Skip to main content

Malaysia (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2963 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

The Langai River near source, Selangor, 1904 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/117
Scope and Contents From the File: Contains gravure prints (probably selected from a larger series). The majority have captions in pencil on the reverse, which 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. Captions for untitled prints composed for this catalogue, and other interpolations are enclosed in square brackets. The views mainly show scenes in Selangor, Perak and Pahang, with a...
Dates: 1904 - 1910
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

The Langai River, Selangor, 1904 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/119
Scope and Contents

View looking along the river, with a building, partially obscured by vegetation, in the background (possibly the police barracks at Ulu Langai).

Dates: 1904 - 1910
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

The last days of A.R.P. in Singapore, 1942

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/7/6
Scope and Contents

Extracted from the ‘Changi Guardian’, no. 29, 13 Apr. 1942 (2 pages).

Dates: 1942
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reel 8234.
 Item

The last picking, 1909

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 19/4345
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate. [Showing supervisors in white suits and hats down a path between two fields of tabacco].

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).
 Item

The Malay Christian Council Mobile Film Van, 1950 - 1969

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/5/78
Scope and Contents

152 x 103 mm. glossy print. Location unidentified.

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).
 Fonds

'The Malayan planter's bungalow'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 366
Scope and Contents Peter and Waveney Jenkins worked and lived in Malaysia for over 40 years. Peter was employed in the construction industry before joining the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has written a history of the organisation. Waveney has worked with the Heritage of Malaysia Trust to preserve the country’s historic buildings, and with the Kandis Resource Centre to support traditional wood-carving on the country’s east coast. Their joint interest in Malayan history...
Dates: 1911 - 2007
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).
 File

'The Malayan Primer' (Singapore, 1936), 1936

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/15/21/2
Scope and Contents

Book from which John Kelley learned to read.

Dates: 1936
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
 File

'The Malayan Times' 6 Sept. 1945, 1945-09-06

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/15/4/6
Scope and Contents

Two copies of the issue printing the proclamation to establish a British Military Administration in Malaya (2 sheets).

Dates: 1945-09-06
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reel 8235.
 File

'The Malayan Times' 6 Sept. 1945, 1945-09-06 - 1967-05-15

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/31
Scope and Contents

A copy of the newspaper published by the British Military Administration, with a note by C.E. Collinge (2 sheets).

Dates: 1945-09-06 - 1967-05-15
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
 Item

The middle rapids, 1909

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 19/4357
Scope and Contents

Penotal Gorge: Padas river not in flood.

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).
 Item

The Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, 1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302D/5
Scope and Contents

189 x 141 mm. General view of the exterior of the Mosque, with palms in the foreground.

Dates: 1960 - 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).
 Item

The mouth of the river Abai, 1909-01

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4285
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. Looking towards the sea. North of Usukan Bay in the West Coast Residence. Immediately in the foreground is a characteristic piece of swamp : alluvial deposit brought down by the river, covered with tropical jungle, and often stretching for miles on each side. Quite typical Borneo scene.

Dates: 1909-01
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).
 File

The Muar Question, 1878-05-07

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/2/1
Scope and Contents

Incomplete memorandum from the Sultan of Johor, Sir Abu Bakar, to the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson, outlining his claim to Muar (44 sheets).

Dates: 1878-05-07
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8226C.
 Item

The Museum, Kuching, 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/8
Scope and Contents

146 x 103 mm. Head on view of the main façade of the Sarawak Museum, an ashlar faced two storey (plus attic) building with a verandah running along the first floor between the pavilions at each end. The Museum is entered through an arch running beneath a central flight of steps which mounts to the first floor. The Museum was founded in 1878. [Shelford plate XXIII].

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).
 Item

The Orang Utan or Maias (Simia satyrus), 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/166
Scope and Contents

103 x 147 mm. View of a young orangutan in the branches of a tree.

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).
 Item

The Orang Utan or Maias (Simia satyrus), 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/167
Scope and Contents

104 x 143 mm. Showing a mature orangutan (a dead specimen) seated at the base of a tree.

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).
 Item

The Orang Utan or Maias (Simia satyrus), 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/168
Scope and Contents

104 x 148 mm. Showing a young orangutan lying on the ground in undergrowth.

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).
 Item

The Paddock, 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/14
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. View showing jockeys mounting up in the paddock of the Kuching Race Course. [Shelford plate XXIX].

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).
 Item

The Pahang Trunk Road near Lipis, 1904 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/30
Scope and Contents

View looking along the unsurfaced road, with two Malay figures posed in the foreground.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
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

The path to Taiping Hill, ? circa 1925, 1925

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 3/28
Scope and Contents

82 x 133 mm. Showing an unidentified European woman sitting on one of the steps of the path leading up the hill.

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).
 Item

The Penotal Gorge, Padas River, 1909

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 19/4354
Scope and Contents

View taken coming down from Tenom by trolley.

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).
 Item

The Perak Sikhs at Taiping Barracks, 1880s, 1880 - 1889

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 3/45
Scope and Contents 251 x 173 mm. Showing soldiers of the Perak Sikhs grouped on the parade ground at Taiping. In the centre of the group stands the detachment of men trained as gunners with their 9 pounder field guns; these were introduced into the force in 1880. The Perak Sikhs were formed under the command of Captain Paul Swinburne in 1876 from the body of 200 men who had been brought into Perak by Captain Speedy before the State came under British protection. In later years numbers were replenished by...
Dates: 1880 - 1889
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

The Perak Valley from the cottage, Perak - 4, 500 feet, [1890s], 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 3/74
Scope and Contents

241 x 190 mm. (mounted on card). A view looking over the valley (largely hidden by low lying cloud), with densely wooded hillside in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 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).
 Item

The Petrel, 1909-01

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4293
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. Govt yacht : in front of Mt Kinabalu. [Mt Kinabalu not visible].

Dates: 1909-01
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).
 File

'The planter’s bungalow' proofs, 2006 - 2007

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 366/6
Scope and Contents

Corrected lay-out proofs for the book.

Dates: 2006 - 2007
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).