Kenya (nation)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1507 Collections and/or Records:
Item
How B Glass, a baby organ got up to Mengo to rattle music, 1900-03-02
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 158/33
Scope and Contents
Showing two porters standing beside the crated organ, slung onto a long pole. One of the men holds a small rattle.
Dates:
1900-03-02
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Mombasa to Mengo
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How It Feels To Be Born A Kikuyu , 1955 - 1987
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 405/2
Scope and Contents
Written in 1955 and revised from Dec. 1986 to Apr. 1987.
Dates:
1955 - 1987
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Henry Muoria Collection
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How Mr [R.H.] Leaky's 'ghan' got up to Mengo, 1900-03-09
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 158/46
Scope and Contents
'Hamisi, Zanzibar boy dressed in a ragged mackintosh & Jim Crow hat who trundles Mr [R.H.] Leaky's bicycle (saddle-less) for miles along the dusty road.' [Historic caption].
Dates:
1900-03-09
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Mombasa to Mengo
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Hugh Phillips [Phelips]. Mumias, March 1899, 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045A/80
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Two albums with two loose prints (which may not belong to this collection) inserted. The two albums were the property of Charles Edwin Collard, Captain, Royal Marine Light Infantry. The albums have been rebound, but the labels on the covers ‘Uganda 1898-1900’ have been retained. Most of the photographs are 115 x 90 mm. Collard was presumably the photographer except for the few prints in which he appears, and all the photographs are captioned. However, it appears likely that this was...
Dates:
1899
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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'I like camels'. Mrs. Galgalla (Adi is her first name) leads the water caravan, 1940 - 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/398
Scope and Contents
Half-length portrait of Adi Galgalla, a member of the Boran camel safari. The location of this photograph is noted as Garba Tula in the typescript catalogue.
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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IBEA Co Building, Witu, 1890 - 1905
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/29
Scope and Contents
204 x 142 mm. A view looking along a path towards a large thatched building. On a flagpole beside the building flies a flag consisting of a Union Jack inset into a plain background. This is possibly an IBEA Co flag: although it does not correspond to the flag illustrated on company treaties, it is possible that several varieties were used.
Dates:
1890 - 1905
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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In a reverse, Mau Excarpment, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468J/6
Scope and Contents
205 x 152 mm. A view showing a locomotive in a reversing station with a group of Indian labourers in the foreground.
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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In a reverse on the Mau Escarpment, 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/18
Scope and Contents
205 x 159 mm. Photograph by William D Young.
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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In Bukedi - Mt. Elgon [1909], 1909
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/73
Scope and Contents
101 x 78 mm. Showing Bukedi huts on the wooded slopes of Mt. Elgon.
Dates:
1909
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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In the garden at Shella [?Shela], 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/4
Scope and Contents
Showing a sailing boat taken from the shore. It is assumed that this photograph was taken from the garden of the house in which Powell stayed.
Dates:
1934
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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In the garden at Shella [?Shela], 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/7
Scope and Contents
A view of a dog, closely resembling Powell's dog Simon, sitting on a path with a lawn and vegetation around. It is assumed that this is the house in which Powell stayed during his time on the island.
Dates:
1934
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).
Item
In the Kedong Valley, 1909-01 - 1909-03
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/54
Scope and Contents
88 x 86 mm. Showing African horsemen and porters in the tall grass at the base of the Kedong Valley.
Dates:
1909-01 - 1909-03
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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In the Sotik Country, 1889-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/30
Scope and Contents
155 x 113 mm. A view looking down onto a grassy valley with wooded hills rising on the farther side. No precise date or location has been found for this photograph.
Dates:
1889-10
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Ernest Gedge Collection
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Indian Compounder, Mumias 1899, 1899
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045B/55
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Two albums with two loose prints (which may not belong to this collection) inserted. The two albums were the property of Charles Edwin Collard, Captain, Royal Marine Light Infantry. The albums have been rebound, but the labels on the covers ‘Uganda 1898-1900’ have been retained. Most of the photographs are 115 x 90 mm. Collard was presumably the photographer except for the few prints in which he appears, and all the photographs are captioned. However, it appears likely that this was...
Dates:
1899
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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Inhabited and barricaded cave in Kamongichis, Mt Elgon, 1890-02-27
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/74
Scope and Contents
152 x 108 mm. Showing an African group at the mouth of the cave. See Gedge’s diary for 27th February 1890; (modern print from RGS negative).
Dates:
1890-02-27
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Ernest Gedge Collection
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Inhabited cave (behind the sticks and waterfall) in steep gorge on Mt Elgon, 1890-02-24
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/73
Scope and Contents
113 x 155 mm. Showing a waterfall dropping down a sheer rockface with the cave entrance behind, blocked by a barricade of sticks. This photograph does not appear to be mentioned by Gedge.
Dates:
1890-02-24
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Ernest Gedge Collection
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Inhabited cave in Mt Elgon, 1890-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/69
Scope and Contents
156 x 113 mm. Showing the mouth and interior of the cave with various unidentified artefacts visible at the back of the cave.
Dates:
1890-02
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Ernest Gedge Collection
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Installing a new font in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Isinya, 1973
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/59
Scope and Contents
Glossy 56 mm. contact print with negative.
Dates:
1973
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
Institute of Education Collection
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...
Dates:
1930 - 1949
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Inter-University Council Collection
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs (various dates, sizes and photographers) and slides with a few leaflets, a file of correspondence, and some title cards as described below. The collection appears to have been assembled chiefly for publicity purposes and there is a file of correspondence requesting photographic and other material. Some of the photographs are mounted on cards for display, but the majority are loose prints stored in folders. There are also a few albums. The main subjects are the...
Dates:
1946 - 1986
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Inter-University Council Slides
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK
Scope and Contents
A collection of coloured slides, 18 of which measure 40 x 40 mm, the remainder 35 mm, all mounted 50 x 50 mm, relating to Commonwealth Universities, with the exception of 33 of non-Commonwealth Universities which were, however, associated with the Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas (IUC). Many, though not all, were taken by Ian Maxwell, formerly Deputy Director of IUC. Though some have minimal identification, others have substantial annotations on the mounts. ...
Dates:
1946 - 1991
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Interior view of St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Kisumu, dedicated 2 Feb. 1964, 1964
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/87
Scope and Contents
207 x 154 mm. glossy print.
Dates:
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).
Item
Interior view of St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Kisumu, dedicated 2 Feb. 1964, 1964
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/88
Scope and Contents
153 x 207 mm. glossy print. Similar to CMS 14/87.
Dates:
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).
Item
Interior view of St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Kisumu, showing the Bishop's Throne and two Canons' Stalls, 1964
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/89
Scope and Contents
153 x 207 mm. glossy print.
Dates:
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).
Item
Invitation to the wedding of Effie Austin, 1958
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045W/129
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Album containing photographs of Entebbe and Kampala, colleagues and friends, travels around the country, and of the people of Uganda, including celebrations for the return of Mutesa II, Kabaka of Buganda.
Dates:
1958
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Dulcie Barron Collection