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 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

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Algeria April 1923, album, 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/3437/WDTR/3/5/1
Scope and Contents

A personal photograph album of a family trip to Algeria, starting in Algiers. it is an early indicator of Lord Tayour's abiding, life-long interest in photographing landscapes, gardens, local peoples, his own family memebrs and archaeological sites.

Dates: 1923
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Correspondence regarding the recalculation of observations made on HMS Investigator, 1811 - 1814

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 38-67
Scope and Contents

Seventeen letters from Captain Matthew Flinders, his brother Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders, the astronomer John Crosley, Captain Thomas Hurd and the Astronomer Royal, John Pond. Also included are copies of relevant minutes of the Board of Longitude, a proposal by Captain Flinders that the whole of the calculations for the voyage should be calculated, and a petition by Samuel Ward Flinders for remuneration for work he had done on the observations.

Dates: 1811 - 1814
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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-Series

Dame Edith Lyttelton née Balfour: writings, 1884 - 1943

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAN I/6/1-12
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Political and personal correspondence and other papers.

CHAN 1, contains mainly papers of Hon Alfred Lyttelton and Dame Edith Lyttelton, with a smaller quantity of material of Oliver Lyttelton
CHAN II, consist mainly of papers of Oliver Lyttelton, with a smaller quantity of papers of Alfred and Edith Lyttelton


Dates: 1884 - 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Family letters to Hilda Routh (née Airy) on her honeymoon, 1-23 September 1864

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10450/1
Scope and Contents

A set of letters sent to Hilda Routh, George Airy's eldest daughter, during her honeymoon in September 1864 by George Airy, his wife Richarda, Hilda’s sisters, Christabel and Annot, and brother Hubert. The letters are of a personal nature and are originally tied together with string.

Dates: 1-23 September 1864
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Fieldwork, 1878-1938

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Reference Code: GBR/590/HRKR/02
Scope and Contents

The series comprises numbered and un-numbered field notebooks;specimen catalogues; sketchbooks, photograph albums, and maps.

Dates: 1878-1938
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
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Glass lantern slides taken on expeditions to Asia Minor, 1929 - 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/GUTH/6/2
Scope and Contents 81 glass slides in two wooden boxes, marked in hand on the outside 'Slides for talk on Asia Minor'. Includes index to (most of) the slides on three sheets. One box contained numbered slides and a corresponding indexed list, including additional slides which appears to correspond with some slides in the second (unnumbered) box. Some of these are similar or identical to plates in the published 1933 volume relating to the expeditions. Where possible, titles are those from the handwritten...
Dates: 1929 - 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Access permitted via the Cambridge University Digital Library. Requests for publication to be directed to the College Archivist to pass on to Dr Guthrie for permission.
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Journal of a tour in Germany, 1786-1789

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4377
Scope and Contents

Also includes a memorandum of 'Places worth seeing in Mr. Skynner's Tour with my cousin in June 1783', 90 folios. According to a note by John Lee of Hartwell inside the front cover, the writer was Colonel Sir William Lee, and the cousin William Lee Antonie Esq. of Colworth, Bedfordshire. Pp. 89-180 are blank. Inside the front cover: 'Hartwell Library repaired May 1831', in the hand of J. Lee.

Dates: 1786-1789
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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Journal of travel in Spain and France, Late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.06.80
Scope and Contents

A journal of a voyage to Spain, and travels through Spain and France, beginning 'Tho' I never set downe anything of my former travailes, yet now this voyage being begun on an extraordinary occasion … Thursday 11 Aug.' [the year may be 1670, 1681, 1687 or 1692]. The author appears to have been Thomas Williams, who also used the volume as an account book around the year 1680.

Dates: Late seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access: From the Collection: 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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Lady Betty Balfour, 1919-02-17 - 1919-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAN I/9/3
Scope and Contents

Comprising a journal of visit to Arthur Balfour in Paris (12).

Dates: 1919-02-17 - 1919-02-28
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Leisure, 1955 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/24
Scope and Contents Working papers on leisure, covering subjects such as sport; cinema attendance; television licences and viewing habits; overseas travel and behaviour of British holidaymakers; betting and gambling; the relationship between leisure and religion; leisure time budgeting, weekends, and working hours; arts patronage and funding; leisure facilities and community life; evening classes and adult education; hobbies; home life and DIY; and leisure in West Germany [later part of Germany], Poland, and...
Dates: 1955 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Leisure: Future, 1961 - 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/25
Scope and Contents Working papers on leisure, originally enclosed in file entitled 'The Future of Leisure', covering subjects such as approaches to surveying leisure habits; commercial aspects to leisure, including advertising; outdoor recreation; the countryside; and urban and rural planning. Consists largely of press cuttings, articles and conference paper, and survey data, with Mark Abrams's notes. Includes draft of Mark Abrams's papers "Youth and Leisure" (1964) and "Testing Consumer Demand in Sport"...
Dates: 1961 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Log book of HMS Adventure, 1772 - 1774

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/56
Scope and Contents

The log book of HMS Adventure compiled by W. Bayly during his passage to the South Seas as part of the expedition led by Captain James Cook in HMS Resolution.

Dates: 1772 - 1774
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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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Log book of HMS Resolution, 1772 - 1775

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/58
Scope and Contents

The log book of HMS Resolution compiled by William Wales during the passage to the South Seas under the command of Captain James Cook.

Dates: 1772 - 1775
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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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Michael Rice Group, 1970 - 1977

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CMES 9/25
Scope and Contents

Contents relate to academic visits to the Middle East. Include comments about students.

Dates: 1970 - 1977
Conditions Governing Access: Closed to scholars for 80 years from the date of creation under data protection legislation.
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Observations on voyages of discovery, 1763 - 1805

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/67
Scope and Contents

Astronomical observations and calculations made during voyages of discovery, including the voyages of the Glatton, 1763-1764; the Providence, 1794-1797; the Thetis, 1794-1797; the Pallas, 1805; and on Captain Cook’s third voyage.

Dates: 1763 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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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Papers relating to academic work and publications, 1933 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/GUTH/8
Scope and Contents

Includes reviews relating to Guthrie's various books etc, including 'In the Beginning', 'The Greeks and their Gods' and his multi-volume 'History of Greek Philosophy'. Also includes drafts and copies of speeches made to Schools etc.

Dates: 1933 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some sensitive/confidential papers and uncatalogued items remain closed.
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Passport of John R(hodes) Ralph, 1818-04-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/KEN2/21
Scope and Contents

Passport for travel to Netherlands (Le Royaume des Pays-Bas).

Dates: 1818-04-07
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Some records series are subject to confidentiality restrictions with the following closure periods: 30 years from date of creation for general administration files, legal records and financial files; 50 years from date of creation for governmental records, including papers of the College Governing Body and College Council, and constituent committees; 100 years from date of creation for personal and personnel records, including tutorial files, staff and fellows files and appointment records, personal finance and pension records. In addition sensitive correspondence and papers concerning College affairs such as disputes and disciplinary matters are closed for 100 years. Restrictions apply on some personal and private papers.
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Personal Papers of Rosemary Bishop, 1944 - 2004

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Bishop
Scope and Contents The salient feature of the collection is Rosemary Bishop's letters to her parents, especially those written during her years at Girton College: these provide a snapshot of undergraduate life in the mid-late 1950s. There are also miscellaneous personal and biographical items, including some photographs. Lastly, there is a set of diaries of Rosemary Bishop's travels, though most of these appear to consist of typed versions of letters written to her parents while on her travels, thus they...
Dates: 1944 - 2004
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Photographs - mainly relating to Asia Minor, with some possibly family images, 1916 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/GUTH/6/1
Scope and Contents

Includes various original photographs, including one of a group in Asia Minor (Turkey), W. H. Buckler, W. M. Calder and Guthrie (front right), and one of Guthrie as a young man, possibly with his parents. Includes photographs of the Acropolis and ?Delphi, Granada, signed 'WKCG Granada 1933', and several published photographs showing various sarcophagi and buildings, including La Porte doree aux Sept-Tours and Entrée principale de Sainte Sophie.

Dates: 1916 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Some sensitive/confidential papers and uncatalogued items remain closed.
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The Voyage of Sr Henrye Colt, Knight, to the Ilands of the Antillas, 1631

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.03.09
Scope and Contents 'The Voyage of Sr Henrye Colt, Knight, to the Ilands of the Antillas, in the shipp called the Alexander, whereof William Burch was Captayne and Robert Shapton Master, accompaned with divers Captaynes and gentlemen of note.' The last two leaves contain a letter to his son George, giving him instructions for performing the voyage, and concluding with sundry family matters. Dated, St Christopher's, 13 (altered to 8) August, 1631. Sir Henry Colt was knighted by James I, at Newmarket, 26 Feb...
Dates: 1631
Conditions Governing Access: From the Collection: 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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Visits, lectures and conference papers, 1970 - 1989

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CMES 12
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers comprise a variety of operational records including governing body minutes and accounts; editorial material; student records; and subject files concerning conferences and relations with interested external bodies.

Dates: 1970 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Restrictions on scholarly access of 50 and 80 years are applied to governing and personal records respectively as a condition of transfer and under data protection legislation - see each catalogue record for detail.
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Volume of photographs re the Labrador Eclipse Expedition of 1905, 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 205/2/5b
Scope and Contents Frontispiece . Eclipse Expedition ParticipantsPage 2: Photo 1. View of Dominion Observatory with inset portrait of J.S. Plaskett.Page 3: Photo 2. ‘Quebec’. View of city from across river. Credited photographer: Near.Page 3: Photo 3. ‘Before Leaving’. Informal group photo on deck aboard ship. Credited photographer: Marsh.Page 4: Photo 4. ‘Leaving the "King"’. Informal group photo on deck aboard ship. Credited photographer: Near.Page 4: Photo 5. ‘On the way home’....
Dates: 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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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W. Turner's account book & diary of a voyage to India, 1764-05-26 - 1765-04-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 218/1
Scope and Contents

A brief account book and diary by W. Turner of a voyage to India, 1764-1765, referring to Nevil Maskelyne and Lord Clive (Turner sailed on board the Prince of Wales Indiaman and met both gentlemen while his ship was anchored in Table Bay). The account book also includes a brief note on the text.

Dates: 1764-05-26 - 1765-04-17
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).