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Kenya (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1502 Collections and/or Records:

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St. Philip’s Bible School, Maseno: service in the chapel, 1967

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/100
Scope and Contents

79 x 81 mm. glossy print with 56 mm. negative.

Dates: 1967
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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St. Philips, Nanyuki, 1967: Rev. M. Lapage conducting service, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/165
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1967
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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Steaming out of a reverse, Mau Escarpment, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/19
Scope and Contents

208 x 156 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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Steaming out of a reverse of the Mau Escarpment, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468J/31
Scope and Contents

204 x 158 mm. A duplicate of Y30468I/7.

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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Stream between Mumias & Port Ugowe 1899, 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045B/69
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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Stream between Mumias & Port Ugowe. My Interpreter sitting on stone. 1899, 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045B/68
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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[Street in Mombasa], 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/9
Scope and Contents

89 x 60 mm.

Dates: 1925
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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Students at Taita Polytechnic, 1971

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/220
Scope and Contents

118 x 80 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1971
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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Students of the first course, Mount Kenya Village Polytechnic, 1969-70, 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/14/170
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1969
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

'Studies in district administration in the East Africa Protectorate, 1895-1918': PhD thesis

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 174
Scope and Contents

A Ph.D. thesis written at Jesus College, Cambridge, with illustrations and maps, 445 pages. It follows the broad outlines of 'Your obedient servants' (RCMS 173), and has footnotes and source references not included in that work.

Dates: 1965-11
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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Sub Commissioner’s House, Mombasa, built 1897, 1977

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468L/5
Scope and Contents

154 x 112 mm. Showing the front façade of the house, built in 1897, with the trolley line and two trolleys.

Dates: 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).
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Suk Bibis (Kapenjuria [i.e. Kapenguria]), 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/50
Scope and Contents

A head and shoulders panoramic portrait, comprising of two photos, of five Suk women.

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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Suk proud of his yams, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/370
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: 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: 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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Suk Toto, Kapenjuria [i.e. Kapenguria], 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/94
Scope and Contents

Full-length portrait showing a young child.

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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[Suk warrior, Turquell], 1889-12-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K/48
Scope and Contents

115 x 159 mm. (original negative and modern print). Showing a naked Suk warrior, armed with two spears standing in front of a tent. This warrior is the central figure seen in Y30468K/47.

Dates: 1889-12-29
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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"Suliman", my Cook, Mumias 1899, 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045A/60
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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Sullivan 22 diamond drill; Geita, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 364/2/1/60
Scope and Contents

77 x 55 mm.

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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Sullivan 22 diamond drill; Geita, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 364/2/1/61
Scope and Contents

77 x 55 mm.

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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Sundu Town, Kavirondo, 1889-11 - 1889-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468K(LS)1/13
Scope and Contents A view looking across an open clearing criss-crossed with paths towards the thatched huts of Chief Mumia’s village. Jackson and Gedge were at Mumia’s from November 7th to December 10th but these photographs are not specifically mentioned. Jackson (in ‘Early Days in East Africa’, p. 252) describes the month at Mumia’s as ‘distinctly monotonous. There was little or nothing to do, and nowhere to walk except down to the river to shoot hippos. There were no trees, and even our firewood had to be...
Dates: 1889-11 - 1889-12
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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Sunshine On Creative and Humanizing Beliefs , 1955 - 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 405/5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Nine unpublished manuscripts written by the Kenyan journalist Henry Muoria.

Dates: 1955 - 1985
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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Suppose They Did Not Crucify Jesus , 1955 - 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 405/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Nine unpublished manuscripts written by the Kenyan journalist Henry Muoria.

Dates: 1955 - 1985
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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Swahilis Sewing. Mumias March 1899, 1899-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045B/48
Scope and Contents

Duplicate of Y3045A/78.

Dates: 1899-03
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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Swimming the "Blighter" across a River near Mumias 1899, 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045A/106
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).
 File

‘Table of Expenditure at the Fortress of Mombasa from a MS in the Public Library of Tavora’, 1950 - 1970

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/9/8
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

Dates: 1950 - 1970
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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Tanganyika: young girl; Uganda: Murchison Falls, Masaka, Entebbe swimming pool, 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 359/2/1/242-49
Scope and Contents From the File:

Photographs are numbered from left to right in vertical columns.

Dates: 1943
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).