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Pamphlets of late nineteenth-century British Colonial Africa

Posted on 5 February 2021 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society department has added more than 600 pamphlets and periodical articles relating to late nineteenth-century British Colonial Africa to the library’s electronic […]

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Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society

Some Islamic manuscripts from Africa

Posted on 5 June 2020 by Catherine Ansorge

In among the very varied items which constitute Library’s Islamic manuscript collection there is a small number of texts originating from the Saharan and sub-Saharan […]

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Collectors and collecting, Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, Special Collections

Missionary journey to Uganda in 1900

Posted on 6 August 2018 by John C.

One of the Royal Commonwealth Society’s most atmospheric collections of artwork (RCMS 158) was created by Annie Emma Allen (1853-1942), who documented her journey to […]

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Royal Commonwealth Society

Asante Goldweights

Posted on 1 December 2016 by John C.

  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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600th anniversary, Exhibitions, Royal Commonwealth Society

Colonial Postal History

Posted on 7 January 2015 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society Collection has published an on-line catalogue for a recent acquisition, RCMS 361, which will be of great interest to philatelists and […]

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New on Janus, Royal Commonwealth Society, Uncategorized

Archives of John Seymour Benson

Posted on 31 October 2014 by John C.

The RCS has just created an on-line catalogue for a fascinating recent acquisition, the papers and photographs of the geologist and mining engineer John Seymour […]

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New on Janus, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society, Special Collections

Historian’s thoughts turn to Gold: a guest post by Owain Richards

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Rachel Rowe

Owain Richards reflects on a collection of photographs from Ghana, which form part of the Royal Commonwealth Society’s collections, acquired by the University Library in […]

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Archives, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society

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