Description of Special Collection

Collection Level Description: Arkell, A.J.

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Collection name: Arkell, A.J.

Collection code: GB 0033 SAD

Date range: ca.1928-1929

Extent: 3 files

Language: English

Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections

Part of : Sudan Archive

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Contents:
Official papers, White Nile Province including appendices to a report on the slave trade from Abyssinia to White Nile Province and "A note on the history of the country of the Berta lying east of Kurmuk... with special reference to the recent discovery of a considerable import of Berta slaves.." (copies)
About the creator:
Sudan Political Service, 1921-1948 including appointments in Darfur, White Nile & Blue Nile provinces, the Civil Secretary's Office and War Supplies Department; Commissioner for Archaeology and Anthropology, 1938-1948 ; Archaeological Adviser to the Sudan Government, 1948-1953
Provenance:
Presented by Professor Suzanne Miers, 1994
Location of originals:
School of Oriental & African Studies, London
Catalogues:
Online catalogue

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Index terms

Arkell, Anthony John, 1898-1980.
White Nile Province (Sudan)
Ethiopia.
Slavery -- Sudan.
Slavery -- Ethiopia.
Berta (African people)

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Date last modified: 25 November 2008