Congo (general region)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 25 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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Congo Mission letter book, 1912-02-12 - 1912-05-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/7
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters (102 leaves) written by Christy while conducting research into zoology and rubber cultivation in the Congo for the Belgian Government. An alphabetical index of recipients is included.
Dates:
1912-02-12 - 1912-05-25
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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Congo Mission letter book, 1909-12-07 - 1912-11-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/8
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters (circa 100 leaves) written by Christy while conducting research into zoology and rubber cultivation in the Congo for the Belgian Government. An alphabetical index of recipients is included.
Dates:
1909-12-07 - 1912-11-12
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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Congo Mission letter book, 1912-11-25 - 1913-06-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/9
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters (circa 100 leaves) written by Christy while conducting research into zoology and rubber cultivation in the Congo for the Belgian Government. An alphabetical index of recipients is included.
Dates:
1912-11-25 - 1913-06-07
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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Congo Mission letter book, 1914-01-20 - 1914-06-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/10
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters (100 leaves) written by Christy while conducting research into zoology and rubber cultivation in the Congo for the Belgian Government. An alphabetical index of recipients is included.
Dates:
1914-01-20 - 1914-06-11
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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Congo Mission letter book, 1914-07-10 - 1915-02-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/11
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters (100 leaves) written by Christy while conducting research into zoology and rubber cultivation in the Congo for the Belgian Government. An alphabetical index of recipients is included.
Dates:
1914-07-10 - 1915-02-10
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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Congolese notebook, 1911 - 1914
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/4
Scope and Contents
Contains circa 60 pages of rough notes and drafts of letters, including reports on Funtumia elastica and rubber cultivation in the Congo.
Dates:
1911 - 1914
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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Congolese notebook, 1903-12-11 - 1904-04-23
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/5
Scope and Contents
Contains circa 55 pages of notes on sleeping sickness cases.
Dates:
1903-12-11 - 1904-04-23
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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Congolese notebook, 1904
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/6
Scope and Contents
Contains circa 85 pages of notes on sleeping sickness cases.
Dates:
1904
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
Congolese papers, 1903-09-25 - 1915-02-10
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5
Scope and Contents
Diaries, notebooks and letters written by Christy during his medical, scientific and zoological work in the Congo.
Dates:
1903-09-25 - 1915-02-10
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, 1927-01-01 - 1927-10-24
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/7/4
Scope and Contents
Diary (297 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.
Dates:
1927-01-01 - 1927-10-24
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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General Report on a tour through the Lado, Belgian Congo and the southern Bahr-el-Ghazal, undertaken during 1915, 1916-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/6/3
Scope and Contents
Annotated rough copy (32 leaves) of Christy's final report of his survey for the Sudan Sleeping Sickness Commission.
Dates:
1916-10
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).
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Sleeping Sickness Expedition to the Congo, 1903-09-25 - 1903-12-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/1
Scope and Contents
Diary (circa 60 pages) recording the progress of the expedition, which includes medical notes.
Dates:
1903-09-25 - 1903-12-30
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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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Sleeping Sickness Expedition to the Congo, 1904-01-01 - 1904-03-14
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/2
Scope and Contents
Diary (circa 25 pages) recording the progress of the expedition, which includes medical notes.
Dates:
1904-01-01 - 1904-03-14
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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Lutete Expedition, 1903-11-04 - 1904-02-01
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/5/3
Scope and Contents
Diary (circa 70 leaves) describing the progress of the expedition, including medical notes on sleeping sickness. Lutete [or Gombe-Lutete] is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the Baptist mission station of Wathen was located at Lutete.
Dates:
1903-11-04 - 1904-02-01
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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Maps of Africa, 1902 - 1921
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/10
Scope and Contents
33 maps
Dates:
1902 - 1921
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
File
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).
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On the distribution of Filaria perstans and of enlarged glands (cervical and parotid) in equatorial East Africa, 1904-11-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4/9
Scope and Contents
A report (46 leaves) by Christy discussing the findings of his research, including charts of data and a map.
Dates:
1904-11-04
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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On the distribution of Filaria perstans in Uganda and elsewhere in tropical Africa, 1903
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/4/8
Scope and Contents
Two annotated copies of a report by Christy discussing the findings of his research, including charts of data and a map.
Dates:
1903
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
Publications and reports, 1903 - 1929
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/9
Scope and Contents
Works written by Christy or collected by him relating to medicine, zoology and travel.
Dates:
1903 - 1929
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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Review of 'Zwischen Weissem nil und Belgisch-Kongo' by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, 1929
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/9/3
Scope and Contents
Annotated proofs of a review written by Christy for an unidentified journal.
Dates:
1929
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).
File
Sudan Sleeping Sickness Commission letter book, 1915-02-10 - 1916-01-29
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/6/1
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters (100 leaves) written by Christy during his work for the Sudan Sleeping Sickness Commission. Some also relate to the specimens he collected during the Congo Zoological Mission. An alphabetical index of recipients is included.
Dates:
1915-02-10 - 1916-01-29
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).
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Sudanese diary, 1915-02-12 - 1915-10-26
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/6/2
Scope and Contents
The diary (300 pages) records regional sleeping sickness inspection tours and the mapping of the Nile-Congo boundary for the Sudanese Government. It includes considerable zoological notes, and descriptions of the terrain, missionary stations, and the African peoples that Christy encountered. In many entries, Christy has underlined key words in the text or written summaries in the margins.
Dates:
1915-02-12 - 1915-10-26
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
Sudanese papers, 1915-02-10 - 1915-10-26
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/6
Scope and Contents
Diary and letters written by Christy during his work for the Sudanese Government.
Dates:
1915-02-10 - 1915-10-26
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).