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Uganda (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1973 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Typical Ugandan homestead, 1950 - 1969

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/13/63
Scope and Contents

156 x 114 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1950 - 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).
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Typical village near Kampala, 1906 - 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/37
Scope and Contents

147 x 104 mm. Showing thatched huts grouped around a central open space, with a few goats tethered beaneath a shelter in the foregorund.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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

Tyrell, 1907

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/67
Scope and Contents

128 x 84 mm. Showing Captain C.H. Tyrell and two African bearers seated on the corpse of a recently shot elephant.

Dates: 1907
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, 1947 - 1949

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/4/27/35
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

When the RES Headquarters was rebuilt in 1934-36, gifts of timber for panelling and furnishing were obtained from Empire Governments, companies and individuals. Many were destroyed during the bombing of 1941 and replacement gifts were received. This file coordinates pre and post-war correspondence.

Dates: 1947 - 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).
 Sub-Series

Uganda, 1959 - 1963

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 58/1/5
Scope and Contents

The first eleven pictures are numbered and originate from Uganda. The remaining pictures were collected by Richard Carline in East Africa in 1959 and are predominantly from Uganda.

Dates: 1959 - 1963
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-Series

Uganda, 1946 - 1986

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Uganda
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of Makerere University. Makerere College was established in 1922; it became Makerere University College in 1949 and Makerere University in 1970.

Dates: 1946 - 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-Series

Uganda, 1946 - 1991

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/288-321
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of Makerere University. Makerere College was established in 1922; it became Makerere University College in 1949 and Makerere University in 1970. Twenty of the photographs are identified as being by Fergus Wilson.

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).
 Series

Uganda, 1940 - 1949

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/270-321
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).
 Series

Uganda, 1949 - 1970

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 362/4
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to Lanning's service as a colonial officer.

Dates: 1949 - 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).
 File

Uganda, 1925

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/3/12
Scope and Contents An undated 16 mm, black-and-white cinefilm, without sound. The writing on the film can says 'Lutenbe and Karamoja. Birds and Buck Kasi[a]o and Church's elephant'. Kasi[a]o may refer to Kasiso, in Luwero District, Uganda. (see: http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2423916&fid=6454&c=uganda). Website accessed on 01/01/2014.0 - 50sec. Crocodile swimming in a river, coming up to the bank and being thrown chunks of meat by a partially visible...
Dates: 1925
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: With the exception of RCMS 20/3/1, the cinefilms may be viewed online with the University of Cambridge Streaming Media Service at: http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1532657 For copyright reasons, researchers wishing to view RCMS 20/3/1, (Colonial Cinemagazine 29, Colonial Film Unit, 1950) should make an appointment with the RCS Librarian to view the film in Cambridge University Library. Email: rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk.
 Series

Uganda, 1900 - 1955

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Uganda
Scope and Contents

Postcards showing views in Uganda.

Dates: 1900 - 1955
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).
 Series

Uganda, 1933 - 1964

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7
Scope and Contents

Photographs mainly relating to Makerere University College, its buildings, students and staff, and also more general views in Uganda of local people, farming activities and daily life. The Makerere University photographs are described individually, but of the rest, only those with captions (58 out of 94 images) have been listed here.

Dates: 1933 - 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).
 File

Uganda, 1969 - 1970

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 162/4/1/6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence, arranged by subject, relating to Fergus Wilson's work for the F.A.O., with a few related papers.

Dates: 1969 - 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).
 Sub-Series

Uganda, 1896 - 1958

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 26
Scope and Contents

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, undated captions.

Dates: 1896 - 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).
 Sub-Series

Uganda, 1892 - 1914

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 28
Scope and Contents

82 x 82 mm. glass slides with brief, undated captions documenting Arthur Fisher's service as a missionary in Uganda.

Dates: 1892 - 1914
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, 1896 - 1974

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/13
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The prints listed were chiefly from the files of the Photo Bureau, the majority being mounted on sheets of paper with substantial descriptions, and in many cases the negative attached. Titles and captions, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

Dates: 1896 - 1974
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, 1961

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

The prints listed were chiefly from the files of the Photo Bureau, the majority being mounted on sheets of paper with substantial descriptions, and in many cases the negative attached. Titles and captions, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

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).
 File

Uganda 1906-09, 1906 - 1909

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C
Scope and Contents

An album containing snapshots by Sir Henry Hesketh Bell and others. The majority of images, which measure 87 x 87 mm, are captioned in Bell's hand. Captions composed for this catalogue are enclosed in square brackets. Where deducible, dates have been added. Most of the prints in the album record scenes from Bell's official tours and from hunting expeditions in the Uganda Protectorate.

Dates: 1906 - 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).
 Item

Uganda Agricultural Exhibition, Group of Kabaka and Chiefs, 1906 - 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/21
Scope and Contents 190 x 140 mm. Showing a large group of Ugandan Kings and Chiefs in the Agricultural Exhibition Grounds. The Exhibition organised by the Provincial Commissioner at Kampala, was opened by the Governor Sir Henry Hesketh Bell, on November 10 1908. Figures identified in this photograph are: 1. KAHAYE II, King of Ankole; 2. Daudi KASAGAMA, King of Toro; 3. AndereyaBisereko DUGAHA II, King of Bunyoro; 4. Daudi CHWA, King of Buganda; 5. Sir Apolo KAGWA, Katikiro of Buganda and Regent ; 6....
Dates: 1906 - 1911
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).
 Fonds

Uganda (Architectural features)

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045Q
Scope and Contents

Collection of images of government buildings, His Majesty's High Court and cathedrals in Uganda. The collection was given to the RCS library by the Central Office of Information, therefore, presumably, they were also the photographer.

Dates: 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).
 Item

Uganda canoes, 1906 - 1909

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011C/82
Scope and Contents

Showing a group of canoes, with antelope horns mounted on the prow, beached on the shore of Lake Victoria.

Dates: 1906 - 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).
 Item

Uganda cattle, 1940 - 1959

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/46
Scope and Contents

165 x 109 mm. The caption on the reverse reads 'Kinoni, Ankolo, sick Ankole cattle infected by Tsetse'.

Dates: 1940 - 1959
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 circa 1906-1911, 1906 - 1911

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C
Scope and Contents Contains prints of various sizes, with handwritten captions beneath the prints. It has a varied collection of excellent photographs illustrating scenery, trade, customs, agriculture and rural life in the young protectorate. The album contains the following list of people who supplied prints for inclusion: H. Batley, L.E. Caine, C.C. Gowdey, C.W. Hattersley, Captain Hutchinson, F.A. Knowles, A. McClure, Alison Russell, J.C.R. Sturrock, F. Spire, A.E. Weatherhead. It does not indicate...
Dates: 1906 - 1911
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

Uganda Co. Ltd. Part of cotton ginnery, 1906 - 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/32
Scope and Contents 145 x 98 mm. A view looking along a cotton ginning plant with Ugandans at work at the machines which separate the cotton from the seeds. Cotton was first produced into Uganda by K. Borup, an industrail missionary, who in 1903 distributed 62 bags of cotton seed for planting. The Uganda Cotton Company, with Borup as manager, was founded in 1904 and by the time of the Uganda Agricultural Exhibition in 1908 cotton output was estimated by the Governor to be worth £50 000 and was the major...
Dates: 1906 - 1911
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).