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Zanzibar (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 726 Collections and/or Records:

 File

'History of Zanzibar, vol. 2', 1950 - 1970

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/2/4
Scope and Contents

Unfinished draft of 11 chapters (221 sheets).

Dates: 1950 - 1970
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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[House next door to Chandler's], 1920 - 1927

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/27
Scope and Contents

62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'House next to F.C's'.

Dates: 1920 - 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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Huts in 'Ngambo' - a photo taken from the top of the wireless transmitting mast, 1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/18
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 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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[Ice chest, Usagara House], 1924 - 1931

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/9
Scope and Contents

59 x 103 mm. A view showing the shanty hut which was the home of Chandler's servants and contained his ice chest. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'The ice chest is in this little shanty alongside the bungalow. The boys live in here and do their odd jobs during the day. Its wire netting not glass so looks like the old bird house in Finsbury Park'.

Dates: 1924 - 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).
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In the bazaar (A Bohora), 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/9/6
Scope and Contents

195 x 150 mm. The caption continues: 'This Indian shopkeeper surrounded by his wares patiently awaits his next customer.'

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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In the streets of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/1/35
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Veiled women, turbaned Arabs, and Africans in long white 'Kanzus' mingle in the streets of Zanzibar.'

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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Indian cavalry, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468B/15
Scope and Contents

216 x 150 mm. A view showing indian cavalrymen riding along the waterfront road. The carriage they are escorting probably contains the Sultan, but the occupant cannot be seen.

Dates: 1901 - 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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Indian shop and Swahili purchasers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468B/31
Scope and Contents

215 x 150 mm. A view showing a Swahili woman and two men purchasing fruit from an Indian shop, with the shopkeeper and his son seated in the doorway. Another copy of this print can be found at Y3047A/24.

Dates: 1901 - 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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Investiture of Sultan by Consul General Colonel Ferreira de Castro, October 18 1900, 1900-10-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468A/34
Scope and Contents

203 x 150 mm. A view showing a group of officials arriving at the Beit-el-Ajeib. The central figure is probably the Portuguese Consul-General Colonel Ferreira da Castro, who on October 18 1900, invested Sultan Seyyid Hamoud with the Grand Cross of the Most Noble Order of the Immaculate Conception.

Dates: 1900-10-18
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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Ivory display, Zanzibar Exhibition, August 1905, 1905-08

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468D/49
Scope and Contents

211 x 151 mm. A view showing a display of elephant tusks and antelope horns.

Dates: 1905-08
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

Ivory from the mainland and Arab door

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047D
Scope and Contents

191 x 291 mm. A mounted print showing two Swahilis holding a huge pair of elephant tusks in front of an intricately carved Arab doorway in Zanzibar.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
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).
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Kenya Coastal Strip Conference Opens in London, 1962-03

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/281
Scope and Contents

153 x 208 mm. Pictured at the opening of the Kenya Coastal Strip Conference at Lancaster House are left to right: Sheikh Ali Muhsin El Barwani, Sheikh Ibuni Saleh, Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Rahman Balaaway, and Sheikh Abdulrahman Mohamed, all elected members of Zanzibar.

Dates: 1962-03
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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Kenya Coastal Strip Conference Opens in London, 1962-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/282
Scope and Contents

153 x 208 mm. Pictured at the opening of the Kenya Coastal Strip Conference at Lancaster House are, left to right: Mr. Galsworthy; Sir George Mooring, the British Resident in Zanzibar; Sheikh Muhammad Shamte and Sheikh Ali Muhsin El Barwani, Zanzibar elected members.

Dates: 1962-03
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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Kenya Coastal Strip Conference Opens in London, 1962-03

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/283
Scope and Contents

153 x 208 mm. Pictured at the opening of the Kenya Coastal Strip Conference at Lancaster House are, left to right: Mr. W.B. Monson, Assistant Under Secretary, Colonial Office; Lord Perth, Minister of State Colonial Office; The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Reginald Maudling, who was chairman at the opening; and Sir Hilton Poynton, Permanent Under Secretary, Colonial Office.

Dates: 1962-03
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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Kenya Coastal Strip Conference Opens in London, 1962-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/284
Scope and Contents

155 x 202 mm. Mr. Tom Mboya, Mr. Jomo Kenyatta and Mr. D. Mwanyuba (right to left), elected members of Kenya, are pictured at the opening of the Kenya Coastal Strip Conference.

Dates: 1962-03
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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Kenya Conference Ends in Agreement, 1962-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/285
Scope and Contents

157 x 203 mm. Mr. Reginald Maudling, the Colonial Secretary, pictured with the Earl of Perth, Minister of State, C.O., and the Hon. Hugh Fraser, Parliamentary Under Secretary, C.R.O., at the closing ceremony of the Kenya Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House, London.

Dates: 1962-03
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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Kizimkaze - [A Zanzibar fish trap maker], 1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/3/33
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 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).
 Series

[Landscapes], 1930 - 1950

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/12
Scope and Contents

General views of the landscape, including the Makunduchi caves, the famous ‘pink terraces’ of Zanzibar, sea views, trees and wildlife (deer, stork and lizard), plus one newspaper cutting of 'Mangapwani: one of the many beautiful beaches in Zanzibar.' Only captioned images are listed here.

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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[Law Courts and Victoria Gardens], 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/32
Scope and Contents

62 x 40 mm. The reverse of the photograph is annotated: 'Law Courts on right and (? illegible word) garden'.

Dates: 1920 - 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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Law Courts, Zanzibar, 1920 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047B/13
Scope and Contents

102 x 60 mm. A view from the junction of Yuca Road and Main Street looking towards the domed and crenellated Law Court building designed in the Saracenic style by J.H. Sinclair who also designed the British Residency.

Dates: 1920 - 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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['Learning to be a sailor'], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/8
Scope and Contents

215 x 280 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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['Learning to be a sailor'], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/9
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 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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Learning to be a sailor - Zanzibar harbour, 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/6
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 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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['Learning to be sailors'], 1930 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/6/1/10/11
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 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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Letter to ‘The Times' on Zanzibar, 1964-01-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 126/4/7
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: 1964-01-31
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).