Sudan Archive at Durham

In the year after Sudanese independence, the Sudan Archive was formed to collect and preserve papers from former officials, soldiers, missionaries, businessmen, and individuals who served or lived in the Sudan during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium period (1899-1955). Durham University's digitised Sudan Archive also features coverage of the Mahdist War (Mahdist Revolt) and offers online access to many of the archive's materials.

Digitised materials include intelligence reports, annual reports, staff lists, government gazettes, Arabic material, correspondence, reports and memoranda, diaries, letters, photographs, cinefilms, slides, sound recordings and maps.

This archive was granted designated status by the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council in 2005 as an outstanding collection.

How can this collection be used in teaching, studying and research?

This specialised collection provides the scholar of colonialism, the Middle East or 19th and 20th century world history with significant scope to broaden their studies or delve further into their research specialities.