Maxwell, J.G.

This material is held atDurham University Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 33 SAD[376]
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1898-1899
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume

Scope and Content

Scrapbook containing copies of telegrams, diary and notes relating to the Fashoda Incident with 40 photographs of the construction of the Halfa-Berber railway, Khartoum and the visit of the Duke of Connaught to Omdurman, 1899

Administrative / Biographical History

British Army and Egyptian Army, 1879-1919 ; Governor of Khartoum, 1898-1899 ; served in Egyptian war of 1882  and Nile campaigns 1884-1886  and 1896-1898

Access Information

Open for consultation.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Maj. E.O. Springfield, 1958

Note

Part of : Sudan Archive

Other Finding Aids

Catalogue

Separated Material

Maxwell's papers are at Princeton University Library

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

Arthur, G.C.A., General Sir John Maxwell (1932)  Ufford, Letitia, Imperialists at work and play, Princeton University Library Chronicle, 51 (Spring, 1990), 141-182