Early tea cultivation in India and Sri Lanka
The Royal Commonwealth Society Collections are very grateful to former planter John Weatherstone for another donation of beautiful artwork to add to his collection of […]
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Construction of Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur, 1885-1889
The Royal Commonwealth Society Library is delighted to have acquired at auction a stunning presentation album commemorating the opening on 25 March 1889 of the […]
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South African War photographs, 1901-02
The Royal Commonwealth Society collections have published a detailed catalogue description for a fascinating album of photographs taken during the South African War (1899-1902), Y3058H. […]
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Egypt on a tourist’s mind
A guest post by Jasmin Daam, University of Kassel The emergence of tourism, i.e. an organised way of travelling, in the second half of the […]
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Changi archives Entrance Hall exhibition
The Royal Commonwealth Society Collections have mounted an exhibition in the entrance hall of Cambridge University Library displaying some of the most significant items […]
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Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition: write around the world
The RCS Library is delighted to announce that a significant recent deposit of essays from The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition has been added to its […]
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Under the Microscope – Preliminary Investigations of the Changi Archive Conservation Research Project
You may have seen here that in May this year I was awarded a Research Bursary from the Wellcome Trust. The award means that I am […]
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Asante Goldweights
This post is inspired by the set of Asante goldweights, boxes and scale currently on display in the Curious Objects exhibition, which celebrates the Library’s […]
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A letter of gratitude
The journey down memory lane through the Rare Books Department’s new collection of school magazines took me from our cool European climate to the much […]
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Donald Bowen – Curator of the Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery
A guest post by Nikki Petroni, PhD candidate, University of Malta A few months ago, whilst casually searching through the online catalogue of the Royal […]
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