Americas miscellanea

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/RCMS 240
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1697-1988
  • Language of Material
    • English , French .
  • Physical Description
    • 2 archive box(es) 2 boxes art work/card/paper/photograph/watercolour
      2 envelope(s)
      1 item(s) 1 map
      1 item(s) 1 poster
      1 rolled item(s) 1 scroll

Scope and Content

A wide range of material concerning different countries in North and South America, notably Canada, Belize and the West Indian islands. A number of the collections are comprised of single items, such as legal documents and paintings.

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

The collections were received by the R.C.S. from a number of different sources, details of which are given with the relevant collection.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975); MSS Addenda.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Additional Information

This collection level description was created by RAS.

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