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Singapore (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 455 Collections and/or Records:

 Series

Occupations, 1982

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E O
Scope and Contents

Because of its economic sophistication, Singaporeans are engaged in a variety of occupations. The emphasis now is on high-technology, precision and computer skills.

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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Officials of Singapore Cold Storage [? Company], 1950 - 1969

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/163
Scope and Contents

117 x 191 mm. Group portrait of company officials.

Dates: 1950 - 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).
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On the polo ground, Singapore, 1921, 1921

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/101
Scope and Contents

146 x 97 mm. Showing three figures leaning against a fence at the polo ground. The nearest figure appears to be the Prince of Wales, in which case the date would be 1922 rather than 1921.

Dates: 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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One of our ports of call, Boxing Day 1936, 1936

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/146
Scope and Contents

81 x 55 mm. Showing part of the buildings seen in the preceding print.

Dates: 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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One of the 22 aerobridges at the Changi Airport, 1982

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E CO/3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Singapore is a sophisticated communications centre with links to almost all parts of the world. It is a focal point for more than 150 major shipping lines, more than 33 international airlines, with direct telecommunications facilities to 105 countries. Its telephone density of 26 telephones per 100 population is the third highest in East Asia.

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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Opening Colonial Secretariat Canteen, Singapore, 1946, 1946

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/104
Scope and Contents

145 x 109 mm. Showing a group seated round a table having a meal. H.P. Bryson is at the centre of the group.

Dates: 1946
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 very first sight of Singapore. The dock where we disembark, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/139
Scope and Contents

149 x 89 mm. A view from a ship looking down on the quayside, with the troops disembarking in the foreground.

Dates: 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).
 Series

Overall impressions, 1982

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E I
Scope and Contents

Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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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Oxen and fishing village, Singapore, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/147
Scope and Contents

89 x 53 mm. Showing oxen gathered at the edge of the water, with houses and palms in the background.

Dates: 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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[Oxen and fishing village, Singapore], 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/148
Scope and Contents

86 x 63 mm.

Dates: 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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P.A.B. McKerron taking oath of office as Officer Administrating the Government, Singapore, 1947, 1947

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/106
Scope and Contents

116 x 145 mm. Showing Sir Patrick Alexander Bruce MCKERRON (1896-1964), taking the oath of office before (Sir) Charles Murray MURRAY-AYNSLEY (1893-1967), Chief Justice of Singapore 1946-1955. McKerron was Colonial Secretary, Singapore from 1946-1950 and administered the government on two occasions. Hugh BRYSON stands at the right of the photograph.

Dates: 1947
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

Paintings, 1907 - 1910

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5
Scope and Contents

Paintings created by Alfred Hugh Fisher for the Colonial Office Visual Instruction Committee. Fisher's titles and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate, but have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

Dates: 1907 - 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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Palaquium xanthochymum, Mandai road, 1933

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/625
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Glass and film negatives

Dates: 1933
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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Palaquium xanthochymum, Mandai road, 1933

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/626
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Glass and film negatives

Dates: 1933
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

Papers relating to 'A history of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1854-1937', 1888 - 1939

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/10/5
Scope and Contents

This is a large file containing notes, correspondence, articles, news cuttings and other material collected by Captain T. M. Winsey during the writing of his 'A history of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1854-1937' (Singapore, 1938).

Dates: 1888 - 1939
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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Parade of ex-Servicemen, Singapore, Armistice Day 1949, illustrating the multi-racial composition of ex-soldiers, 1949

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/77
Scope and Contents

118 x 92 mm. Showing a group of soldiers standing on parade, with the spire of St Andrews Cathedral visible in the background. The two identified figures in the group are P.A.B. McKerron and Gerald Hawkins (1891-1973).

Dates: 1949
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

 Item
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).
 Series

People of Singapore, 1982

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311C/21-26
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs showing people engaged in various activities.

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).
 Fonds

Personal and family papers of Lillian Newton

 Fonds
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).
 Fonds

Photograph collection of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM
Scope and Contents The collection comprises some 1400 prints, chiefly gathered by the BAM. When acquired by the RCS, the collection was arranged for the most part geographically by state, with handlists outlining the scope of the material. Exceptions to this arrangement were some of the individual collections in the form of albums, and a few commercially produced items. This arrangement has been largely adhered to in BAM 1-6 which progresses from Singapore and the Straits Settlements to the individual Malay...
Dates: 1880 - 1969
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).
 Fonds

Photographs of North Africa and Asia

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

A large album of albumen prints. The prints are of various sizes and by various photographers. The compiler of the album is not known. Captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

Dates: 1860 - 1920
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

Photographs of St David's Church, 1945 - 1950

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/36
Scope and Contents

5 photographs, 88 x 105 mm., pasted onto one sheet. The caption reads 'These photographs were taken a long time after the war. 1 shows St. David's Church (understood to be demolished in late 1945 or early 1946, ref. Ministry of Defence). The four lower pictures were drawings done in black and white on asbestos sheeting and formed a reredos in St. David's Church. They were done by a P.O.W. before the civilians were put in Sime Road'. The photographer is unknown.

Dates: 1945 - 1950
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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Pineapple plantation and tall trees near Bukitemah, Singapore, 1908-12

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4178
Scope and Contents From the File: The envelope contains photographs numbered in the range 4152-4310 (originally there were 150 in the album). Added numbers are: 4201A and 4284A; spoiled: 4190; not used: 4162, 4179, 4180, 4187, 4191, 4223-4225, 4239, 4281, 4304; missing 4156, 4160, 4166, 4197, 4198, 4245, 4247, 4252, 4257, 4288, 4294; discarded (because of water damage): 4151, 4173, 4182, 4184, 4189, 4194-4196, 4201A, 4202-4203, 4206-4208, 4211-4212, 4216-4217, 4219, 4221, 4226-4228, 4332, 4334-4336, 4241-4242, 4226, 4268,...
Dates: 1908-12
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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Police Court and Centr. [i.e. Central] Police Station, 1907

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/25
Scope and Contents

142 x 101 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).
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Police Court, Singapore, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/30
Scope and Contents 277 x 220 mm. Taken from the junction with North Canal Road this view looks south-west along South Bridge Road, with the Magistrates Court in the right foreground and the Central Police Station further down on the opposite side of the road. Both these buildings were among the substantial public works erected in the 1880s, the courts being completed in 1885 and the Police Station opened in 1886. Neither of these buildings now exists, the courts being demolished to make way for the Hong Lim...
Dates: 1880 - 1889
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).