| Title |
Mau Mau papers and photographs |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 183
(former reference: Case A70; MSS 46) |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1954–1960 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 envelope; paper/photograph; Mixed |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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The material in the collection was produced by a number of government bodies and other organisations.
Pamphlets, reports and photographs on the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya.
Part of RCMS 183/1 was presented to the R.C.S. by the Colonial Office. The provenance of the remaining material is unknown.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Mau Mau papers and photographs, RCMS 183 |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Kenya |
| RCS/RCMS 183 contains: |
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1
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Mau Mau oath ceremonies. A memorandum on Mau Mau oath ceremonies prepared by the Parliamentary delegation to Kenya, January 1954, with a typescript copy and two related letters from 1954; extracts from statements by Kikuyu and a list of Mau Mau oaths prepared by the Government Security Forces for public dissemination, 1954; a 'Candour' supplement on the oath ceremonies, 22 July 1960.
28 pages; paper; Mixed. |
1954–1960 |
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2
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The Mau Mau in Kenya. A publication 'intended to throw light upon the Mau Mau secret society and the foul attrocities it has committed' (from the foreword by Granville Roberts, Kenya Public Relations Officer).
1 pamphlet; paper; Printed. |
1954 |
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3
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Kenya, a report of the Parliamentary delegates. The report of a delegation appointed by the United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association that visited Kenya in January 1957.
1 pamphlet; paper; Printed. |
1957 |
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4
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Photographs. Undated black and white photographs from Kenya. Some of the images are shocking in nature.
8 photographs; photograph. |
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