Luce, W.H.T.

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 33 sad[354]
  • Dates of Creation
      1930-1976, 2003
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      3.5 boxes

Scope and Content

Official papers from the Civil Secretary's Office, Blue Nile Province and particularly from his service as Adviser to the Governor-General, including correspondence with the Sudan Agency, London concerning political developments in the Sudan,negotiations with Egypt, Sudanisation and the 1955  mutiny at Torit; personal papers; diaries, 1934-1941 ; articles,lectures and books; photographs of Sir Hubert Huddleston, Sir Gilbert Clayton, official functions as Governor Blue Nile Province, inauguration of Parliament 1954 , visit of the Queen Motherand Princess Margaret 1953 , departure of Sir Robert Howe 1955 , and album of 38 photographs of Luce's visit to NorthernProvince, 1969 ; 1 map; newspaper cuttings; printed material

Administrative / Biographical History

Sudan Political Service, 1930-1955  including appointments in Berber, Darfur, Blue Nile and Equatoria provinces, & the Civil Secretary's Office; Adviser to theGovernor-General on Constitutional and External Affairs, 1953-1955

Access Information

Open for consultation.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Sir Richard Luce, 1996, and Diana Hart Dyke, 2020 and 2021

Note

Part of : Sudan Archive

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Catalogue

Separated Material

The papers relating to Sir William Luce's service in the Gulf States are held at Exeter University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assistwhere possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.