Conservation of Indian miniatures
The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) collections in Cambridge University Library contain a very attractive collection of nineteenth century Indian mica paintings from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil […]
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Ghana, a photographic history: images of Achimota College
Michael John Fuller worked at the front desk in the main Reading Room of Cambridge University Library from June 1992 until his sudden death in […]
Continue reading »‘… superb photographs of very great interest’: an album of New Guinea views in the RCS collection
A guest post by Antje Lübcke On a recent research trip to the UK I visited the Cambridge University Library in order to look through […]
Continue reading »Photos from Zimbabwe
I am delighted to report that further to publication of Owain Richard’s post on the photograph collection of Peter Holmes Canham on 14 November 2012, […]
Continue reading »Historian’s thoughts turn to Gold: a guest post by Owain Richards
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 […]
Continue reading »Royal West African Frontier Force
The Journal of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) was launched in July 2011, filling a gap in the research literature. Published twice a […]
Continue reading »The Royal Commonwealth Society Essay Competition archive
A treasure-trove for historians and teachers Many school teachers will already be familiar with the Royal Commonwealth Society’s essay competition. Held annually, and open to […]
Continue reading »Historic Hong Kong
Six spectacular photographic panoramas of Hong Kong, taken c. 1900, were recently painstakingly conserved by Nicholas Burnett and colleagues at Museum Conservation Services at Duxford, […]
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