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Tanzania (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2081 Collections and/or Records:

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T.B.R. Westgate with German askari after shooting a leopard, Kiboriani, 1905, 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/77A
Scope and Contents

161 x 119 mm. Showing Westgate standing in the centre of a group of five German-trained African soldiers, with a dead leopard lying at their feet, the second hed had shot. The askaris were sent to Kiboriani by the German authorities to protect the missionaries at the outbreak of the Maji-Maji Rebellion in 1905. Part of the stockade erected at this time can be seen in the background.

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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T.B.R. Westgate's pet ape, Maguire, 1900 - 1917

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/396
Scope and Contents

109 x 84 mm.

Dates: 1900 - 1917
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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T.B.R. Westgate's pet ape, Maguire, 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/GN/396
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints, lantern slides and glass negatives. The prints mostly relate to Westgate’s earlier work, but there are a few from the 1930s, including nos. 426-454 of visits to South Africa and African islands, all processed in February 1936. The captions have been used as titles and may contain offensive, inappropriate or outdated terms. They have been retained to reflect the context of their creation. Many of the lantern slides and glass negatives are uncaptioned and...
Dates: 1904
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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Teachers, etc. at Itumba with their new communion service, 1900s, 1900 - 1917

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/199
Scope and Contents

158 x 114 mm. Group portrait of teachers and communicants, with the communion service on a table in the centre.

Dates: 1900 - 1917
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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Temporary church at Mpwapwa, c. 1900, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/119
Scope and Contents

161 x 107 mm. View of the church, a low whitewashed building with thatched roof. Two copies.

Dates: 1900
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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Temporary church, Mwanda, 1900s, 1900 - 1917

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/182
Scope and Contents

102 x 76 mm. View of the African congregation seated on the floor of the wicker and thatch church.

Dates: 1900 - 1917
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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Temporary quarters at Kongwa, 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/GN/134
Scope and Contents

View of the Westgate’s temporary home in the ruined mission while he was building the Huron Training College.

Dates: 1914
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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Temporary quarters at Kongwa, 1914, 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/134
Scope and Contents

100 x 74 mm. View of the Westgate’s temporary home in the ruined mission while he was building the Huron Training College. Two copies.

Dates: 1914
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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The accused and his followers at a witchcraft trial, 1909 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/GN/287
Scope and Contents

Showing a group of warriors seated in a circle in a woodland clearing.

Dates: 1909 - 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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The Aga Khan and A.S. Rogers at the Palace Pier, August 15th 1905, 1905-08-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/28
Scope and Contents

101 x 79 mm. A view showing A.S. Rogers, the Aga Khan and an unidentified figure (almost certainly A.E.H. Raikes) seated in a carriage beside the Palace Pier. Rogers had just met the Aga Khan on his arrival from Mombasa (see Y30468D/15).

Dates: 1905-08-15
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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The Aga Khan at the Zanzibar Exhibition, August 16th 1905, 1905-08-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/26
Scope and Contents

96 x 72 mm. A view showing the Aga Khan talking to an unidentified figure in the Exhibition grounds.

Dates: 1905-08-16
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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The Aga Khan at the Zanzibar Exhibition, August 16th 1905, 1905-08-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/31
Scope and Contents

97 x 74 mm. A duplicate of Y30468D/26.

Dates: 1905-08-16
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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The arrival of the Sultan and party, 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/78
Scope and Contents

102 x 59 mm. A view showing the Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Khalifa Bin Harub, and other members of the official party stopping on to the jetty at Chumbe Island for the opening of the new lighthouse. Walking beside the Sultan are Ernest Costley-White, the Acting Resident, and Captain Clement Charlewood, Port Officer for Zanzibar.

Dates: 1926
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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The Beach, Zanzibar, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/3
Scope and Contents

201 x 152 mm. A view showing African labourers loading lighters for tranportation to the steamer at anchor in the harbour beyond.

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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The Beach, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/4
Scope and Contents

212 x 151 mm. A duplicate of Y3047A/3.

Dates: 1900 - 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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The Beach, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/30
Scope and Contents

144 x 86 mm. A view showing dhows and rowing boats drawn up on the beach with waterfront buildings in the background. The print shows the part of the waterfront seen in the right hand section of Y3047A/1, although many new buildings are visible in this print.

Dates: 1900 - 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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The Beit el Ajaib, 1901 - 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468B/5
Scope and Contents

278 x 212 mm. A view showing the front façade and wrought iron entrance gates of the Beit el Ajaib. See Y30468B/4.

Dates: 1901 - 1904
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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The Beit el Ajaib, 1901 - 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468B/6
Scope and Contents

278 x 211 mm. A view showing the front façade of the Beit el Ajaib. See Y30468B/4.

Dates: 1901 - 1904
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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'The Book of Pleasure (Consolation) concerning the History of Kilwa', 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/9/1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Published and unpublished works on African history written by Gray, accompanied by research notes from archives and secondary sources.

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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The British Agency and Consulate General, 1900 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/47
Scope and Contents

143 x 85 mm.

Dates: 1900 - 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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[The British Agency, Zanzibar], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305D/90
Scope and Contents

193 x 149 mm. A view from Zanzibar harbour looking towards the British Agency building on Shangani Point at the Western end of the waterfront.

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).
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The British Residency, 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468C/35
Scope and Contents

271 x 206 mm. A view looking across the lawn towards the crenellated Residency buildings. In front of the entrance a group is gathered around a motor car. A.S. Rogers is identifiable in the centre of the group. The Residency was built in 1903 to the designs of J.H. Sinclair, who served in Zanzibar from 1899 to 1924 and was responsible for many of the public buildings in the town, including the law courts.

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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The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Dodoma, on the day of its consecration, 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/LS/56
Scope and Contents From the Sub-sub-class:

A series of mostly uncaptioned slides.

Dates: 1927
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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The clove inflorescence (or) a bunch of cloves, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/8/1/1/48
Scope and Contents

215 x 165 mm.

Dates: 1930 - 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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The Cole family at Mpwapwa, 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30469F/110C
Scope and Contents

165 x 110 mm. Shows the Rev. and Mrs Cole, their two children and Westgate.

Dates: 1902
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).