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Singapore (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 493 Collections and/or Records:

 File

'Nostalgia', 1960 - 1969

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/3/7
Scope and Contents

Brief memoir describing anecdotes of horses in Singapore (2 sheets).

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8226C.
 File

'Notes and recollections', 1959

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

A memoir by Cantrall describing the living and working conditions on his rubber estate, the Malay, Chinese and Tamil labourers employed there, European acquaintances, and general impressions of Singapore and the Federated Malay States during 1908-1911 (5 pages).

Dates: 1959
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8227C.
 File

Notes on the Second World War, 1945-12-14 - 1968-06-22

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/26
Scope and Contents 1. The Colonial Office: its policy in regard of officers who deserted immediately preceding the fall of SingaporeThis memoir was submitted by Dickinson in response to a request from G. E. Gent, assistant under-secretary at the Colonial Office. The file includes Gent's letter and reply, and a letter from Dickinson accompanying the memoir. 2. Histories of the Second World War in MalayaThis section of the file preserves reviews, notes and correspondence relating to...
Dates: 1945-12-14 - 1968-06-22
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reel 8237.
 File

Obituary, 1957 - 1969

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/6/5/1
Scope and Contents

Obituary of S. E. Nicoll-Jones written by A.H. Dickinson, the inspector general of police who had invited her to Singapore. It is accompanied by a letter reflecting upon her report by H. Fairburn, a former inspector general of police.

Dates: 1957 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
 File

Objects and rules, 1943

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/30/2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

These records relate to various associations formed in Australia, India, Ceylon and South Africa by residents of Malaya displaced by the war. They provided information and assistance to evacuees, civilian internees, and prisoners of war.

Rules of the organisations, lists of members, minutes of meetings, memoranda, circulars, indemnity records and related correspondence (343 sheets).

Dates: 1943
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reels 8237-8.
 Item

Oil Bunkering, 1946 - 1955

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MM 15/16
Scope and Contents

Shows the refueling of ships at the docks with the 'Empire Halladale' in the background.

Dates: 1946 - 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).
 Item

Onchosperma and lake, 1937

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/38
Scope and Contents

Showing a lake surrounded by trees and foliage.

Dates: 1937
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

Operating on casualties in hospital, 1942

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

Extracted from the ‘Changi Guardian’, no. 31, 15 Apr. 1942 (2 sheets).

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

Opposite Singapore [Rochore], 1870 - 1919

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/68
Scope and Contents

272 x 205 mm. Duplicate of BAM 1/6. Photograph probably by G.R. Lambert & Co.

Dates: 1870 - 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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Our Saviour’s Mission: Deaconess Olive Bell with Rev. Abraham Daniels and his family, 1950 - 1959

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/34
Scope and Contents

81 x 131 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1950 - 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).
 Item

Overflow: the Reservoir, 1920 - 1925

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311B/10
Scope and Contents

300 x 100 mm. panoramic view of Singapore in the 1920s by F. Hill-Cottingham. Backing Y30311B/9.

Dates: 1920 - 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

Palm Valley, 1931

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/29
Scope and Contents

Trees and foliage.

Dates: 1931
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

Palm Valley, 1931

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/30
Scope and Contents

Trees and foliage

Dates: 1931
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

Papers of the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10
Dates: 1907 - 1972
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

Paraboea floribunda, 1932

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/49
Scope and Contents

Detailed view of a flowering plant.

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).
 Item

Paraboea floribunda, 1932

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/50
Scope and Contents

Detailed view of a flowering plant.

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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Part of the Siong Lim Si Temple, a Chinese temple, 1982

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E R/2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Though Singapore is a secular state, freedom of worship is enshrined in the constitution. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Places of worship for these religions are found throughout the island.

Dates: 1982
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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Pay Day, 1946 - 1955

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MM 15/15
Scope and Contents From the File:

An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.

Dates: 1946 - 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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Penang 1923, 1923

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/100
Scope and Contents

Possibly another view of the Staff Quarters appearing in Y302L/99.

Dates: 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).
 Series

Penang, Kedah, Singapore, Johore [i.e. Johor], 1939

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/1084-1104
Scope and Contents

Film negatives. The caption continues 'Miscellaneous snaps of persons and plants.'

Dates: 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).
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Personal account of Sir John Bagnall of his escape from Singapore, 2007

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 367/2
Scope and Contents

This is a condensed version of the narrative held at 367/1, which has been edited by Jean Benitz (6 sheets).

Dates: 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).
 Fonds

Personal and family papers of Lillian Newton

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 108
Scope and Contents

Papers concerning Lillian Newton and her parents and siblings and additional items accumulated by Miss Newton.

Dates: 1888 - 1977
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).
 Series — Box RCS Digital Carriers Box 1: Series GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/A

Photographs, 2006

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/A
Scope and Contents

This is a CD containing digital copies of 80 photographs of Corner's life and work, mostly in Malaya and Singapore during the 1930s, supplied by his son John K. Corner. The files are partially captioned.

Dates: 2006
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

Photographs, 2007

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 367/3
Scope and Contents

Nine copies of photographs, measuring 195 x 155 mm., showing external and internal views of the home Sir John Bagnall occupied in Singapore in 1938-39. They are captioned on the reverse. There is also one copy of a photograph (210 x 270 mm.) of a silver tray presented to Bagnall, bearing the signatures of the European members of the Straits Trading Company.

Dates: 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).
 Series

Photographs of Malaya, 1929 - 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 371/5
Scope and Contents The photographs are stored in two boxes:RCMS 371/5/1 Numbers 1-240RCMS 371/5/2 Numbers 241-5791 Alor Star, Jalan Langgar2 Alor Star, Kedah River3 Alor Star, Malay Mosque4 Alor Star, bull fight5-8 Batang Berjuntai, Sorfui's oil-palm estate 9-16 Batu Cave17-19 Bentong-Jelebu Road showing bridge20-21 Berang River22-28 Bras Mana Island (Thailand) boating scenes29-31 Bubu Mountain32-33 Bukit Tinggi34 Bukit Ketri35-54 Cameron...
Dates: 1929 - 1941
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).