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Melaka (state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

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 File

'A tiger in Malacca in 1823', 1966 - 1967

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/4/38
Scope and Contents

Draft of an article by Bryson, which reprints the narrative of a tiger hunt originally published in the 'Hereford Journal', 21 Jan. 1824, and assesses its historical accuracy. The file includes correspondence related to Bryson’s research (15 sheets)

Dates: 1966 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8229C.
 Item

All Malayan Camp for PLs and 2nds Tanjong Bruas, Malacca [i.e. Melaka] May 1933, 1933-05

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031F/4
Scope and Contents

290 x 230 mm. 'Standard carried by a Jap, 2 supporters Chinese' [historic caption]. This was Mrs. Cavendish's farewell to Malayan Guiding.

Dates: 1933-05
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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[A.R. Chancellor as Chief Police Officer, Melaka, about 1905], 1905

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031J/1
Scope and Contents

550 x 200 mm. Half-length portrait.

Dates: 1905
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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[A.R. Chancellor as Chief Police Officer, Melaka, in 1903], 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031J/2
Scope and Contents

110 x 80 mm. Chancellor is seated in a one-horse carriage in front of a house, and a police constable stands in the background.

Dates: 1903
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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[Bullock cart,] Malacca ?, 1922 - 1925

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/73
Scope and Contents

140 x 86 mm. Showing a cart drawn by two long horned bullocks moving along a street towards the camera. Exact location unidentified.

Dates: 1922 - 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).
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[Fort St John, Malacca], 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/59
Scope and Contents

134 x 101 mm. Showing the ruins of the gateway of Fort St John. The gateway consists of an arch flanked by Ionic pilasters and octagonal towers and surmounted by a coat of arms carved in relief and a bell tower. Above the entrance is carved Anno 16 [?] 18.

Dates: 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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[Fort St John, Malacca], 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/60
Scope and Contents

132 x 104 mm. Showing a section of the ramparts of Fort St John.

Dates: 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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From Residency, Malacca, 1922

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/71
Scope and Contents

77 x 135 mm. A view looking across the Residency gardens towards the sea. Photograph by William Langham-Carter (?).

Dates: 1922
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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Group, 1934-10-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/344
Scope and Contents

Presentation of ISM [Imperial Service Order] to senior Penghula in front of District Office. L to R: J.S.W. Arthur (Resident Councillor, Malacca), Dato Naning, Sheppard (DO Alor Gajah), Demang Sungai Petrai.

Dates: 1934-10-31
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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Group on a naval vessel, ? Malacca, circa 1922-1925, 1922 - 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/43
Scope and Contents 142 x 80 mm. Showing a European group posed on the deck of a naval vessel. Exact date and location unknown. Figures in the group, identified on the reverse of the print are: James McCabe REAY (1875-1937), Malayan Civil Service 1898-1938, Senior Puisne Judge; Captain FERGUSON; Mrs HENSHAW (? Wife of Percy Howard Henshaw (1874-), Traffic Manager, F.M.S. Railways); William LANGHAM-CARTER (1869-), Malayan Civil Service 1890-1925; Mrs MAXWELL; Mars NICOLL; Mr NICOLL; Sub Lieutenant PARRY; Miss...
Dates: 1922 - 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).
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H.E. [Sir Shenton Thomas] With Lady [Lucy] Thomas, 1932 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/461
Scope and Contents

Visits Alor Gayah.

Dates: 1932 - 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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Historical Society, 1933 - 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/423
Scope and Contents

Picnic in the Portuguese Fort at Kuala Linggi.

Dates: 1933 - 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).
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Hockey, 1932 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031P/462
Scope and Contents

Malacca Straits Hockey XI.

Dates: 1932 - 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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Kings Birthday Parade, Malacca, about 1923, 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/75
Scope and Contents

138 x 88 mm. Showing William Langham-Carter (Resident Councillor, Malacca 1923-1925) taking the salute as troops march past. With civilian spectators in the background.

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).
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Kings Birthday Parade, Malacca, about 1923, 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/76
Scope and Contents

132 x 95 mm. Showing Langham-Carter and two officers watching troops on parade during the review.

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).
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Kings Birthday Parade, Malacca, about 1923, 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/77
Scope and Contents

138 x 88 mm. Showing Langham-Carter and two other officials standing beside the flagpole after the parade, with civilian spectators in the background. The figure in the background in white uniform and spiked helmet is identified as William Montagu Lance Bower (1878-), Superintendent of Police in Malacca from 1911.

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).
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Malacca Club, about 1924, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/78
Scope and Contents 90 x 140 mm. A group portrait of Europeans in tennis clothes seated on the steps of the Malacca Club. 15 of the 22 figures are identified on an accompanying sheet: M.W. CAMPBELL (Administrator, Agricultural Medical Board, Malacca); H.D.L. FISHER (Assistant, Rim Rubber Estate, Malacca); H.S. HEWETT (Divisional Manager, Devon Estates Ltd., Malacca); (? O.H.) BARBER (? Manager, Sungei Chinoh Rubber Co., Perak); D.J. MURPHY; Mrs H.D.L. FISHER; A.E. MULLALY (Manager, Devon Estates Ltd.,...
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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Malacca [i.e. Melaka] 1933, 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031F/5
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Group of European Guiders (some identified, including Mrs Cavendish), probably at the All Malayan Camp for PLs and 2nds.

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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'Malacca [Melaka] memories', 1961

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/3/5
Scope and Contents

Personal memoir of Hillier's time in Malacca [Melaka] from 1888 to the First World War, describing the social life and customs of its European, Malay and Chinese inhabitants, education, religion, health, law and order, shipping and economic conditions.

Dates: 1961
Conditions Governing Access: For conservation reasons, this file must be viewed on microfilm reel 8226C.
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Malacca River, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/61
Scope and Contents

212 x 156 mm (mounted on card). A view taken from near the mouth of the Malacca River, looking out towards the sea. With riverside houses, and boats moored in the foreground.

Dates: 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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Malacca River, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/62
Scope and Contents

138 x 175 mm. A view looking along the river, showing waterside houses and sampans, with part of the bridge seen in the following print visible in the foreground.

Dates: 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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Malacca River, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/63
Scope and Contents

200 x 147 mm. A view looking along the stretch of the Malacca River seen in the preceding print towards the twin towers of the French Mission)

Dates: 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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Malacca to Negri [i.e. Negeri] Sembilan ? [or] Pasis Panjang Road, 1922 - 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/74
Scope and Contents

137 x 80 mm. A view looking along a road, with coconut palms on either side and thatched houses in the foreground. The two contradictory captions are written in different hands. Pasis Panjang village is situated on the south-west coast of Singapore Island.

Dates: 1922 - 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).
 Fonds

Newscuttings on the Straits Settlements

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 325
Scope and Contents A scrapbook of cuttings from newspapers of the Straits Settlements concerning events in the colony. Much of the volume is concerned with Brown's involvement with the Legislative Council. There are articles regarding his disputed nomination by the Penang Chamber of Commerce in 1893, and his appointment to the Council in 1894 and 1897. There is also extensive coverage of the Council’s work, including newscuttings on the passage of bills regarding harbours, Indian immigration, liquor, opium...
Dates: 1882 - 1903
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).
 Sub-Fonds

Papers of Bertram Whitehouse, 1915 - 1969

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 63/20
Scope and Contents

Letters and papers relating to Whitehouse's career in Malaya, written in English unless otherwise indicated.

Dates: 1915 - 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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