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Found in 515 Collections and/or Records:

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On the road to Kampala, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/30
Scope and Contents

87 x 86 mm. Showing a motor car driving along the Kampala road. The motor car was introduced into Uganda by Bell in 1908.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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 three science buildings, 1940 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/274
Scope and Contents

The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'The cost of this building was met by the Empire Cotton Growing Association'.

Dates: 1940 - 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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Opening of Kampala Exhibition, 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/18
Scope and Contents

200 x 130 mm. A group portrait of Protectorate officials and Ugandan Kabakas and counsellors taken shortly after Bell's opening of the exhibition. Photograph probably by Alfred Lobo.

Dates: 1908-11
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 of the Kampala Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, November 9 1908], 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/1
Scope and Contents 200 x 110 mm. Showing Sir Henry Hesketh Bell delivering the opening speech from the verandah of the main exhibition building. On either side of Bell stand various officials and the Kings of Uganda, they in turn flanked by European spectators, with a line of Sikh guards on parade along the front of the building. The figure standing in profile on the steps beneath Bell is almost certainly George Wilson, Deputy Commissioner. The preparations for the exhibition were not completed without...
Dates: 1908-11
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 of the Kampala Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, November 9 1908], 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/2
Scope and Contents 200 x 152 mm. A group photograph of Protectorate officials and Ugandan Kabakas and counsellors taken shortly after Bell's opening of the exhibition. Identified in the group are: 1. Sir Apolo Kagwa; 2. Kahaya, Kabaka of Ankole; 3. George Wilson, Deputy Commissioner; 4. Frank Burton; 5. Daudi Chwa, Kabaka of Buganda; 6. Alexander Boyle; 7. Sir Henry Hesketh Bell; 8. Captain Edward Vaughan Jenkins D.S.O., O.C. 4th K.A.R.; 9. Andereya Bisereko Duhaga II, Kabaka of Bunyoro; 10. Daudi Kasagama,...
Dates: 1908-11
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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[Paintings and sculptures], 1952 - 1964

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/3
Scope and Contents

Eighteen colour photographs of paintings and sculptures, and three black and white photographs of sculptures, presumably work by Makerere University students. Three have been described here.

Dates: 1952 - 1964
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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Panorama of Entebbe, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/77
Scope and Contents

742 x 114 mm. Five prints joined. A view from the hillside behind the town looking towards Lake Victoria, with the Kampala Road leading off northwards at the left of the panorama and Government House at the extreme right.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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

Papers of the Entebbe clubs

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 171
Scope and Contents

Minute books of the Entebbe societies and correspondence of the Entebbe Club.

Dates: 1900 - 1955
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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Parade of King's African Rifles, Kampala, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/65
Scope and Contents

99 x 67 mm. A distant view showing Bell and a European officer walking towards the troops on parade. Date unknown.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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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Parade of King's African Rifles, Kampala, 1908 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/66
Scope and Contents

99 x 64 mm. A view showing soldiers on parade with spectators on the hillside beyond.

Dates: 1908 - 1912
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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[Parliament building], 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/67
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm

Dates: 1952 - 1964
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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[Parliament building], 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/4/68
Scope and Contents

160 x 210 mm.

Dates: 1952 - 1964
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 dining hall of Mary Stuart Hall (a woman's Hall of Residence), 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/5/43B
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. Women students and members of an Extra Mural course at lunch.

Dates: 1952 - 1964
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 main street of Kampala, 1952 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/41
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'The gaps in the building line are rapidly being filled by new three or more storey commercial buildings.'

Dates: 1952 - 1964
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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Peggy, and a curious menagerie collected near Limuru, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/104
Scope and Contents

Showing Peggy and four people of an unknown ethnic group.

Dates: 1934
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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Peter Kigozi at Boys’ camp, Nabugabu, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/13/48
Scope and Contents

155 x 108 mm. glossy print

Dates: 1962
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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Plough and tractor ploughing, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/1/10
Scope and Contents

240 x 180 mm. Showing seven men around a tractor. The caption reads: 'A small group of first year students is given practical instruction on the plough and tractor ploughing.'

Dates: 1962
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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Plough and tractor ploughing, 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/7/1/1/11
Scope and Contents

240 x 180 mm. Showing seven men stood around a tractor. The caption reads: 'A small group of first year students receiving a lesson on the plough and tractor ploughing.'

Dates: 1962
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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Port Bell, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/7/151
Scope and Contents

112 x 63 mm.

Dates: 1928
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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[Port Bell], 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/39
Scope and Contents

80 x 59 mm.

Dates: 1928
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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[Port Bell - Seaplane Station site on left], 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/38
Scope and Contents

82 x 56 mm.

Dates: 1928
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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Port Bell - Seaplane Station site on left, 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/7/150
Scope and Contents

97 x 63 mm.

Dates: 1928
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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Precious manure, 1940 - 1949

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/322-342
Scope and Contents A series of British Official photographs (Crown Copyright Reserved). They each have the following typewritten caption on the reverse:'At first when African farmers saw European devoting time and labour to manuring their lands they regarded it as another instance of white man's folly. But they began to notice that the white men's fields grew more and better produce and for years the Agricultural Officers of the Government patiently explained to the Africans how the land must be fed...
Dates: 1940 - 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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Prison building, Entebbe, 1906 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/10
Scope and Contents

194 x 142 mm. Showing the newly completed prison buildings with askaris guarding a group of convicts at work on the flowerbeds in front of the building. This is possibly the building mentioned by Hesketh Bell in his memoirs, (Bell 1946).

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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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Private gardens at Entebbe, 1906 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3045C/7
Scope and Contents

197 x 137 mm. Aview looking across the recently laid out lawns and flowerbeds of a house in Entebbe (exact location unknown) with other bungalows in the background.

Dates: 1906 - 1911
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).