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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1689 Collections and/or Records:

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Rock Creek Park, Washington, June 1918, 1918-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/51
Scope and Contents

50 x 75 mm. Showing a girl (Asta) stood on a rock in the park.

Dates: 1918-06
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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Rock Creek Park, Washington, June 1918, 1918-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/52
Scope and Contents

75 x 50 mm. A view of the creek.

Dates: 1918-06
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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Rockport, Mass. [presumably Massachusetts], 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/204
Scope and Contents

125 x 85 mm. Showing a girl painting beside the harbour.

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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Rockport, Mass. [presumably Massachusetts], 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/207
Scope and Contents

125 x 85 mm. Showing boats moored in the harbour.

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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Ronald Tree, 1951 - 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/85
Scope and Contents Letters to Clementine from Ronald Tree on subjects including: growing isolationism in the United States, the lack of leadership and Tree's hope that Churchill might come over to give a speech on the importance of world affairs, as he was the only man who would be listened to; the opinion of Edward Murrow on anti-British feeling in the United States; the public view of Douglas MacArthur and his hatred of Britain; the political situation in the United States and the general dislike of Dean...
Dates: 1951 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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[Royal Gorge, Black Canon], 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089C/91
Scope and Contents

152 x 250 mm. A view looking along the single line railway, with the Arkansas River at the right of the picture, and with steep cliffs rising on either side of the track. Photograph possibly by W.H. Jackson. The handwritten caption here seems to be geographically inexact, this section of the line (beyond the junction of the Colorado and Arkansas Rivers) lying in the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas rather than Black Canyon.

Dates: 1885
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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Royal Hawai[i]an Hotel, 1948-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/181
Scope and Contents

54 x 53 mm. A view of the beach, with the hotel in the distance.

Dates: 1948-11
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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[Royal Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1886], 1979

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011P/5
Scope and Contents

243 x 176 mm. Showing crowds in the gardens, with the palace buildings in the background. The caption reads 'This is a view of the Royal Palace on the 50th birthday of the late King'. The King referred to in the caption is King David Kalakaua (1836-1891).

Dates: 1979
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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Sacramento, 14/10/18, 1918-10-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/237
Scope and Contents

150 x 90 mm. Showing Tymms speaking to a woman. There is a cart loaded with luggage or supplies behind them. Tymms is holding a booklet entitled 'Air Currants'.

Dates: 1918-10-14
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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Sacramento, 14/10/18. Major Stevenoe, 1918-10-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/4
Scope and Contents

150 x 90 mm. Showing Major Stevenoe and another standing before a train. Stevenoe is holding a booklet entitled 'Air Currants'.

Dates: 1918-10-14
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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Salt Lake City from Prospect Hill, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089C/84
Scope and Contents

275 x 225 mm. A view looking down on to the expanding town, with the snow-capped Sawatch Mountains in the distance. Having arrived in this barren spot in June 184, Brigham Young surveyed the area, and ordered the city to be built on 10 acre lots, with streets 132 feet wide. In this print, housing can be seen spreading outwards from Temple Square, the centre of the city. The partially completed Temple and the Tabernacle can be seen at the right of the picture (see Y3089C/85).

Dates: 1885
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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San Diego. Coronado Beach, 1918-09-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/42
Scope and Contents

69 x 48 mm.

Dates: 1918-09-15
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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[San Francisco Airport], 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/183
Scope and Contents

74 x 69 mm. Frederick Tymms in front of the airport.

Dates: 1948
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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San Francisco night, 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham M/13
Scope and Contents

[A closer view, with outline of buildings discernable].

Dates: 1963
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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Scenery. New Mex., 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/3/128
Scope and Contents

67 x 47 mm.

Dates: 1918
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

School Empire Tours Record 1927-1939

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011FFF
Scope and Contents A collection of photographs, by various photographers, relating to School Empire Tours, probably compiled by Miss Margaret Best. All the prints are captioned and some also have dates and places written on the back in Miss Best's hand.It should be noted that most of the images show groups of the participants, either before setting out or in the country concerned, but there is very little to show their activities - the 1932 tour to Canada is the best in this respect. It is clear from...
Dates: 1927 - 1939
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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Schulle. N.M. [New Mexico] from Santa Fe, 1/9/18, 1918-09-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/173
Scope and Contents

70 x 50 mm. A view of the railway track and some buildings in the distance.

Dates: 1918-09-01
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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Sea Island, Florida, Xmas 1952. Montreal 195[3]. St Laurence. Snowshoe Parade, 1952 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/3/5
Scope and Contents A 16mm, colour cinefilm, without sound. The writing on the film spool reads 'Sea Island. Florida. St. Lawrence Jan Feb 53. Snowshoe Parade Feb 53’.0 - 16sec. People seated at two long tables outdoors, eating a meal. All are formally dressed in either suits and ties, or dresses.16sec - 23sec. Horse-drawn carriage.23sec - 35sec. Store with signs reading ‘Indian River Fruit Juice Bar’, ‘Branded fruit shippers’, and ‘[illegible word] novelties, gifts, souvenirs’.35sec...
Dates: 1952 - 1953
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: With the exception of RCMS 20/3/1, the cinefilms may be viewed online with the University of Cambridge Streaming Media Service at: http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1532657 For copyright reasons, researchers wishing to view RCMS 20/3/1, (Colonial Cinemagazine 29, Colonial Film Unit, 1950) should make an appointment with the RCS Librarian to view the film in Cambridge University Library. Email: rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk.
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Sea Island, Georgia, Christmas 1952, 1952-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/294
Scope and Contents

80 x 125 mm. A group of five stood in a garden before a building. Lady Tymms (Millie) is third from the left.

Dates: 1952-12
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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Self, Miss Berment and Miss Pratt, 4.7.18. Enfield Falls, 1918-07-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/101
Scope and Contents

50 x 70 mm. A view taken at an oblique angle of all three sat on separate rungs of a long steep wooden ladder.

Dates: 1918-07-04
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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[Sentinel Rock, 3270 feet], 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089C/66
Scope and Contents

110 x 184 mm. A view looking along towards the summit of the Sentinel Rock, from a point above the valley floor.

Dates: 1885
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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Signal Peak camp, Wawona, 11/10, 1918-10-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/212
Scope and Contents

40 x 60 mm. A view of a man posing amidst the supplies and trappings of a camp. Signal Peak may now be known as Devil Peak.

Dates: 1918-10-11
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).
 Fonds

Sir Daniel Morris Collection: West Indian views

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G
Scope and Contents A collection of loose prints of various sizes. Not all are captioned. Titles composed for the catalogue are enclosed in square brackets. The collection includes photographs by J.F. Coonley (1-13), Adolphe Duperly (15-19), Norton Brothers (32-33), Tempest Anderson (34-35) and others unknown. The geographical areas represented in the photographs break down thus: 1-13, Nassau; 14, Barbados; 15-20, Jamaica; 21, St Lucia; 22-26, Antigua; 27, St Kitts; 28-31, Dominica; 32-34, St Vincent; 35,...
Dates: 1879 - 1913
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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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1928-04 - 1928-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/21
Scope and Contents Subjects include: Cabinet's agreement with Churchill's scheme for deregulation of local taxation [the De-rating Bill]; the farm and garden at Chartwell [Kent], particularly the swans and the sheep; the court martial of Kenneth Dewar; concerns for the health of Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland; Randolph Churchill's development at Eton, method of argument and problem with authority; fees for articles and future work [on volume 4 of "The World Crisis"]; work on the Budget speech, April 1928; stay with...
Dates: 1928-04 - 1928-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1929-08 - 1929-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/22
Scope and Contents Letters from Churchill's lecture tour of Canada and the United States, with Randolph Churchill, Jack [John S Churchill] and Jack's son Johnnie [John G Churchill]. Subjects include: the voyage out; articles Churchill was working on; preparatory work for his biography of 1st Duke of Marlborough; Churchill's poor view of the treaty with Egypt and the violence that was likely once British troops were withdrawn; staying in Quebec; Free Trade and protectionism; speeches at Montreal, Ottawa,...
Dates: 1929-08 - 1929-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.