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Malaysia (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2963 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Progress in the Colonies, 1940s-1950s

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R
Scope and Contents A collection of prints produced by the Central Office of Information. The prints measure approximately 165 x 115 mm and have typewritten captions pasted onto the reverse. A sheet of paper with the prints gives the title: 'Progress in the Colonies. Rejected photographs'. This selection appears to be part of a larger series of prints -the captions are often numbered and frequently make references to 'Feature Sets'. The photographs illustrate post-war developments in agriculture,...
Dates: 1940 - 1959
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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Proof Van Stein , 1932 - 1936

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/437
Scope and Contents

Going to inspect a megalith.

Dates: 1932 - 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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Proof Van Stein , 1932 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/438
Scope and Contents

Going to inspect a megalith.

Dates: 1932 - 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).
 File

Prospective illustrations, 2003 - 2007

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 366/2
Scope and Contents

This volume contains printed copies of all the photographs initially considered for inclusion in ‘The planter’s bungalow’ (69 pages). Not all appear in the published version.

Dates: 2003 - 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).
 Sub-sub-class

Prostitution, 1940-11 - 1969

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/6/5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: From 1952 to 1967 the Secretary of the Association was Hugh Bryson. He organised the accumulation of two important collections of historical material through the BAM. In 1960, in cooperation with the Royal Commonwealth Society, Bryson initiated the gathering of original documents - memoranda, diaries, correspondence - and the writing of special reminiscences by those with first hand experience of the geographic area covered by the Association. Subjects of particular significance include...
Dates: 1940-11 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
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Protect the child, 1940-11-21

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/6/5/4
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: From 1952 to 1967 the Secretary of the Association was Hugh Bryson. He organised the accumulation of two important collections of historical material through the BAM. In 1960, in cooperation with the Royal Commonwealth Society, Bryson initiated the gathering of original documents - memoranda, diaries, correspondence - and the writing of special reminiscences by those with first hand experience of the geographic area covered by the Association. Subjects of particular significance include...
Dates: 1940-11-21
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
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? Province Wellesley, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/49
Scope and Contents

152 x 101 mm. Showing a buffalo, controlled by a Chinese farmer, ploughing a paddy field.

Dates: 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

'Psychological warfare', 1956 - 1957

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/33/22
Scope and Contents

Churchill's commentary upon the Suez Crisis. He calls for effective propaganda to make Britain's case, and to counter the spread of Communism, illustrated by his successful campaign against pro-Indonesian propaganda in Kelantan during 1946-47. (4 sheets).

Dates: 1956 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8227C.
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Puddling machinery, Tambun, 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/104
Scope and Contents

206 x 90 mm.

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

'Pulau Ketam: a gaming raid', 1962

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/5/4
Scope and Contents

The description of a raid to stop gambling among Chinese fisherman during the early twentieth century. The file also includes a letter from Pennefather-Evans to Hugh Bryson (4 sheets; 2 copies).

Dates: 1962
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
 Sub-Series

Pulau Tioman Island, 1932

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/208-220
Scope and Contents From the File:

Glass and film negatives of coastal and foliage scenery.

Dates: 1932
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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Pulo Reino [i.e. Pulau Rimau] Lighthouse, Penang, 1883

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/13
Scope and Contents

210 x 155 mm. A general view of the lighthouse neighbouring buildings on the small island of Pulau Rimau which lies off the extreme south east tip of Penang Island. From the piles of building material and newly cleared bush still in evidence, the photograph would appear to have been taken around 1883. The lighthouse was built between 1881-1883 and the light erected the following year (Straits Settlements Blue Books, 1881-1884).

Dates: 1883
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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Punans’ heads taken by Sea Dyaks, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/127
Scope and Contents

144 x 103 mm. Showing a row of human heads hanging from a wooden beam in the open air.

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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Punans of the Tinjar River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/42
Scope and Contents

184 x 103 mm. Group portrait eight Punan men and youths.

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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Punans, Tinjar River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/85
Scope and Contents

104 x 148 mm. Group portrait of four Punan men dressed in loin cloths.

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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P.W.D. bungalow, Dong, 1904 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/69
Scope and Contents

Showing a wood and thatch single storey house, with servants quarters at the right and a bullock cart in the foreground. Precise location unidentified: a note on the reverse suggests either Sarawak or Pahang.

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).
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P.W.D. Jetty, Kuala Trengganu [i.e. Terengganu], during floods, December 25 1926, 1926-12-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 6/41
Scope and Contents

136 x 79 mm. A view looking along the jetty before the worst of the flooding. An arrow on the print shows the level water reached on December 29. A note on the reverse states that the jetty was under a foot of water on November 4; in the second bout of flooding it was submerged to a depth of five feet.

Dates: 1926-12-25
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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Python urtus, 1900

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/169
Scope and Contents

100 x 78 mm. Showing the python, probably a dead specimen, lying on a table.

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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Quarters, 658 Egerton Road, Seremban, [? 1930s], 1930 - 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 5/4
Scope and Contents

107 x 61 mm. A view from the garden showing the residence of an unidentified official. The locations of the various rooms are marked on the back of the print.

Dates: 1930 - 1939
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

Radio Malaya broadcasts, 1952 - 1958

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/1/7
Scope and Contents

Transcripts of broadcasts by Michael J. Smee.

Dates: 1952 - 1958
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8223C.
 File

Radio Malaya broadcasts, 1954-12 - 1955-02

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/6/3
Scope and Contents

Material from broadcasts by Radio Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, in which Michael Smee discusses the subjects of illiteracy and malnutrition. It includes three copies of the script for the programme on malnutrition, in which Smee interviewed Dr. I.A. Simpson and Miss E.B. Cheek of the Malayan Institute for Medical Research (35 sheets).

Dates: 1954-12 - 1955-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
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R.A.F. flying boat, Kuala Trengganu [i.e. Terengganu], 1929, 1929

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 16/55
Scope and Contents

138 x 79 mm. Showing a twin-engined flying boat moored in the harbour at Kuala Trengganu, with Malay fishing boats and canoes clustered around.

Dates: 1929
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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R.A.F. plane at Alor Star, Kedah, October 1936, 1936-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 6/38
Scope and Contents

85 x 55 mm. A closer view of one of the aircraft seen in the preceding print.

Dates: 1936-10
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).
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R.A.F. planes at Alor Star, Kedah, October 1936, 1936-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 6/37
Scope and Contents

86 x 55 mm. Showing two R.A.F. biplanes parked on the runway at Alor Star. Photograph probably by H.P. Bryson.

Dates: 1936-10
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).
 Sub-sub-class

Rafflesia mudai, 50 cm diameter, Ranau, 1960-08

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/1437-1438
Scope and Contents

An image of the largest known flower in the world.

Dates: 1960-08
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).