

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).
 Sub-sub-class

University College of Ibadan, 1948 - 1961

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK(GS)1-5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The slides are 25 x 25 mm. Y3011KKK(GS)1-12 are boxed with Y3011WW Eastham. The remainder are in three separate slide boxes.

Dates: 1948 - 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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University of Calabar

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Nigeria/3
Scope and Contents

A coloured card of a coat of arms. The University of Calabar was established in 1975.

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-sub-class

University of Ibadan, 1948

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Nigeria/4
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs, postcards, a Christmas card and a copy of an illustrated booklet all related to the University of Ibadan. The University College of Ibadan was established in 1948 as the first of the IUC's completely new creations. It became the University of Ibadan in 1962.

Dates: 1948
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-sub-class

University of Ibadan, 1948 - 1991

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/182-221
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Ibadan. The University College of Ibadan was established in 1948 as the first of the IUC's completely new creations. It became the University of Ibadan in 1962.

Dates: 1948 - 1991
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-sub-class

University of Ife, 1961 - 1986

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Nigeria/5
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs, postcards, a Christmas card and a booklet all related to the University of Ife. The university was created in 1961.

Dates: 1961 - 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).
 Sub-sub-class

University of Ife, 1946 - 1991

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/222-239
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Ife. The university was created in 1961.

Dates: 1946 - 1991
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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University of Ilorin

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Nigeria/6
Scope and Contents

A coloured card of a coat of arms. The University College of Ilorin was established in 1975 and became a university in its own right in 1977.

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-sub-class

University of Lagos, 1962 - 1986

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Nigeria/7
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs, postcards, a Christmas card and a typescript all related to the University of Lagos, which was created in 1962.

Dates: 1962 - 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).
 Sub-sub-class

University of Lagos, 1962 - 1991

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/241-244
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Lagos, which was created in 1962.

Dates: 1962 - 1991
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-sub-class

University of Nigeria, 1960 - 1986

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Nigeria/8
Scope and Contents

A series of items relating to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, which was established in 1960 but badly damaged during the Civil War (1967-70).

Dates: 1960 - 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).
 Sub-sub-class

University of Nigeria Nsukka and Enugu, 1960 - 1991

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/245-256
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Enugu campuses. The University was established in 1960 but the Nsukka campus was badly damaged during the Civil War (1967-70).

Dates: 1960 - 1991
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).