Skip to main content

Singapore (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 494 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Singapore, waterway scene in city centre [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/142
Scope and Contents

190 x 243 mm. Showing lighters loaded with cargo on the river in the foreground, with the Boat Quay beyond.

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).
 Sub-Series

Sir Frank Swettenham papers, 1874 - 1951

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/1/13
Scope and Contents

Journal and memorandum

Dates: 1874 - 1951
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8224C.
 Sub-Series

Sir George Maxwell papers, 1920 - 1963

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

Correspondence, notes, writings and publications upon political developments in Malaya.

Dates: 1920 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
 Fonds

Sir John Bagnall Collection

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

The collection includes Bagnall's account of his evacuation from Singapore during the Second World War immediately before its fall to the Japanese in Feb. 1942. It is accompanied by photographs of the home he occupied at the time.

Dates: 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

Sir William Maxwell, 1887 - 1958

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/9/6
Scope and Contents

Biographical material on the colonial administrator Sir William Maxwell (1846-1897) who served as Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1893-95. It includes printed extracts from official documents covering his service in Malaya, 1875-87, a copy of a farewell address from Perak dated 1882, several newspaper articles, and correspondence with his son Sir George Maxwell, who also composed a biographical article (40 sheets).

Dates: 1887 - 1958
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel MC 47.
 File

Special announcement by the men's and women's representatives, 1945-08-24

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/33/26
Scope and Contents

Report of preparations for the Japanese withdrawal from Sime Road Civilian Internment Camp following the conclusion of the Second World War (1 sheet).

Dates: 1945-08-24
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reel 8227C.
 Item

Sri Mariamman Temple, a Hindu temple, 1982

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E R/3
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).
 Item

St Andrew's Cathedral, 1982

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E R/1
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).
 File

St. Andrew’s Cathedral as a dressing station, 1942

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/7/8
Scope and Contents

Extracted from the ‘Changi Guardian’, no. 33, 17 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

St Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, [circa 1967], 1967

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/154
Scope and Contents

138 x 90 mm. General view of St Andrews Cathedral (partially obscured by trees) from the Padang.

Dates: 1967
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: afternoon tea in the dormitory, 1954

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/8
Scope and Contents

156 x 106 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1954
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: another group, 1954

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/13
Scope and Contents

156 x 106 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1954
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: another group, 1954

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/16
Scope and Contents

157 x 116 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1954
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: Civics Club girls leaving Singapore Dairy Farm, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/27
Scope and Contents

131 x 82 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: Civics Club Picnic, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/26
Scope and Contents

131 x 83 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: concert of St. Margaret’s and St. Hilda’s Pupils, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/30
Scope and Contents

135 x 89 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: cook and helpers in the kitchen, 1954

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

134 x 85 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1954
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: Cookery Class, 1956, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/17
Scope and Contents

124 x 97 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: Coronation Pageant, 1953, 1953

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/25
Scope and Contents

132 x 90 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1953
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: Domestic science cookery, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/23
Scope and Contents

152 x 104 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: enrolment of a Brownie, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/19
Scope and Contents

51 x 51 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: finger painting by nine-year-old girl, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/24
Scope and Contents

107 x 119 mm. glossy print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: group of boarders, 1954

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/12
Scope and Contents

156 x 106 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1954
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: group of Girl Guides, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/33
Scope and Contents

188 x 151 mm. matt print.

Dates: 1956
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

St Margaret’s School, Zenana Missionary Society, Singapore: group of prefects, 1956

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6/21
Scope and Contents

130 x 79 mm glossy print.

Dates: 1956
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).