20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5005 Collections and/or Records:
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Papers of William Malcolm Hailey, 1st Baron Hailey, relating to tours to America
Papers (correspondence, itineraries, press cuttings, articles, etc.) relating to Hailey's tours to America in December 1942 and November 1944. The papers have been bound into 1 volume.
Shelfmark: MSS.Amer.s.5
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1942-1944
Collection
Papers of William McGregor and Isabel Ross (1)
The papers include:
diaries of William McGregor Ross, 1890-1939
summary of significant events in the diaries, 1890-1939, compiled by Sylvia R. Ross
typescript autobiography, The Memoirs of William
McGregor Ross and Isabel Ross, by Isabel Ross, based partly on the
diaries, 1958-1962
correspondence of William McGregor Ross and…
Extents: 8 boxes
Dates:
[1890-1964]
Collection
Papers of William McGregor and Isabel Ross (2)
Letters from William McGregor Ross to his parents, 1900-1917; correspondence and papers relating to William McGregor Ross's work in the Public Works Department, 1901-1922; personal correspondence and papers of William McGregor and Isabel Ross, 1899-1952; photographs and related papers, [c1894-1931].
Extents: 34 boxes
Dates:
[1894-1952]
Collection
Papers of William McGregor and Isabel Ross (3)
Reports and correspondence of and relating to the Public works Department, and other correspondence of William McGregor Ross, 1905-1939; report on the Tana River, Kenya, etc., 1909; draft manuscript of Kenya from within: a short political history by William McGregor Ross (London, Allen & Unwin, 1927); miscellaneous papers, 1900-1935; miscellaneous published reports and papers, including reports on the Uganda Railway, 1899-1929.
Extents: 1 box, 9 volumes
Dates:
1899-1939
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Papers of William McGregor Ross relating to Sir Hiram Maxim and his flying machine
Papers of William McGregor Ross relating to Sir Hiram Maxim and his flying machine.
Shelfmark: MS. 21798
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1892-1939
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Papers of William Northrup McMillan (microfilm)
Scrapbooks of presscuttings, photographs and some letters, mainly covering the period 1914-1918, whilst McMillan was in British East Africa (now Kenya). Microfilm.
Shelfmark: Micr.Afr.641
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1914-1918
Collection
Papers of William Percival Sawyer
apers of William Percival Sawyer
Extents: 0.20 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Dates:
1915-1976
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Papers of William Pugh relating to police work in Kenya
Papers of William Pugh relating to police work in Kenya.
Shelfmark: MS. 15842
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1929-1953
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Papers of William Sewell de Guibe Rankin, relating to UNESCO
Reminiscences, notes, letters, reports, maps and printed material relating to his service with UNESCO in Liberia and Ethiopia.
Shelfmark: MSS.Afr.s.1994
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1952-1958
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Papers of William Sydney Marchant
Papers relating to Marchant's service in the British Solomon Islands (now the Solomon Islands), 1942-1943 (with associated press cuttings); military administration in Tripolitania (now Tripoli) and British Somaliland (now Somalia), 1941-1943, and papers relating to Kenya, 1925, 1946, 1947.
Shelfmark: MSS.Brit.Emp.s.292
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1925-1947
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Papers of William Sydney Marchant
Photographs, press cuttings and other papers relating to colonial service in Kenya, 1919-1938, 1943-1947, and as Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands, 1939-1943.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 491
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1919-1947
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Papers of William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Proofs of the first draft of The Selborne memorandum, a review of the present mutual relations of the British South African colonies by Palmer. Proofs prepared by L.G. Curtis, 1906. The final printed version of the memorandum was first published in a Cape blue-book and presented in the Cape Parliament, and was subsequently republished by the Colonial Office in July 1907.
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. r. 266
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1906
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Papers of William Watt Addison Phillips
Papers of William Watt Addison Phillips.
Shelfmark: MS. 15384
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1950-1957, n.d.
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Papers of Willoughby Harry Thompson
Memoir of service, 1944-1974, with related papers.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 519
Extents: 5 Files
Dates:
1944-1974
Single Item
Papers of W.J. Herbert
Account book, explanatory notes on the accounts, and receipts, as Senior Veterinary Officer in Northern Nigeria.
Shelfmark: MSS.Afr.s.1780
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1953-1954
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Papers of W.J. Marquand
Community development in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate with particular reference to the Marching Rule movement on the island of Malaita: report by Marquand as an Administrative Officer (photocopied typescript).
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 98
Extents: 69 ff.
Dates:
1949-1950
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Papers of W.J. Watts
Notes, reports and memoranda collected as Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Kedah, 1950s, dealing with the history and functions of the Department of Chinese Affairs, Malaya, Sino-Malay relations and Chinese secret societies from 1879 to 1957.
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 320
Extents: 2 Files
Dates:
1950s
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Papers of W.J. Young
Reports and official publications relating to the Public Works Department, Fiji, 1954-1972, including a work study survey, policy statement, codes of practice and proposed departmental expansion.
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 124
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1954-1972
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Papers of W.M. Logan Home relating to an inquiry into paper-tearing by birds
Papers of W.M. Logan Home relating to an inquiry into paper-tearing by birds.
Shelfmark: MS. 15291
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates:
[1949], 1953
Collection
Papers of W.P. Winston
Papers relating to service with the Public Works Department, Malaya, 1937-1959; including war service in the Indian Engineers, 1942-1945, office diaries, 1946-1959, and cine-films of PWD road building and Merdeka celebrations.
Extents: 6 boxes
Dates:
[1937-1959]