Description of Special Collection

Collection Level Description: Thomson, C.H.

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Collection name: Thomson, C.H.

Collection code: GB 0033 SAD

Date range: 1913-1951

Extent: 1 box

Language: English

Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections

Part of : Sudan Archive

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Contents:
Report of 'ushr assessment Kassala district, 1916-1917 ; notes and vocabulary for Bija languages, Kassala and Red Sea areas; notes on camel brands in Kassala and Red Sea Provinces; route reports; geological notes; memorandum on a raid on Kassala, 1918 , by El Hamdu; note on game preservation; list of trees and plants; botanical specimens; newspaper cuttings; 103 photographs, Kassala and Red Sea areas
About the creator:
Sudan Political Service, 1914-1934 , including appointments in Kassala, Red Sea, Kordofan and Fung provinces
Provenance:
Presented by Mrs J.H. Thomson, 1958 & 1966
Catalogues:
Draft catalogue

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Index terms

Thomson, Charles Herbert, 1891-1951.
Sudan -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Kassala (Sudan : Province)
Sudan -- Description and travel.
Photographs.
Botany -- Sudan.
Insurgency -- Sudan.
Beja language.
Taxation -- Sudan.
Camels -- Sudan.
Geology -- Sudan.
Wildlife conservation -- Sudan.

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Date last modified: 25 November 2008