Macphail, J.G.S.

This material is held atDurham University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 33 SAD[364]
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1885-1982
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 14 boxes

Scope and Content

Official papers, including correspondence, annual reports, monthly diaries, handing-over notes etc.; personal correspondence, including letters home from Upper Nile, 1933-1937 ; historical material; newspaper cuttings; 706 photographs (many with negative copies), mostly Southern Sudan; 6 cinefilms taken by Macphail, chiefly in Upper Nile Province, 1938-1939 , with VHS copies; museum objects; 8 maps and plans; miscellanea; printed material

Administrative / Biographical History

Sudan Political Service, 1923-1947  including appointments in Berber, Red Sea, Bahr el Ghazal, Kordofan, Upper Nile & Northern provinces, and the War Supply Department

Access Information

Open for consultation.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Macphail, 1958, 1978-1981, & by R. Macphail, 1990-1996

Note

Part of : Sudan Archive

Other Finding Aids

Catalogue

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.