Congo (nation)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
[Members of the 'Léopold II, Travail et Progres' Circle, Elisabethville (now known as Lubumbashi), 1946], 1946-03-16
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/513
Scope and Contents
Group portrait showing Mr. A. Verbeken, Directeur de l'Information pour Indigènes, with members of the circle. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Le 16 mars 1946 a été créé à Elisabethville sous l'égide du gouvernement, le cercle 'Léopold II, Travail et Progrès' pour les indigènes évolués. Voici Mr. A. Verbeken, directeur de l'Information pour indigènes, photographié avec les membres du cercle'. Photograph by E. Lebied.
Dates:
1946-03-16
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).
Item
[Musicians from the Orchestre Symphonique du Katanga, Elisabethville (now known as Lubumbashi), 1946], 1946
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/514
Scope and Contents
Showing a group of musicians from the 'Symphonikat', a society formed in 1946 for the study and diffusion of musical knowledge among the population of Katanga. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'En mai 1946, à Elisabethville des indigènes évolués ont constitué un orchestre dénommé 'Symphonikat' (Orchestre Symphonique du Katanga). Cette société, don’t les autorités ont approuvé les statuts, a pour but l'étude, la pratique et la diffusion de la musique parmi les populations du...
Dates:
1946
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).
