1929-1930
Memo by Martin Parr concerning the administration of prisons

1931-1933
Minute by Parr dealing with the problem of the effects of drinking upon the natives

1934
Memoranda concerning the defence of the frontier with Abyssinia (SAD.817/2/8-14) and the amalgamation of provinces (SAD.817/2/15-19)

1937-1939
Official papers concerning the death of Bishop Bullen (SAD.817/2/20-64), the mission sphere system (SAD.817/2/65-68), a tour of the Western Provinces of Equatoria (SAD.817/2/78-109) and the administration of prisons (SAD.817/2/114)

1940-1942
Official papers concerning Parr's involvement with the C.M.S. including correspondence with the Roman Catholic mission (SAD.817/3/1-3, 9-13, 28, 35, 41-43) and debate over native marriage laws (SAD.817/3/4-8), and including:

1937-1942 (predominantly 1938)
Documents concerning the Colonial Office Ordinances for the marriage and divorce of African Christians, including a memorandum by Parr (SAD.817/4/1-40), and related correspondence

1942-1972 (predominantly 1942-1949)
Further documents concerning the Colonial Office Ordinances for the marriage and divorce of African Christians, including an article in Africa by Parr entitled “Marriage Ordinances for Africans” (SAD.817/5/26- 29)

1943-1955 Sep
Papers concerning events in the southern Sudan, including copies made by the C.M.S. to keep Parr informed: Parr's letter to The Times of 17 Feb 1953 concerning the lack of safeguards for the southern Sudan in the Anglo-Egyptian Agreement (SAD.817/6/32-44,53,55); a note on education in the south by the Minister of Education (SAD.817/6/45-48); letters from missionaries and Bishop Oliver Allison concerning the deteriorating political situation, strained relations between the Government and the missions, and the 1955 mutiny (SAD.817/6/67-118)

1955 Sep-Oct
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: letters from missionaries and Bishop Oliver Allison concerning the mutiny and the poor relations between the Government and the missions

1955 Nov-Dec
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: letters from missionaries and Bishop Oliver Allison concerning the mutiny and the poor relations between the Government and the missions (SAD.817/8/1-28, 30-73, 85-91, 98-101, 118-119); letter from Parr to The Times of 3 Nov 1955 concerning the situation in the southern Sudan (SAD.817/8/29); note by Parr on educational policy in the southern Sudan (SAD.817/8/92- 95); a report on the southern Sudan after the mutiny, by Colin Legum (SAD.817/8/102-116)

1956-1961
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: letters from missionaries and Bishop Allison concerning the poor relations between the Government and the missions, the coup of 1958, and Sunday observance (SAD.817/9/1-2,5-17,25-35,40-67); note on the mutiny by S.W. Giltrap (SAD.817/9/18-24); memorandum from William Deng commenting on the situation in the southern Sudan, with related correspondence (SAD.817/9/68-83)

1962-1963 May
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: the text of the Missionary Societies Act and related correspondence within the C.M.S. (SAD.817/10/3-47,55-56); letter from the Africa Secretary of the C.M.S. to the World Council of Churches concerning the expulsion of missionaries (SAD.817/10/50); copy of a letter from S.A.N.U. to the Prime Minister of Uganda on the situation in the south (SAD.817/10/57-59); copy of an article on the southern Sudan from the Reporter of March 1963 with comments by Parr (SAD.817/10/60-70); comment by William Deng on General Abbud's new constitution (SAD.817/10/75-77); correspondence between the C.M.S. and Parr on the situation in the Sudan (SAD.817/10/78-84)

1963 Jun-Dec
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: newspaper extracts; responses to the publication of The Problem of the Southern Sudan by J. Oduho and W. Deng and the articles of J.L. Henderson, e.g. by Lawrence Woll (SAD.817/11/2-7), The Christian, the Sudan government (SAD.817/11/8-16,25-27), and by Parr in Race (SAD.817/11/86-87); a pro-government article translated for Brian de Saram (SAD.817/11/18-24); a letter from Akwot Atem to Parr on behalf of S.A.N.U. (SAD.817/11/33- 39) with comment upon it by Brian de Saram (SAD.817/11/43); articles in The British Weekly and The Times by J.L. Henderson with related comment by Brian de Saram, Richard Owen, and other C.M.S. and ex- Sudan Political Service figures (SAD.817/11/44-46, 50-58, 62-67, 70-72), including Parr (SAD.817/11/59-61); letters from Bishop Allison concerning the situation in the southern Sudan (SAD.817/11/48-49, 68-69); petition from S.A.N.U. to the U.N. (SAD.817/11/73-84)

1964-1969
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: various letters to Parr from southern Sudanese; correspondence concerning J.L. Henderson (SAD.827/1/1, 14-15, 17-18, 57-58, 86-87); interviews with the Sudanese Ambassador (SAD.827/1/12-13,27-28,88-89); letter from Parr to New Africa concerning the southern Sudan's desire for independence (SAD.827/1/29); petition by African students to President Abbud during his state visit to Britain concerning the repression in the southern Sudan (SAD.827/1/30-39); letter by Parr to The Guardian concerning the history of the situation in the southern Sudan (SAD.827/1/49-50); government statements concerning the southern Sudan (SAD.827/1/77-80, 83-85)

1970-1981 (predominantly 1970-1976)
Further papers concerning events in the southern Sudan: Parr's interview with Gabriel Warburg concerning the Condominium (SAD.827/2/5-9, 21-32); Canon Warren's papers concerning the southern Sudan with Parr's comments (SAD.827/2/10-16)

1979
Letters from John Winder concerning his memoirs [see SAD.541/5/1-17 and SAD.541/7/1-32]

1931-1932
Correspondence and working papers used in the preparation of Parr's monograph on the Gordon notes, with a detailed analysis of the surviving notes

1931-1933, 1946
“A rough outline of the history of the Gordon notes” by Parr (transcript with ms notes) with letter from Bill Tartellin of 1946 concerning the notes

1931-1933
Two copies of Parr's article on the Gordon notes

1938
Talks given by Parr to Loka School

1939
An address given by Parr to the C.M.S. Conference at Juba

1939
An address given by Parr to mission teachers

1940
A talk given by Parr to Loka School

1941
An address given by Parr to the missionaries of Bahr-el-Ghazal district

1941-1942
Addresses given by Parr in church

1976
Chapters one to four of a book concerning the southern Sudan from 1947 to 1964 by Storrs McCall, sent by him to Parr for comments

1946-1975 (predominantly 1971-1975)
File of correspondence concerning the Gordon notes and Parr's article

1929-1930
Account of the battle of Um Debeikerat (1900)

1929, 1979
Correspondence concerning the battle of Tamai (1884)

1933
Translation of the letter from the Mahdi to General Gordon of 13 Jan 1885

1934-1935
Southern Sudan and Abyssinia, including natural scenery, local tribes, colleagues, and Parr's house [also family and friends whilst on leave in Britain, SAD.842/2/34-59, 63-66, 80]

1919-1941
Parr and his friends and colleagues

c1921
Various Sudanese people, individuals and groups

1920-1921
Photographs of Kordofan, including the mediriyah at El Obeid (SAD.843/3/1), the station at El Obeid (or Um Ruwaba?) (SAD.843/3/2), the wells at Toto (SAD.843/3/3) and Abu Zabad (SAD.843/3/4-6), Abu Haraz (SAD.843/3/10) and other settlements, and scenery

1920-1921
Prints made from original negatives [from album at SAD.845/1/1-66] of ceremonial occasions in Kordofan

1920-1922
The visit of Lord Allenby to El Obeid on 20 Jan 1920 (SAD.837/8/1-3); the events of King's Day at Nahud in 1921 and 1922 (SAD.837/8/4-9)

c1920-1923
Scenes of Jebel Kubja, near El Odaiya (?)

1921-1922
Scenes of Nahud, including views of the town (SAD.837/15/1-4), Parr's house (SAD.837/15/8-9), local police and pipers (SAD.837/15/10-12), the mosque (SAD.837/15/13-16), local gum and animal markets (SAD.837/15/17-18), and the wells (SAD.837/15/19-21)

1923
King's Day at Nahud in 1923 : awaiting Sir Lee Stack (SAD.837/9/1-9), the levée tent (SAD.837/9/10-13), camel racing (SAD.837/9/14-15), Sir Lee Stack (SAD.837/9/16), Parr and guests during Sir Lee Stack's visit (SAD.837/9/17)

1926-1934?
Sir John Maffey attending a tribal meeting

1928 Jan 9-11
Sir John Maffey attending a tribal gathering of the Hamar at Nahud, including Maffey arriving and meeting umdahs (SAD.837/10/1-4), addressing shaykhs (SAD.837/10/5-6), watching a march past (SAD.837/10/7-14), and driving round Nahud Town and meeting merchants (SAD.837/10/15-18)

1919-1932
Scenes of Khartoum

1920-1921
Prints made from original negatives [from album at SAD.845/1/1-66] of Parr's friends

c1925-1934?
Mounted group photographs of Palace staff

1925-1934?
Group photographs of the Palace and Secretariat staff, and official occasions

1928-1932?
Douglas Newbold and Parr with Hadanduwah at Erkowit, including Hadanduwah stick fighting (SAD.837/13/12-13)

1928
Hadanduwah at Erkowit

1928
Scenery at Erkowit, including Gawain Bell and Hamid Mahmud inspecting a candelabra cactus (euphorbia) (SAD.837/12/11)

1899
Kaka from the gunboat Abu Klea

1919-1933
Scenes of the Nile and river boats, including the Bordein moored outside the Palace, decorated for the centenary of General Gordon's birth (SAD.843/2/7)

n.d.
Miscellaneous photographs

1921-1928
Photographs lent by Parr to the makers of the Gordon film in 1965 :

1911-1934?
Parr and family in Britain, and also in the Sudan (SAD.843/6/5-9, 21)

1917?
The Highland Light Infantry in Palestine, including photographs of them travelling (SAD.843/7/2-9) and of the scenery (SAD.843/7/10-15)

1917?
Further photographs of the Highland Light Infantry in Palestine, including the scenery (SAD.843/8/1-4), Parr and his fellow officers (SAD.843/8/5-16), and a tank (SAD.843/8/17)

1917?
Further photographs of the scenery of Palestine and duplicates of those of the H.L.I. [prints taken from negatives]

1919
View of Suez

1930-1932?
Sudan shooting team with trophy

1935-1938
Sudan shooting team at Bisley

1937-1955
The Sudan shooting team at Bisley, with team photographs

n.d.
Various postcards of Khartoum, the Sennar Dam, cotton cultivation, trains and Nile steamers

1920 Nov-1921 Mar
Album of negatives. Prints were taken from good quality negatives of individuals and named occasions relevant to the Sudan. These are at SAD.844/5/1-18. Those negatives are in the negative collection. Negatives of secondary importance for which no prints were taken are as follows. Negatives in the album of no real relevance are unlisted.

1981
Cassette recording of a conversation between Parr and M. Lotham

Parr's experiences during the First World War
45 mins [fairly good quality]

Parr's period in the Sudan Political Service: very general discussion, especially concerning Southern Policy, the “Bog Barons”, and Sir John Maffey's concept of Native Administration
45 mins [fairly good quality]

Parr's assessment of Sir Stewart Symes and Sir Geoffrey Archer; the power of Sayyid `Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi under the Condominium
18 mins, beginning 5 mins into the tape [fairly good quality] SAD.817/13, side 2 [blank]

1937, 1959
Orders of service relating to the memorial services of Bishop Bullen

1955
Sudan Government British Pensioners' Association notice of annual general meeting and rules

1982
Record of achievement of the Sudan shooting teams at Bisley from 1929 to 1956

1985
Obituary of Martin Parr from The Times

25 April 1884
Nineteen promissory notes issued by General Gordon during the siege of Khartoum (SAD.11/9/1-10 now dismounted from frame):
SAD.11/9/1-10:
SAD.11/10/1-9:
Lithograph
See M.W. Parr, ` “A rough outline of the history of Gordon's notes”, typescript, 11f., SAD.424/12/1-11; correspondence concerning them, SAD.427/1/1-154; proceedings of the suit C. Lytsikas contre le Gouvernement Egyptien, 1888, SAD.427/9/1-71.
Digitised material for Ten promissory notes issued by General Gordon at Khartoum, 1884 - SAD.11/9/1-10; 11/10/1-9

1933
Cartoon of Sir Harold MacMichael by E.G. Sarsfield-Hall

1939-1972 (predominantly 1952-1965)
Cuttings from The Times and other British and Sudanese publications covering the Anglo-Egyptian Agreement, the situation in the southern Sudan, the 1958 coup, and the expulsion of missionaries

Printed material deposited with collection; now integrated into the library's printed collections and catalogued on the Open Public Access Catalogue


All Africa Church Conference: Report of the All-Africa Seminar on the Christian Home and Family Life (1963)
Anya-Nya National Organization: Resistance: the Story of Southern Sudan (1969)
Blackwood's Magazine no.1912, vol.317 (Edinburgh)
Bloss, J.F.E., “The History of Sleeping Sickness in the Sudan” (Reprinted from Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine vol.53 no.6 pp.421-6 (Jun 1960)
C.M.S. Newsletter no.150 (May 1953)
The Daily Telegraph Magazine no.186 (London, 26 Apr 1968)
Deng W. and Oduho J.: The Problem of the Southern Sudan (O.U.P. for the Institute of Race Relations, 1963)
"The Sudan", a special edition of the Diplomatic Bulletin no.23 (London, Nov 1954)
Forum World Features (22 Jan 1972)
Grass Curtain vol.2 no.3 (May 1972)
House of Lords: Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) vol.194 no.28 (London, 2 Nov 1955)
Documents concerning Constitutional Development in the Sudan and the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Egyptian Government concerning Self-Government and Self-Determination for the Sudan (London, 17 Feb 1953)
Draft Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Egyptian Government concerning Self-Government and Self-Determination for the Sudan (London, Feb 1953)
Hone, H.R., “The Native of Uganda and the Criminal Law” (Reprinted from the Uganda Journal no.1 vol.vi, pp.1-16 (Uganda, Jul 1938)
Institute of Race Relations: Race vol.v no.2 (London, Oct 1963)
Intelligence Digest no.255 (London, Feb 1960)
International Bank Note Society Quarterly Magazine vol.10 no.2 (Dec 1970)
The Messenger vol.xxiv no.21 (1 Nov 1955)
New Africa vol.6 nos.4-5 (London, Apr-May 1964)
Newbold, Sir Douglas, The Human Side of Culture (30 May 1940)
Northern Nigeria no.53 (Apr 1938)
Sudan, House of Representatives: Weekly Digest of Proceedings no.7 (third session) (Khartoum, Apr 1955)
Sudan, Regional Ministry of Information: Peace and Progress, 1973-1974 (Juba, 1973)
Sudan African (Closed District) National Union: Voice of Southern Sudan vol.1 nos.1, 3 (1963)
Sudan News, 3 vols. (Aug 1965, Mar 1967, May 1967)
Time and Tide vol.34 no.8 (London, 21 Feb 1953)
Turner, G.C., Presidential Address to the Uganda Education Association (22 Nov 1940)
Voice of the Nile Republic nos.14-15 New Series (Mar-Apr 1970)
Welch, J.W., “Can Christian Marriage in Africa be African?” Reprinted from the International Review of Missions (Jan 1933)