Cumming, D.C.

This material is held atDurham University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 33 SAD[714]
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1910-1978
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 boxes

Scope and Content

Official papers, Darfur 1927-1928 , Cyrenaica and Somalia, 1939-1948 , Eritrea, 1949-1952 ; official and personal correspondence, 1948-1977 , including letters home, 1925-1932 ; diaries, 1928-1929, 1943-1948 ; draft memoirs of 1943-1946  period; cuttings, articles, lectures; map of Massawa, 1910 ; photographs, including Darfur, Abyssinian campaign and western desert, Cyrenaica, Eritrea

Administrative / Biographical History

Sudan Political Service, 1925-1951 , including appointments in Darfur, Kassala, Khartoum and Kordofan provinces; Chief Administrator, Cyrenaica, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (OETA), 1942-1945 ; Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Middle East, OETA, 1945-1948 ; Chief Administrator, British Military Administration, Eritrea, 1951-1952

Access Information

Open for consultation.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs Ann Schlee, 2014

Note

Part of : Sudan Archive

Other Finding Aids

Summary list

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 assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.