Thomas, G.F.

This material is held atDurham University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 33 SAD[455]
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca.1898-1977
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 7 boxes

Scope and Content

Personal correspondence, mostly with British and Sudanese political leaders, 1942-1993; papers of human rights and political groups in Sudan; diaries, 1950-1987; articles, speeches and conference papers; papers relating to the Mahdi family; 124 photographs covering the Mahdīyah and the reconquest of the Sudan, Sudanese personalities including Sayyid `Abd al-Raḥmān al-Mahdī, President Numayrī and Sayyid `Alī al-Mīrghanī, the move towards independence, and post-independence; newspaper cuttings; miscellanea; and printed material

Administrative / Biographical History

Sudan Government Service, 1950-1954  including appointments in Ahlia Secondary School, Omdurman and Labour Department, Civil Secretary's Office

Access Information

Open for consultation.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Thomas, 1985-1995. Additional material purchased, 1999.

Note

Part of : Sudan Archive

Other Finding Aids

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.

Bibliography

Thomas, G.F., Sayed Abd El Rahman Al Mahdi: a pictorial biography 1885-1959 (Lama, 1986)  Thomas, G.F. (ed.), The Sudan journal of Ismay Thomas (The Book Guild Ltd, 2000)

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