1936
Handing-over notes by de Bunsen for Northern Kordofan, including sections on Sir Ali al-Tum; Kababish tribal groups; Northern Hills tribes; Howawir; taxation; education; police; public security; medical and veterinary; communications and buildings; merchants and suqs; and miscellaneous

1937 Jan 8
Northern Kordofan annual report by J.F. Tiernay, D.C., with covering letter to D. Newbold, Governor of Kordofan. Topics covered include agriculture, communications, education, finance, lands survey, public health, public security and justice, public works, rainfall and climate, trade and economics, tribal politics, veterinary and miscellaneous

1939 Mar 20-Jun 27
Papers relating to de Bunsen's role as D.C. Rufa'a, Blue Nile Province comprising two petitions (Arabic with ts English translation), the first from [the inhabitants of Rufa'a?] to de Bunsen expressing loyalty to the Sudan Government, thanking the Medical Service for their role in preventing the spread of relapsing fever in the locality and declaring their support for the S.D.F. troops (SAD.331/30/1-2); and the second from Siddiq Musa on the impression made by a procession of S.D.F. armoured vehicles travelling through Rufa'a (SAD.331/30/3-4); and letters from de Bunsen to R.C. Mayall, Governor Blue Nile Province, with reply from D. Newbold, Deputy Civil Secretary, and A. Douglas of the Scots Guards, concerning the possibility of de Bunsen accepting a temporary attachment with the Welsh Guards (SAD.331/30/5-9)
Language: Arabic, English

1940 Sep 28-1941 Oct 25
Papers relating to de Bunsen's military service during WW2, including photocopy of his contract as Bimbashi in the Sudan Auxiliary Defence Force (SAD.331/30/10-11); handwritten memorandum entitled “Orders for Bikori post ”, issued by C. Daniel 28 Sep 1940 and detailing enemy intelligence on the Abyssinian border, the purpose of Bikori post, Bikori patrols, procedures to be carried out in the event of an enemy attack, communications, co-operation, procedures relating to the use of the Lewis Gun, as well as a sketch maps of the camp and surrounding area (SAD.331/30/12-17); series of letters to de Bunsen, O.C. Bikori, from Bill Davies at Kharaba, G.M. Hancock at Roseires and Parker and M. Bell at Keili, mostly concerning police and troop movements, road building, and intelligence on enemy movements in the Fung / Blue Nile area (SAD.331/30/18-34,38), list of payments to tribal leaders in the Fung (SAD.331/30/20); situation report by de Bunsen, O.C. Bikori (SAD.331/30/35-37); procedures for the Frontier Battalion for making and breaking camp for troops escorting a camel hamla (SAD.331/30/39-41); route report by [de Bunsen?], on a journey from Belaya to Roseires, Dec 1940, with copy orders from P.B.E. Acland, O.C. 4 Coy, notes on camels and equipment and on personnel, and covering note to O.C. Frontier Battalion (SAD.331/30/42-50); letter from Brigadier M. S. Lush, Deputy Chief Political Officer for O.E.T.A. Ethiopia, on de Bunsen's transfer to the O.E.T.A. and appointment as Senior Political Officer, 1941 (SAD.331/30/51-52); and letter from the Colonel Commanding the 102 Military Mission and telegram from Sir Miles Lampson, H.E. Ambassador to Cairo to the Governor of Nairobi, on de Bunsen's transfer to the Libyan Arab Force (SAD.331/30/55-56); D. Newbold to de Bunsen on the need for de Bunsen to return to the Sudan Political Service (SAD.331/30/57)

1940 Oct 3-Oct 19
Carbon copies of intelligence reports on the local area from de Bunsen, O.C. Bikori, to O.C. Roseires, including topics such as strength and distribution of enemy forces, operations, communications, air support and supplies

[1944]
Report by de Bunsen, probably handing-over notes, written as D.C. for Beja District, Kassala Province, covering the effect of the war on the tribes in his district, inter-tribal relations, the nazir and his deputies, the courts, security, education, the Gash, towns, wells, communications, Erkowit and war supply

1938 Nov 13-1948 Nov 11
Personal letters to de Bunsen from colleagues and friends, including D. Newbold concerning his opinion of the Rufa'a district and G.W. Grabham's archaeological report on Kuror and the Nubian Desert (SAD.331/32/1-2); Newbold concerning the death of an R.A.F. officer called Barrett who was in Sudan in the 1930s and de Bunsen's recovery from ill-health (SAD.331/32/3); Eric Macro regarding his new posting in Egypt and his longing to return to the Sudan, and enclosing a copy of his research on Frank Lupton and 2 family photographs (SAD.331/32/4-18); and various correspondents concerning a possible position for de Bunsen at the National Trust (SAD.331/32/20-29)

1945 May 25
Copy award of the 4th Class of the Order of the Nile, conferred on de Bunsen, with licence from George VI permitting him to wear the decoration
Language: Arabic, English

1979 Nov 6
Letter from P.B.E. Acland to Margaret de Bunsen, concerning a photograph of de Bunsen with Shaykh Muhammad Muhammad al-Amin Tirik at a Hadanduwah gathering

1933 Feb 15-Mar 5
Diary covering de Bunsen's trek amongst the Hawawir tribe of Northern Kordofan, The entries do not appear in strict chronological order, with 9-13 February coming between 24 and 25 February (SAD.331/34/26-28). Entries include descriptions of a conversation with a local shaykh who claimed to be a khalifah of Sayyid `Ali al-Mirghani (SAD.331/34/4,6); list of Hadanduwah vocabulary (SAD.331/34/5); leaders of Hawawir (SAD.331/34/7); description of notable Hawawir tribesmen present at the gathering (SAD.331/34/7); visit to a local school for sons of the leading Hawawir family (SAD.331/34/7); inter-tribal relations (SAD.331/34/8); growing resentment against `Ali al-Tum, nazir of the Kababish (SAD.331/34/10) visit to Id umm Inderab, trekking in the hills, a talk with the local shakyh, discussion with Hawawir escort about prehistoric remains in the hills (SAD.331/34/12-14); description of the terrain near Rikab and Jebel Matazif (SAD.331/34/14-15); trekking near the Elai Hills and conversation wiith [Idris Umar Aurai?] over the difficulties he faces with hyena and jackal attacks and thieving of Hawawir animals (SAD.331/34/15-16); trekking around the Elai Hills, the composition of the local Arab tribes (SAD.331/34/16-17); conversations with local tribesmen and arrival at Bir Hasanawi (SAD.331/34/17-18); conversations with the local tribesmen and a description of the flora and fauna (SAD.331/34/18-19); investigation of pre-Arab burial grounds (SAD.331/34/19-21); arrival at El Batha, description of the local Hawair tribesmen and his views on how they should be governed (SAD.331/34/22-24); an encounter between Hawawir and Rizayqat tribesmen (SAD.331/34/24-25); meeting with Shaykh `Ali wad Muhammad al-Tum who reported the difficulties of grazing animals in the gizzu due to the rising number of inhabitants (SAD.331/34/26); arrival at Safia, his opinion of 5 merchants who are unpopular with the local people (SAD.331/34/27); his views on the Hawawir-Rizayqat relationship (SAD.331/34/29-30); conclusions drawn from the trek so far, including the conditions and abundance of grain in the Hawawir region, the unity of the Hawawir tribe, the success of the Hawawir gathering, relations between the Hawawir and other tribes and their various complaints and the lack of a slave culture amongst the Hawawir (SAD.331/34/31-35); arrival of D. Newbold, the Governor Kordofan, A.E.D. Penn, A.D.C. Khartoum Province and A.D. Dodds-Parker, A.D.C. Eastern Kordofan, a speech by Newbold and presentation by him of a robe and sword of honour, and further festivities (SAD.331/34/37-39); departure from Umm Rumeila and assessment of the trek (SAD.331/34/40-41) Also includes a note on possible aerodrome sites (SAD.331/34/1), a letter from de Bunsen to the Mamur of Soderi informing him of an impending visit to his district (SAD.331/34/42) and a sketch map of the trek (SAD.331/34/43).
Digitised material for C. de Bunsen trek diary amongst the Hawawir of Northern Kordofan - SAD.331/34/1-44

1933 Aug 11-Nov 18
Diary covering a trek by de Bunsen through Kordofan and Darfur to Dar Kababish in August-September 1933. The diary entries include descriptions of the journey through Northern Kordofan and the surrounding environment, through El Obeid, Nahud, Wad Banda, Jabal el Hillet, Umm Keddada, [Umm Hegliga?], Jabal Teganor, etc. It mostly covers conversations with tribal leaders (including long talks with`Ali al-Tum) and local tribesmen, relations between the Kababish and other tribes, including the Zayadia, Hawawir and Beni Gerar, and the tensions between them. The diary also contains carbon copies of letters and notes, including letter from de Bunsen to D.C. Wadi Halfa, seeking authorisation for Kawahla tribesmen to sell their camels in Egypt (SAD.331/35/13,29); letter from de Bunsen to Henderson and note on the Beni Gerar-Hamar murder case (SAD.331/35/14-17); a note on the drum signals used by the Kawahla (SAD.331/35/22); letter from de Bunsen to the Ma'mur Sodiri, on a case of kidnapping of a Dinka girl (SAD.331/35/25); letter from de Bunsen to the Governor Kordofan concerning an artificial leg for `Ali Musa Gureish of the Kababish (SAD.331/35/26); as well as a number of letters in Arabic. At the back of the diary (SAD.331/35/71-82) is an account in a different hand of a further trek from Sodiri to Hillet Kizim, Umm Nawi wells and Nihid, mostly covering subjects such as investigation of a case of a runaway slave (SAD.331/35/71), tax collection, discussion with a nazir on dia (SAD.331/35/79-80), settling land disputes and inter-tribal relations.
Language: English, Arabic
Digitised material for C. de Bunsen trek diary through Kordofan and Darfur to Dar Kababish - SAD.331/35/1-92

1928 Dec 31-1932 Dec 14
Letter extracts from de Bunsen to his family, written during his time in Kordofan Province and compiled for his memoirs, including account of a trek from El Obeid to Rashad (via Khor Abdl and Abyei), which includes descriptions of the environment, local tribes, presiding over court cases and hearing petitions (SAD.333/1/1-6); a further trek to Kaka including a description of a meeting with the Mek, the environment and local tribes, the problem of slavery and the corrupt nature of the effendiya (SAD.333/1/7-10); description of a tribal dance at Fesai, a case of slavery and the slave problem in the White Nile generally, conditions on trek, descriptions of Kaka and Fungor (SAD.333/1/11-14); rounding up of slaves, difficulties of suppressing the supply of rifles to the Nuba, tribal gatherings at Rashad and Delami, the success of a rifle amnesty, indirect rule, Arab manners, investigation of a murder (SAD.333/1/15-21); de Bunsen's views on the need to carry out sentences fairly, punitive patrols against the Nuer in Upper Nile Province and the burden of taxation on the Arabs (SAD.333/1/22-23); description of Rashad at the beginning of summer and government control of the Sudanese cotton market (SAD.333/1/24-25); Rashad suq (SAD.333/1/26); description of Umm Ruwaba and the Eastern Kordofan area, and the large numbers of pilgrims travelling to Mecca (SAD.333/1/26-27); difficulties faced on trek (SAD.333/1/28); Maulid public holiday celebrations in Rashad (SAD.333/1/31-33); dealing with local court cases (SAD.333/1/34-35); investigating corrupt merchants in Ferara (SAD.333/1/35-36); preventing a near-riot involving a Rashad shaykh and merchants (SAD.333/1/37); criticism of the policy of indirect rule (SAD.333/1/38); his autonomy in Northern Kordofan, increasing tribal tensions and the problem of administering the area (SAD.333/1/38-41); Bara tribal tensions and the difficulties of adopting a diplomatic solution (SAD.333/1/42-43); a descriptive account of a hamla (SAD.333/1/43-44); the enjoyment of his work at Soderi (SAD.333/1/46); a trek in the Northern hills (SAD.333/1/47-48); the rising crime level due to food shortages, his work as a tax collector, his duties in Bara, the problems of administering a large and disparate region, the problems of collating knowledge on tribes, the issue of slavery, the use of rifles in the province, the standard of education, the Sudanese attitude towards modern medical practices and his appreciation of the environment (SAD.333/1/49-56); a trek from Soderi to attend a Hawawir tribal gathering in Dongola Province, including a description of the environment near Elai, and conditions on trek generally, and description of a pre-Arab burial site (SAD.333/1/57-64); and an account of a trek to meet `Ali al-Tum, nazir of the Kababish (SAD.333/1/65-66)
Digitised material for C. de Bunsen: Kordofan, letters to family - SAD.333/1/1-66

[1950s]
Memoirs written by de Bunsen describing in some detail his role in defending the Sudan-Abyssinia frontier during WW2 (SAD.333/2/1-27).
Memoirs (both handwritten and typed) of Margaret de Bunsen describing the landscape of Northern Kordofan (SAD.333/2/28-33), life in Blue Nile Province (SAD.333/2/34-42), servants (SAD.333/2/43-45), family life (SAD.333/2/46-47), and social life (SAD.333/2/48-50)
Digitised material for Memoirs of C de Bunsen - SAD.333/2/1-50

[ca. 1970s]
Account by Margaret de Bunsen of her life in the Sudan, written as a series of anecdotes for her family

1939 Mar 28
Copy article from El Hawadith, no. 64, an Egyptian daily newspaper concerning a tribal disturbance at Rufa'a which was suppressed by a company of the S.D.F.

1942 Apr 21-28
Series of articles from The Sudan Daily Herald with an account of the war in the Fung district, 1940-1941

1946 Dec 2
Cutting from the [ Sudan Star] concerning the departure of de Bunsen from the Sudan

1952 Sep 22
Cutting from the Evening Standard containing a report on the Sudan Gezira Board

[1928-1952]
Photograph album entitled “Sudan Early”, mostly photographs taken during de Bunsen's role as A.D.C. in Kordofan Province. Also includes some press cuttings, a sketch, a letter, and an invitation. The photographs include:

1946 Nov 29
Large mounted photograph of C. de Bunsen, D.C. Khartoum with Sudanese merchants, presented to de Bunsen by the merchants. De Bunsen is seated centre. Photo by A. Kazandjian.

[1940s]
Large mounted group photograph, probably of the staff of Khartoum Province, with de Bunsen seated centre. Photo by A. Kazandjian.

[1940s]
Large mounted photograph of de Bunsen at a teaparty with Sudanese guests

[1940s]
G.N. Morhig postcard (no. 343) of a Hadanduwah camel man, Red Sea Province

[1940s-1950s]
Photograph of Khartoum Province Mounted Police, in a province Christmas card

[1928-1952]
Photographs of C. de Bunsen, his family, friends and colleagues:

[1928-1952]
Photographs of British life in the Sudan:

[1928-1952]
Photographs taken by C. de Bunsen on trek, probably Kordofan:

[1928-1952]
Photographs of Sudanese life:

[1928-1952]
Photographs of Sudanese life:

[1928-1952]
Landscape photographs, mostly of hills and rivers, probably Kordofan or Darfur, and including Jabal Marra

[1928-1952]
Miscellanous photographs, including:

[1930s]
Map of North-East Sudan and Northern Abyssinia
1: 1,000,000
Size: 102 x 138 cm

1929 Jun
Satirical poems by R.J. Hillard, A.D.C. Bara and B. Kennedy-Cooke, D.C. Northern Kordofan

[1920s]
Printed prayer leaflet by St. Peter's Church, El Obeid, entitled “The Kordofan Prayer”

[1944-1950?]
Speeches at farewell dinners for de Bunsen