1914-1935
File of Arabic language examination papers for civilian officials
Language: English, Arabic

1935 Jun 19-1956 Dec 13
Personal papers relating to Wood's academic life and employment with the Sudan Government, including applications for employment, employment references, leave requests, contract extensions, correspondence regarding promotions, pension, and travelling allowances, as well as papers relating to his employment in the Sudan Defence Force during the Second World War.

[1940s]
Syllabi from the London Intermediate and General BSc courses, adapted for the School of Science, Gordon Memorial College

[1940s]
Abstract of a report entitled “The Teaching of Science to Non-Science Specialists” (published by the Science Masters Association)

1942 Oct 28
Report by Wood on the results of an experiment conducted at the Kitchener School of Medicine to investigate the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field

1946 Aug 31
Quotation from Newalls Insulation Company for improving the acoustics of the lecture room in the School of Science

1947
Desk diary used as a notebook, mostly notes relating to lectures and other work-related matters

1947 May 8-1953 Jan 26
Letters to Wood from former students and staff of Gordon College, mostly requests for references

1948 Mar
Memorandum for the Visitor, Sir James Irvine on the School of Science

1948 Oct 28
Letter from C.K. Gregory, Mechanical Engineer, Public Works Department, El Obeid to Wood, thanking him for his visit with a party of students

1948 Nov 17-1950 Oct 7
Letters from J.W. Wright for the Director of Surveys, to Wood concerning specifications for a theodolite to be converted to a short focus telescope

1949 Jan 5
Letter from Karl Borch, Scientific Officer for UNESCO, to Wood, enclosing extracts from letters and reports on the stabilisation of sand dunes

1952 Feb 25
Preliminary memorandum issued by the Civil Secretary's Office on the total eclipse of the sun

1954
Desk diary used as a notebook, mostly notes relating to lectures and other work-related matters

1956 Sep 13-1976 Jan 26
Papers relating to Wood's Sudan and post-Sudan employment and financial matters, mostly employment applications and references, contracts and pension papers

[1950s]
Article by D. F. Munsey, entitled “Geodesy in Egypt and the Sudan”

1939 Dec 22-1940 Dec 28
Personal letters from Wood, mainly written in Khartoum, to his family, describing his daily routine, work and social life, and the weather, including a description of his journey to the Sudan, and the desert scenery between Wadi Halfa and Atbara (SAD.86/7/7-24); his attendance at the Governor-General's Palace garden party (SAD.86/7/36-38); a housing shortage in Khartoum due to the war (SAD.86/7/41-43); his opinion of his Sudanese students (SAD.86/7/87-93); a complaint made by a Sudanese student against him (SAD.86/7/94-100); Maulid celebrations in Khartoum (SAD.86/7/109); the positioning of anti-aircraft guns in Khartoum due to the threat of a possible bombing raid (SAD.86/7/112-122); cancellation of leave for British officials due to the war, his appointment to the Sudan Defence Force as Bimbashi and his role in the Cypher Office (SAD.86/7/121-130); descriptions of bombing raids on Khartoum (SAD.86/7/135-139); and the progress of the war on the Abyssinian-Sudan border, and a visit to the new Wadi Seidna school (SAD.86/7/141-150)

1941 Feb 4-Nov 20
Personal letters from Wood to his family, mostly written from Khartoum describing his daily routine, work and social life, including his work in charge of the Cadet Corps, and the pressures of the Cypher Office, a bombing raid on Suakin, and a boat trip to view the coral reef in the Red Sea (SAD.86/8/1-24); description of a trip to South Africa and Kenya (SAD.86/8/45-50,69-92,104-119,124-139,160-169); and a cadet camp in Sabaloka (SAD.86/8/152-157,170-179)

1942 Feb 6-1945 Dec 13
Personal letters from Wood to his family, mostly written from Khartoum describing his daily routine, work and social life, including his posting to El Obeid and Dilling to drill Sudanese soldiers as part of his S.D.F. work (SAD.86/9/19-23,25-37); his work in leading the Cadet Corps (SAD.86/9/43-46); his work for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force as part of the S.D.F. (SAD.86/9/65-72); plans for the restructuring and reorganisation of Gordon College (SAD.86/9/156); criticism of his new Egyptian assistant, and plans for the restructuring and reorganisation of Gordon College (SAD.86/9/157-162); the restrained VE day celebrations in Khartoum (SAD.86/9/165-166); description of a temporary role working as an educational advisor for the S.D.F. in Eritrea (SAD.86/9/177-179); and his attendance at a St. Andrew's Day dinner, and appointment as Councillor on the Gordon College Council (SAD.85/9/188)

1946 Jan 18-1949 Dec 25
Personal letters from Wood to his family, mostly written from Khartoum, describing his daily routine, work and social life, including the political views of some of the Egyptian staff at Gordon College (SAD.87/1/3-4); political unrest over the future of Sudan amongst the students in Gordon College (SAD.87/1/5,26,45); his appointment as Dean of the School of Science (SAD.87/1/10); the arrival of L.C. Wilcher as the new Principal of Gordon College (SAD.87/1/34); telegram announcing his marriage to Kathleen Challis (SAD.87/1/44); his opinion of Wilcher's incompetence (SAD.87/1/74); a holiday in Port Sudan (SAD.87/1/91-94); his attendance at the Legislative Assembly for the debate on educational expansion (SAD.87/1/98-100)

1950 Jan 19-1951 Dec 28
Personal letters from Wood to his family, mostly written from Khartoum, describing his daily routine, work and social life, including the effects of flooding on the railway system (SAD.87/2/24-25,35-42); political unrest amongst the students at El Obeid Secondary School (SAD.87/2/50); strikes in Khartoum (SAD.87/2/53-54); the epidemic of cerebo-spinal meningitis in the Sudan (SAD.87/2/66); the lack of support for union with Egypt amongst the Sudanese (SAD.87/2/83); political demonstrations by students at Gordon College (SAD.87/2/34-90); the increase in the number of foreign journalists in Khartoum (SAD.87/2/91); his attitude towards the British in the Sudan (SAD.87/2/92); and the possibility of a plebiscite over union with Egypt (SAD.87/2/94-97).

1952 Jan 4-1957 Apr 17
Personal letters from Wood to his family, mostly written from Khartoum, describing his daily routine, work and social life, including a memorial service for King George VI in the Palace gardens (SAD.87/3/9); the total eclipse of the sun (SAD.87/3/11); his opinion of J.R.S. Duncan and his work, a student demonstration on the appointment of General Najib as Prime Minister of Sudan (SAD.87/3/42); the perception of the Sudan in the British media (SAD.87/3/56); his attendance at a party to celebrate the signing of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty at Sayyid `Abd al-Raman's palace, and the unpopularity of Sir Robert Howe as Governor-General (SAD.87/3/57-70); the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the opening of Gordon College, and tensions between British and Sudanese staff over the formation of a British Association for staff (SAD.87/3/83); the results of the Sudanese elections (SAD.87/3/86); the new government in the Sudan (SAD.87/3/88-89); the effect of Sudanisation (SAD.87/3/112-116); a political demonstration by the students of Gordon College (SAD.87/3/117-119)

1948 Jan 2-27
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, written from the Girls' Intermediate School, El Obeid regarding her feelings for Wood, her daily routine, etc., but also including the lack of discipline amongst her Sudanese students at the Girls' Intermediate School (SAD.87/4/11-13,45-46); organising the syllabi (SAD.84/4/73-74); the relationship between the British and the Sudanese (SAD.87/4/75-80); and her dislike of El Obeid (SAD.87/4/91-96)

1948 Feb 7-29
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, written from the Girls' Intermediate School, El Obeid, regarding family news, the daily routine at the school, etc., but also including a visit by Lady Huddleston to the school and discussions with the Governor-General on girls' education (SAD.87/5/23-26)

1948 Mar 14-Sep 28
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, written from the Girls' Intermediate School, El Obeid, regarding family news, the daily routine at the school, etc., but also including the delay in the building improvements to El Obeid School (SAD.87/6/55-57); refusing a position at the Clergy House School (SAD.87/6/82-85); and her dislike of J.L. Wilcher, Principal of Gordon College (SAD.87/6/86)

1948 Oct 1-Dec 12
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, mostly written from the Girls' Intermediate School, El Obeid, regarding family news, the daily routine at the school, etc., but also including her difficulty in compiling the school budget figures (SAD.87/7/15-16); the poor quality of education in El Obeid School (SAD.87/7/17-21); and her letter to I.M. Beasley, Controller of Girls' Education, on the poor state of the school in general (SAD.87/7/50-53)

1949 Jan 10-Nov 14
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, mostly written from the Girls' Intermediate School, El Obeid, regarding family news, the daily routine at the school, etc., but also including the anti-British opinions of the girls at Omdurman Girls' Intermediate School (SAD.87/8/12-16); and the progress of the building of a new boarding house (SAD.87/8/56-58)

1950 Apr 21-Aug 16
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, mostly written in London regarding family news, and her daily routine, but also including a description of a meeting at the Sudan Cultural Centre (SAD.88/1/14)

1951 Jul 3-1957 Sep 10
Personal letters to Wood from his wife Kathleen, mostly written in London, regarding family news, her daily routine, but also including her criticisms of the Bishop's sermons in the cathedral (SAD.88/2/11-12); and a description of her tour of the government girls' school at Juba (SAD.88/2/55-57)

1958 Feb 24-1966 Jul 13
Letters to George from Kathleen, mostly written from England, regarding family news and her daily routine, but also including George's departure from the Sudan (SAD.88/3/1); the results of the Sudanese elections (SAD.88/3/8); and the appointment of Nasir al-Haj `Ali as Vice-Chancellor of Khartoum University (SAD.88/3/16)

1941 Jan 6-1963 Jun 23
Letters from Alice Wood to her brother, George, mostly personal and family news and describing her daily routine in England, particular during the Second World War

1941 Apr 20-1957 Jul 4
Letters from Mrs J. Wood to her son, George, mostly personal and family news and describing her daily routine in England

1941 Apr 21-1953 Oct 18
Letters from Joseph Wood to his son, George, mostly personal and family news and describing her daily routine in England

1955-1973
Papers relating to the Sudan Government British Pensioner's Association, mostly correspondence, minutes of meetings and appeals

1958-1961 Apr 10
Personal letters to George, mostly from former Sudanese students

[1960s?]
Draft account by Wood of his work in the Sudan Defence Force during the Second World War, entitled “Time of my life”

[1939-1945]
Album of photographs, including:

[1939-1958]
Photographs of George Wood and his friends and colleagues, including:

[1942]
Photographs of S.D.F. work in the Sudan, including:

[1940s-1950s]
Photographs of buildings in northern Sudan, including:

[1940s-1950s]
Nile views, northern Sudan

[1952]
Photographs of the eclipse of the sun

[1940s-1950s]
Photographs of birds and animals at Khartoum Zoo

Photograph of Wood's pet parrot “Chota”

[1950s]
Photographs of ceremonies and social gatherings at Khartoum University College, including:

[1957?]
Reception given by the Ambassador for the Republic of the Sudan and Madame Satti at the Sudanese Embassy in London for the Speaker of the Senate and other important Sudanese visitors, including (from l-r) George Wood, Madame Satti, Susu Satti, Afaf Satti, Kathleen Wood and Zakia Satti

[1940s-1950s]
Photographs of a race meeting, probably in Khartoum

[1950s]
British guests at a dinner dance, probably Khartoum, including George and Kathleen Wood

[1940s]
Photographs and postcards of Eritrea, including street views of Asmara

[1940s]
Harbour views, probably Port Said

[1940s]
Views of a site of antiquities from the deck of a steamer, probably Philae

[1939-1958]
File of photographic negatives, mostly duplicates of loose photographs described in previous section

[1939-1958]
Slides, mostly duplicates of loose photographs previously described

[1939-1958]
Notes by Wood for a presentation on the above slides

1956
Slides, mostly of holidays in Greece and Egypt, although some relate to the evacuation ceremony of the British from the Sudan.

1956
Slides of the evacuation of British troops from the Sudan

[1939-1958]
Cinefilm taken by Wood, probably during his service in the Sudan
8mm, colour, 50ft

[1939-1958]
Cinefilm taken by Wood, probably during his service in the Sudan.
8mm, colour, 50ft

[1939-1958]
Cinefilm taken by Wood, probably during his service in the Sudan.
8mm, colour, 50ft

[1939-1958]
Cinefilm taken by Wood, probably during his service in the Sudan.
8mm, colour, 50ft

1944-1963
Cuttings from a variety of newspapers on a range of subjects: the [ Sudan Herald] on the British occupation of Italy during the Second World War (SAD.89/1/1); The Illustrated London News on the first election in Sudan (SAD.89/1/2-3); Manchester Guardian and Economist on Egypt's claim to the Sudan (SAD.89/1/4,7-8,21-23,27,30); Sudan Herald concerning the British Communist Party's plan to control education in Britain (SAD.89/1/5); [The Times?] on the economic prospects for the Sudan (SAD.89/1/6,10); Manchester Guardian concerning the development of the first comprehensive school in Britain (SAD.89/1/11); Manchester Guardian on a new technique in the study of crystals (SAD.89/1/13); Observer on the appointment of Lord Reith as chairman of the Colonial Development Corporation (SAD.89/1/15); Manchester Guardian regarding the new constitution of Sudan (SAD.89/1/25); Radio Times on the history of British involvement in the Sudan (SAD.89/1/26); the total eclipse of the sun (SAD.89/1/28-29); The Morning News on the appointment of Sayyid Nasir al-Haj `Ali as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Khartoum, and other University news (SAD.89/1/33); The Times on the “Dancing beggar girls” in South Arabia (SAD.89/1/34); The Times concerning Iraq (SAD.89/1/35)

1938
Offprint of R.M. Wilson, “Oblique photographs and the photoalidade”, in Photogrammetric Engineering (Apr-Jun 1938)

1933-1949
Two passports belonging to Wood, one with photograph

1949
International vaccination certificate for Wood

1960 May 14
Order of service for the unveliing of the Gordon statue at the Gordon Boys' School