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Mauritius (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 297 Collections and/or Records:

 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).
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Japanese officers, 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/56
Scope and Contents

75 x 100 mm. Showing visiting Japanese officers playing tennis in the garden at Le Reduit.

Dates: 1919 - 1921
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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La Cambuse, 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/70
Scope and Contents

97 x 72 mm. Showing Bell and his dog seated on rocks on the seashore. Exact location unidentified.

Dates: 1919 - 1921
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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La Cressonière, Mauritius, 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/19
Scope and Contents

131 x 80 mm. View looking along a river towards mountains.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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Laying foundation stone of Agricultural College, 1923-07-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/145
Scope and Contents

140 x 90 mm. At Le Reduit, 12 July 1923.

Dates: 1923-07-12
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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Le Champ de Mars, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/49
Scope and Contents

194 x 134 mm. A view looking across the Port Louis racecourse towards the grandstand, with spectators, carriages and motor vehicles in the foreground. The first races held in Mauritius took place at the Champ de Mars, situated at the NE edge of the city, in 1812. Photograph by (?William) Baretti.

Dates: 1916
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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Le Grand Bassin, Pamplemousses Gardens, Mauritius, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Mauritius/2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of coloured 'oilette' postcards of Mauritius, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the British Empire Exhibition 1924.

Dates: 1924
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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Le Reduit, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/56
Scope and Contents

98 x 72 mm. View looking across the lawn towards the rear façade of Le Reduit, with Bell and two Naval officers (one of them probably Myers) standing in the foreground.

Dates: 1916
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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Le Reduit, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/63
Scope and Contents

220 x 154 mm. Showing the drive and main entrance to Le Reduit, with a motor car parked in front of the verandah.

Dates: 1916
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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[Le Reduit], 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/68
Scope and Contents

209 x 135 mm. View of the Governor's house at Le Reduit from the lawn.

Dates: 1916
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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[Le Reduit], 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/93
Scope and Contents

81 x 81 mm. View of the rear façade of the house from the lawn.

Dates: 1918
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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[Le Reduit], 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/22
Scope and Contents

125 x 71 mm. View of the rear of the house from the lawn.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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[Le Reduit], 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/23
Scope and Contents

96 x 71 mm. View of the front of the house from the drive.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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[Le Reduit], 1916 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/32
Scope and Contents

131 x 78 mm. View of the side of the house from the garden.

Dates: 1916 - 1921
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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[Le Reduit], 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/53
Scope and Contents

54 x 77 mm. View of one of the wings of Le Reduit from the garden.

Dates: 1919 - 1921
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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[Le Reduit], 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/54
Scope and Contents

79 x 58 mm. View looking along a path in the gardens, with part of the house at the left.

Dates: 1919 - 1921
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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[Le Reduit], 1919 - 1921

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/68
Scope and Contents

210 x 159 mm. View of the drive and front entrance to Le Reduit, with motor car parked at left.

Dates: 1919 - 1921
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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[Le Reduit], 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/107
Scope and Contents

110 x 85 mm. View of a corner of the house.

Dates: 1919 - 1923
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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[Le Reduit] 1919, 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/71
Scope and Contents

133 x 79 mm. Showing Bell on horseback in front of one of the wings of Le Reduit.

Dates: 1919
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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Le Reduit. Entrance, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/39
Scope and Contents

99 x 72 mm. View of the courtyard and entrance façade of Le Reduit situated six miles outside Port Louis on the way to Curepipe. First built in 1748 as an alternative residence for the governor, the house was rebuilt in 1778 and in 1868 when the top section was destroyed in a cyclone.

Dates: 1916
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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[Le Reduit garden], 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/102
Scope and Contents

110 x 80 mm. Showing flower beds and pond.

Dates: 1919 - 1923
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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[Le Reduit garden], 1919 - 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011K/103
Scope and Contents

110 x 80 mm. Showing flower beds and pond.

Dates: 1919 - 1923
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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Le Reduit. Garden front, 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J/40
Scope and Contents

100 x 76 mm. View looking across the lawn towards the rear façade of Le Reduit, with Bell standing on the grass.

Dates: 1916
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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Leeward Islands and Mauritius, 1914 - 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011J
Scope and Contents

A scrapbook album containing prints of various sizes by various photographers. The majority of the prints are captioned in Bell's hand. They relate to his period as Governor of the Leeward Islands, which ended in 1915; visits to England and South Africa; and, from plate 33 onwards, his Governorship of Mauritius, to which he was appointed in 1915.

Dates: 1914 - 1919
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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Letters, 1918-01-18 - 1918-01-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 36/4/11
Scope and Contents

These letters document Bell’s service as Governor of Mauritius and include the following subjects: the course of the First World War, the need to encourage patriotism among the Mauritians, the social life of the colony, and the management of the Dominican plantations (11 sheets).

Dates: 1918-01-18 - 1918-01-30
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).