1904 Aug 27
Letter to Scott-Hill from Commander E.E. Bond offering him a temporary position in the Sudan on sudd cutting work

1904
Firman appointing Scott-Hill Bimbashi, with envelope and annotated copy
Language: Ottoman Turkish

1907
Firman to Scott-Hill Bey, with annotated copy
Language: Ottoman Turkish

1914 Jan 12
Printed copy of the address to E.E. Bond Pasha by Miralai Mahmud Bey Azmi at a reception at the Khartoum Dockyard Gardens on the occasion of Bond Pasha's retirement as Director of Steamers
Language: Arabic and English

[1914]
Note recording farewell to a number of staff of the Steamers Department, including the Director, E.E. Bond and Scott-Hill, Assistant Director

1914 Nov 8-11
Letter to Scott-Hill from R. Rees Mogg, Military Secretary, forwarding a copy of the War Office Gazette in which is recorded the award of the Order of the Mejidiya (3rd class) to Scott-Hill

1947 Jun 28
Letter from Sir Reginald Wingate to Scott-Hill thanking him for a copy of his note on “River Transport in the Sudan”

[ca. 1950s]
“Some Sudan memories: a Naval Officer's ten-year service 1904-1914”, an account by Scott-Hill of his service in the Sudan, covering Egypt's part in the early administration of the Sudan (SAD.466/2/2), Kitchener's visit to the Sudan in 1913 (SAD.466/2/3-6), Scott-Hill's arrival in Cairo in 1904 (SAD.466/2/6-7), early days of the Steamers Department under Commander Bond (SAD.466/2/8-13), first sudd clearing expedition of 1904/05 (SAD.466/2/14-18), clearing the Bahr al-Ghazal in 1909 (SAD.466/2/18-20), the early years of Condominium rule (SAD.466/2/20-21); Rudolf von Slatin Pasha (SAD.466/2/22), life in Khartoum and in outlying districts (SAD.466/2/23-24), social life in Khartoum (SAD.466/2/25), work of the Steamers Department in the flood season (SAD.466/2/26-30, British regiments in Khartoum (SAD.466/2/30-31), Egyptian Army ranks (SAD.466/2/31), establishment of the Sudan Civil Service in 1906 (SAD.466/2/31-33), financial crash in Egypt (SAD.466/2/34), VIP visitors to the Sudan (SAD.466/2/34-36), cotton growing plantations (SAD.466/2/39), recall to naval service (SAD.466/2/40). The articles at SAD.466/4 are all based on this memoir

[ca. 1950s]
Second copy of account above. The articles at SAD.466/4 are all based on this memoir

1953
Draft article by Scott-Hill entitled “A Naval Officer in khaki, or, Ten years in khaki, or, Ten years in the Sudan by a Naval Officer, or, Some notes by an hermaphrodite - soldier and sailor too”, covering Scott-Hill's service with the Steamers and Boats Department, including sudd clearing (SAD.466/4/32-36); the British community in the Sudan (SAD.466/4/36-37); Rudolf von Slatin Pasha (SAD.466/4/37-38); and the Sudanese climate (SAD.466/4/38-39)

1953-1954
Draft article by Scott-Hill entitled “‘Making do’ in the early days of the occupation of the Sudan by an Engineer Officer who helped”, Scott-Hill's personal corrected copy, covering the early years of the Steamers Department under Engineer Commander Bond, including the establishment of a new dockyard at Khartoum North (SAD.466/4/1-19); building of local sailing boats (SAD.466/4/3-4); boats of the steam fleet (SAD.466/4/4-6); dockyard personnel (SAD.466/4/6,15); wood stations (SAD.466/4/7-8,17-18); sudd clearing (SAD.466/4/9); the use of barges (SAD.466/4/10); officer staff, including dress uniform (SAD.466/4/12); travel south of Khartoum (SAD.466/4/12); work during the flood season (SAD.466/4/12-13); Khartoum North dockyard (SAD.466/4/13); Sir Samuel Baker's steamers the Bordein and Safia (SAD.466/4/16-17); visit by Lord Kitchener in 1913 (SAD.466/4/19-21); British regiments stationed at Khartoum and British officers seconded to the Egyptian Army (SAD.466/4/22-23); financial crash in Egypt (SAD.466/4/23-24); visitors to the Sudan (SAD.466/4/24-26); the Blue and White Niles (SAD.466/4/26); experiment with iron saqiyahs (SAD.466/4/27); Sudan cotton plantations (SAD.466/4/28); the rise of nationalism in Egypt (SAD.466/4/28). Filed with the article is a letter from the Editor of the Journal of Naval Engineering suggesting that Scott-Hill revise and shorten his article to make it more suitable for publication (SAD.466/4/30)

1955
Draft article by Scott-Hill entitled “Kitchener and the early years of the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium: memories of an old naval officer”, describing Kitchener's return visit to the Sudan in 1913 (SAD.466/4/40-41); Scott-Hill's journey to Khartoum in 1904 to take up his new role (SAD.466/4/41); early days of the Steamers Department (SAD.466/4/42-43); sudd clearing in 1904/05 (SAD.466/4/43-45); work of the department (SAD.466/4/45-47); arrival of the first civilian staff (SAD.466/4/47-48)

[ca. 1950s]
Draft article by Scott-Hill entitled “10 years in Sudan”, covering Kitchener's visit to the Sudan in 1913 (SAD.466/4/50); Scott-Hill's journey to Khartoum to take up his new role (SAD.466/4/52-53); early days of the Steamers Department (SAD.466/4/53-55); sudd clearing (SAD.466/4/56-60); building of local sailing craft (SAD.466/4/61); wood stations (SAD.466/4/61-62); implications of the outbreak of World War I (SAD.466/4/63-64)

[1904-1914]
Typescript list by Scott-Hill of photographs taken in the Sudan, in an album which is not part of the collection

[ca. 1904-1914]
Photographs taken during Scott-Hill's service in the Sudan:

[ca. 1904-1914]
Photographs taken during Scott-Hill's service in the Sudan:

1904-1905
Large mounted photographs taken during sudd clearance work undertaken by Scott-Hill 1904-1905:

1909-1914
Picture postcards of the Sudan, sent by Scott-Hill and his wife, mainly to their daughter Monica Scott-Hill:

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