Communications in East Africa

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/Y30468M
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1950-1967
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 33 item(s) 33 images

Scope and Content

Collection of loose prints, 240 x 195 mm., showing various aspects of transport and communications, taken by staff photographers.

Administrative / Biographical History

The East African Railways and Harbours Corporation evolved from the Uganda Railway in Kenya and Uganda and the railways of Tanganyika (later Tanzania) during the First World War. It dissolved in 1977.

Access Information

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).

Acquisition Information

Presented to the Royal Commonwealth Society by East African Railways and Harbours in January 1967.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Alternative Form Available

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 94-95

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

All photographs are in good condition unless otherwise stated.

Additional Information

MJC.

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East African Railways and Harbours Corporation