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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Papers relating to the work of the Committee on Academic Dress, 1930 - 1934

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/Min.VII.173
Scope and Contents The Committee's brief was to i) enquire whether University regulations were in need of amendment or should be better enforced and ii) make suggestions for the systematisation of academic dress. The papers include issues of Cambridge University Reporter containing successive reports and discussions; correspondence with A.G. Almond Ltd, tailors and University robe makers, of 11 Sidney Street and A.E. Clothier, University outfitter, of 14 King's Parade; illustrations of academic dress of all...
Dates: 1930 - 1934
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Management Group: The minutes of some Committees are closed to scholars for periods of years; see each catalogue entry for further detail.
 Fonds

[Photographs of the peoples of southern Africa]

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305O
Scope and Contents An album containing mounted prints, the majority sepia toned, with typescript captions and explanatory notes depicting the peoples of southern Africa. The captions and notes have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The prints are of various sizes but the majority measure approximately...
Dates: 1930 - 1950
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).