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Vietnam (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

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Album April 1907, 1907-04

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022DDD
Scope and Contents

A cardboard and woven fabric album relating to Saigon and Japan, probably acquired by Douglas while on leave in 1907. It contains many postcards, a number of professional photographs, and extracts from guidebooks.

Dates: 1907-04
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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At the gate of the Fort, Monkay, 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302E/2
Scope and Contents Showing a group of Europeans and a squad of Chinese soldiers standing at the entrance to the fort. The outer perimeter is composed of two fences of wooden posts, with an intervening space sown with sharpened spikes. The removable gate to the fort is also protected with projecting spikes. Some of the fort buildings can be seen on the hill in the background. The wrapping of this negative contains a different caption, namely Shameen - the guarded entrance between the British concession and...
Dates: 1890
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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Correspondence "out of I know not what", 1976-11 - 1977-01

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/FEBR 6/22
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Baroness Jackson of Lodworth [earlier Barbara Ward] on how she was looking forward to discussing the environment and Third World development with AFB after her convalescence; [Sven] Olof Palme, Chairman of the Swedish SDP, on the loss of the Swedish elections; Louise Ouwerkerk; [Anthony] Tony Benn, thanking AFB for attending his meeting in Bristol on racism and on people's respect for him; Lord Harris of Greenwich, Minister of State, Home Office.Also...
Dates: 1976-11 - 1977-01
Conditions Governing Access: Closed as the file contains sensitive personal information on a potentially living individual.
 Fonds

Diary: 'Footloose in S.E. Asia'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 112
Scope and Contents

A diary of Le Sueur's experiences in South-East Asia, October 1998-April 1999, 270 pages, including 48 pages of photographs and 4 pages of maps. The areas covered are, in order, Thailand; Laos; Northern Vietnam; South Vietnam; Cambodia; Luzon, Palawan, Central Archipaelago and Mindanao (Philippines); Sabah (Malaysia); Brunei; Sarawak (Malaysia); Western Malaysia; Bangkok.

Dates: 1999
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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Haiphong [i.e. Hai Phòng], Canal Bound [Bund ?], 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/5
Scope and Contents

167 x 118 mm. View looking along one of the canals in Haiphong, with vessels moored in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Haiphong [i.e. Hai Phòng], Canal Bound [Bund ?], 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/5A
Scope and Contents

167 x 118 mm. View looking along one of the canals in Haiphong, with vessels moored in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Haiphong [i.e. Hai Phòng], Song lon [?] Koi [i.e. Song-Koi River], 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/4
Scope and Contents

168 x 120 mm. General view looking along the river, with small craft on the banks on either side.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Haiphong [i.e. Hai Phòng], Song lon [?] Koi [i.e. Song-Koi River], 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/4A
Scope and Contents

168 x 120 mm. General view looking along the river, with small craft on the banks on either side.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Haiphong [i.e. Hai Phòng], Ville et Quai Chinois, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/6
Scope and Contents

169 x 120 mm. View looking along the Song Koi River, with quays in the foreground and the buildings of the town lining the left bank of the river beyond.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Haiphong [i.e. Hai Phòng], Ville et Quai Chinois, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/6A
Scope and Contents

169 x 120 mm. View looking along the Song Koi River, with quays in the foreground and the buildings of the town lining the left bank of the river beyond.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Hanoi, Capital of Tonquin, 1870 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/74
Scope and Contents

200 x 219 mm.

Dates: 1870 - 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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Hanoi [i.e. Hà Noi], Le Petit Lac, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/2
Scope and Contents

164 x 113 mm. View of Petit Lac (Ho Hoan Kiem) near the Cathedral in Hanoi. In the middle of the lake is the pagoda of Ngoc Son. An unidentified pagoda or small tower stands beside the road in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Hanoi [i.e. Hà Noi], Le Petit Lac, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/2A
Scope and Contents

164 x 113 mm. View of Petit Lac (Ho Hoan Kiem) near the Cathedral in Hanoi. In the middle of the lake is the pagoda of Ngoc Son. An unidentified pagoda or small tower stands beside the road in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Hanoi [i.e. Hà Noi], Les Quais, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/1
Scope and Contents

163 x 119 mm. Waterfront scene at Hanoi, with a steamer and other small vessels moored in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Hanoi [i.e. Hà Noi], Les Quais, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/1A
Scope and Contents

163 x 119 mm. Waterfront scene at Hanoi, with a steamer and other small vessels moored in the foreground.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Hanoi [i.e. Hà Noi], Pagode du Con Ma, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/3
Scope and Contents

165 x 117 mm. General view of the temple buildings, with a wooden shrine in the foreground, exact location unknown.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Hanoi [i.e. Hà Noi], Pagode du Con Ma, 1890 - 1899

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302C/3A
Scope and Contents

165 x 117 mm. General view of the temple buildings, with a wooden shrine in the foreground, exact location unknown.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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

Musee Louis Finot, Hanoi [i.e. Hà Nội]

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302H
Scope and Contents

An album of statues and busts of Deities, Buddha’s and the Divine. Subjects are: Divinité féminine (1-2, 12), Harihara (3-4), Visnu (5, 8-9), Tête de Buddha (6-7), Princess divinisée identifiée à la Prajnaparamita 10-11). All measure approximately 120 x 175 mm.

Pasted into the first page of the album is a list of the photographs (in French), giving further details, including dates, of the statues.

Dates: 1920 - 1929
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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[North Vietnam, 1952], 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MM 17
Scope and Contents

Album of uncaptioned photographs showing MacDonald at official events, others record medical and welfare work in villages.

Dates: 1952
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 Imperial Palace, Huế, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/40-41
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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Perfumed River [Huong River] near Huế, 1949

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/42-43
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).
 Fonds

Photographs of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Pacific Islands, the United States and Africa

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K
Dates: 1949 - 1953
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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Saigon, 1870 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/73
Scope and Contents

270 x 207 mm. View looking along the Saigon River, with ships at their moorings. The view probably looks along the river from the offices of the Direction du Port de Commerce on the Quai du Commerce, with the Arroyo Chinois branching off to the right and the offices of the Messageries Maritimes beyond.

Dates: 1870 - 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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Saigon, Cochin China, 1870 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/72
Scope and Contents

263 x 205 mm. View showing Chinese craft moored along the banks of a waterway, taken from rooftop level. The photograph is probably looking up the Arroyo Chinois and taken from near its function with the Saigon River.

Dates: 1870 - 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).
 Fonds

Sir Henry Norman Far East collection

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302E
Scope and Contents

Original glass negatives measuring 164 x 122 mm by Sir Henry Norman. Some of the negatives are accompanied by handwritten captions. Views shown are of French Indo-China [Vietnam], China, Malaya [Malaysia], Siam [Thailand], Korea and Japan.

Dates: c. 1890
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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