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Malawi (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:

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David Livingstone and his modern critics, 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 223/3
Scope and Contents

A 99 page piece by Bosazza, April 1975, photocopied onto 45 A4 pages. The work is accompanied by plates of 15 photographs; Tables I-IV; Cooley's map of Central Africa, 1845; a geological section across Africa by David Livingstone; Skead's map of the Zambesi Delta, 1862; Thornton's map of the portion of Zambesi with Mutu; and Livingstone's position plotted on a modern map of Malawi.

Dates: 1975
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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Diary, 1925-02 - 1926-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/1
Scope and Contents

Diary (66 pages) kept by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. It includes notes on the collection of specimens, and lists of supplies and equipment.

Dates: 1925-02 - 1926-02-28
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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Diary, 1925-09-22 - 1925-10-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/2
Scope and Contents

Diary (44 pages) kept by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. It includes notes on the collection of specimens.

Dates: 1925-09-22 - 1925-10-30
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).
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Diary, 1926-08-06 - 1926-12-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/3
Scope and Contents

Diary (circa 150 pages) kept by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. It includes notes on the collection of specimens.

Dates: 1926-08-06 - 1926-12-31
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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Diary, 1927-01-01 - 1927-10-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/4
Scope and Contents

Diary (297 pages) kept by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. It includes notes on the collection of specimens.

Dates: 1927-01-01 - 1927-10-24
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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Dr Banda at Nyasaland Constitutional Conference, 1960-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/406
Scope and Contents

150 x 205 mm. Dr. Hastings Banda, President of the Malawi Congress Party, (left), conferring with Mr. Orton Chirwa at the opening session of the Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House.

Dates: 1960-07
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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Dr. Banda Praises Britain’s Secretary of State for Colonies, 1960-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/409
Scope and Contents

153 x 202 mm. Speaking at the final session of the successful Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London, Dr. Hastings Banda, leader of the Malawi Party, (at microphone), paid a glowing tribute to Britain’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Iain Macleod, (seated fourth from right at far table.)

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).
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'Exploration' - Zomba, Nyasaland [i.e. Malawi], 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/12/7
Scope and Contents

170 x 190 mm. A small lizard on a stalk of long grass.

Dates: 1952 - 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).
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Factory machinery, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3051B/4
Scope and Contents

154 x 197 mm. Showing an unidentified piece of equipment (?a boiler of some sort) inside a factory.

Dates: 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).
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1960-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/389
Scope and Contents

154 x 203 mm. Members of the Nyasaland delegation to the conference to review the constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland are pictured at the opening session at Lancaster House. Left to right are: Chief Mwase; Mr. H.E.I. Phillips; Sir Glyn Jones; and Mr. J.H. Ingham.

Dates: 1960-12
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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[Flower Garden, Zomba], 1933 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/3/13
Scope and Contents

160 x 205 mm. The caption continues: 'The beautiful flower garden of the house in picture three. Like many other Zomba gardens this one has a stream running through it.' 'Picture three' is missing.

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).
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[Flower Garden, Zomba], 1933 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/3/14
Scope and Contents

210 x 165 mm. View of a garden with a stream running through it.

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).
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General, 1946 - 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/1
Scope and Contents

Includes material on the IUC as a whole together with a few items on British Universities.

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).
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Geographical, 1942 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MC/E
Scope and Contents Arranged by area, then by country (including a few which are not members of the Commonwealth):The Mediterranean 30Cyprus 11Gibraltar 3Malta 16Middle East 3Jordan 1Palestine 2Indian Sub-Continent 81General 1Bangladesh 4Bhutan 2India 51Nepal 1Pakistan 16Sri Lanka 6South East Asia 58Brunei 5Indonesia 1Malaysia 43Singapore 9East Asia 33China 3Hong Kong 29Korea ...
Dates: 1942 - 1980
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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Grand Beach Hotel Selima in Malawi, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30521C/64
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of black and white photographs arranged under broad headings in approximate chronological order within each heading, the majority of which were captioned by R.S. Thompson at the time of donation. The captions, used as titles and recorded in the notes, may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The photographs...
Dates: 1950
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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House decoration in Africa, 1933 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/3/7
Scope and Contents

150 x 125 mm. Showing a hut with simply drawn storks painted on the sides. The caption continues: 'This quaint design was seen painted on the front wall of a mud house in Nyasaland.'

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).
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Hydro-electric generating machinery, 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3051B/3
Scope and Contents

205 x 152 mm. Showing banks of electricity generating equipment. Possibly at Zomba.

Dates: 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).
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Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa Expedition, 1925-02 - 1929-03-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7
Scope and Contents

Diaries and notes written by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa.

Dates: 1925-02 - 1929-03-29
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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Making Compost. Tea garden, Mlanje [Mulanje], Nyasaland [Malawi], 1938-07-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052L/16
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of prints inserted in a bound copy of the Rhodesia-Nyasaland Royal Commission Report (Cmd. 5949) 1939. Written on the title page is 'Illustrated with the Chairman's snapshot photographs.' Plate 1 is inside the front cover; the remainder are in pairs on sheets of paper bound into the volume at intervals. They are prints of sharp definition and high quality, mostly 140 x 90 mm, but numbers 5, 17, 18, 44, 46 and 47 are approximately 95 x 120 mm. All have hand-written captions. ...
Dates: 1938-07-26
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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Malawi, 1964 - 1991

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/117-135
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Malawi, which was founded in 1964, together with one of Blantyre Polytechnic. Chancellor College, Zomba, is one of the University's constituent colleges.

Dates: 1964 - 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).
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Malawi, 1933 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/3
Scope and Contents

Images of agriculture, people and general landscapes in 'Nyasaland', now Malawi.

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).
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Malawi, 1964 - 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Malawi
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of the University of Malawi, which was founded in 1964. Chancellor College, Zomba, is one of its constituent colleges. Photographer unknown.

Dates: 1964 - 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).
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Miscellaneous clubs, societies, organizations and publications, A - Z, 1947-05 - 1955-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 6/1/92
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers on various organizations with which LSA was involved, with correspondents including: Carleton Allen, Warden of Rhodes House, on the Allied Circle; Samuel Hammersley, Executive Chairman of the Anglo-Israel Association; Sir Wyndham Deedes, Chairman of the Anglo-Israel Association; Viorel Tilea, President of the Anglo-Romanian Refugee Committee (2); Julian Amery; Arthur Greenwood on the Anglo-Romanian Refugee Committee; Robert Parsons, Secretary of the Burke Society...
Dates: 1947-05 - 1955-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Model African Huts. Jeanes Centre Nyasaland [Malawi], 1938-03-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052L/51
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of prints inserted in a bound copy of the Rhodesia-Nyasaland Royal Commission Report (Cmd. 5949) 1939. Written on the title page is 'Illustrated with the Chairman's snapshot photographs.' Plate 1 is inside the front cover; the remainder are in pairs on sheets of paper bound into the volume at intervals. They are prints of sharp definition and high quality, mostly 140 x 90 mm, but numbers 5, 17, 18, 44, 46 and 47 are approximately 95 x 120 mm. All have hand-written captions. ...
Dates: 1938-03-23
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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Mr. Butler Closes Nyasaland Constitutional Conference, 1962-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/417
Scope and Contents

154 x 206 mm. Mr. R.A. Butler, First Secretary of State, shaking hands with Dr. Hastings Banda, leader of the ruling Malawi Congress Party at the end of the Nyasaland Constitutional Conference at Marlborough House, London. On the right is Mr. Michael Blackwood, leader of the Opposition.

Dates: 1962-11
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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