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Tanganyika, Lake (lake)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

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Catalogue of fishes, 1926 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/7
Scope and Contents

Notebook (36 pages) describing some of the fish collected, the locations where they were found, and how they were packed for transportation.

Dates: 1926 - 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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Diary, 1925-02 - 1926-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/1
Scope and Contents

Diary (66 pages) kept by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. It includes notes on the collection of specimens, and lists of supplies and equipment.

Dates: 1925-02 - 1926-02-28
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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Lake Tanganyika, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/24/27
Scope and Contents

84 x 139 mm. Four men, one of whom is probably Frederick Tymms, with a boat.

Dates: 1930
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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[Lake Tanganyika], 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/62
Scope and Contents

83 x 59 mm. Two men on the shore.

Dates: 1930
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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[Lake Tanganyika], 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/8/1/63
Scope and Contents

83 x 59 mm. A group of men on the shore.

Dates: 1930
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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Lake Tanganyika, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/9/94
Scope and Contents

123 x 75 mm. Two men on the shore.

Dates: 1930
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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Lake Tanganyika, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/9/95
Scope and Contents

76 x 52 mm.

Dates: 1930
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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Lake Tanganyika, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/9/96
Scope and Contents

123 x 73 mm. A group of men on the shore.

Dates: 1930
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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Lake Tanganyika. Belgian Congo, 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/24/26
Scope and Contents

139 x 85 mm. Frederick Tymms standing on a beach.

Dates: 1930
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

Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa Expedition, 1925-02 - 1929-03-29

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7
Scope and Contents

Diaries and notes written by Christy during his leadership of the British Museum exploring and zoological expedition to Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa.

Dates: 1925-02 - 1929-03-29
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).
 Sub-Fonds

Letters on the slave trade and Sir Samuel Baker, 1870

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/7
Scope and Contents

Letters to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton from Sir Samuel Baker and Sir Roderick Murchison. There is a covering letter from Mrs M.C. Ponsonby, 8 February 1939, presenting the letters to the R.C.S., and the Librarian's reply, 9 February 1939. The folder also includes 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 19 (July 1958), comprising the article 'Sir Samuel Baker and the slave trade', which transcribes the letters and comments on them.

Dates: 1870
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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Notes, 1925

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/9
Scope and Contents

Thirteen leaves describing the collection of fish and the skinning of animals.

Dates: 1925
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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Notes on fishes, 1926 - 1927

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/8
Scope and Contents

36 leaves describing the fish collected from Lake Tanganyika and the locations where they were found.

Dates: 1926 - 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).