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Rhodes House is part of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on the south of South Parks Road in central Oxford. The building was built in memory of Cecil Rhodes, an alumnus of the University and a major benefactor. The building was designed by Sir Herbert Baker in a colonial style and was completed in 1928. Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 314 KB)Rhodes House in Oxford, 2004-09-09. ... Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 314 KB)Rhodes House in Oxford, 2004-09-09. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Cecil Rhodes. ... Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946) was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892-1912. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Rhodes Trust is based at Rhodes House. Rhodes Scholars, many from the United States, have been funded to attend Oxford University since 1902. Bill Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar during his time at Oxford. Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

The Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House (aka the Rhodes House Library) is part of the main Bodleian Library in Oxford. Entrance to the Library, with the coats-of-arms of several Oxford colleges The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. ...

During 1931, Albert Einstein delivered a series of three lectures at Rhodes House. Edmund Bowen, a chemistry don at the University, saved the blackboard used in the second lecture (on 16 May). This can still be seen at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, formally presented by Sir Francis Wylie, the Warden of Rhodes House at the time. 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Einstein redirects here. ... Edmund John Bowen FRS. British Chemist (1898 - 1981). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Museum, Theatre and Printing House. ...

In the 1970s, the Ugly Rumours and the Oxcentrics played at Rhodes House. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Ugly Rumours was the name of a rock band founded in part by the current (as of September 12, 2006) UK prime minister Tony Blair, while studying law at St Johns College, Oxford during the early 1970s; he sang and played guitar. ... The Oxcentrics were a Dixieland jazz band founded in 1975 at Oxford University. ...

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Virtual tour of Rhodes House
The Rhodes Trust including a history
Rhodes House Library

Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies] at Rhodes House

Categories: Educational institutions established in 1902 | 1928 architecture | University of Oxford | Libraries in Oxford | Buildings and structures in Oxford

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Jamaica Gleaner - Mandela, Rhodes and benefits - Monday \| September 16, 2002 (1011 words)
	Essentially, the existence of the Rhodes Trust, and the scholarships available from the Trust, raise the question of the extent to which qualities such as human development, morality and fairness may flow from financial sources that are tainted by historical oppression and fundamental unfairness.
	Rhodes himself believed that the energy to use talents "to the full" would be best demonstrated by participation in sports, but this is not essential if candidates can show the physical vigour necessary to contribute to social progress in areas other than sporting achievement.
	The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, which is designed to support human resource development in South Africa in particular, and in Africa more generally, has received a benefaction of 10 million pounds from the Rhodes Trust, and it has embarked upon efforts to raise another £20 million to support its activities.

Rhodes, Cecil John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (509 words)
	One of his chief benefactions was the Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford, administered by the Rhodes Trust.
	Rhodes became the prime minister, and virtual dictator, of Cape Colony in 1890.
	Although Rhodes did not approve the timing of the raid, he was so clearly implicated that he was forced to resign as prime minister in 1896.

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