1957 Feb 12-1959 May 4
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Sudan Northern Archdeaconry Council, chiefly minutes of meetings and account statements, and including a report to the Council on Katcha Church (SAD.39/8/34-38)

1960 Mar 11-1966 Feb 22
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Rural Deanery Council, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to financial reports from churches and internal council matters, including a note on the actios taken by the Presbytery of the Sudan in response to the recommendations of a conference on the subject of migrants in the Sudan (SAD.39/9/22-23)

1946 Feb 2-1949 Dec 31
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Khartoum Parochial Church Council, chiefly minutes of Church Council meetings, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal council matters

1950 Jan 9-1951 Dec 31
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Khartoum Parochial Church Council, chiefly minutes of meetings of the Khartoum Parochial Church Council and Khartoum Cathedral Congregation, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal council matters

1952 Jan 23-1953 Dec 31
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Khartoum Parochial Church Council, chiefly minutes of meetings of the Khartoum Parochial Church Council and Khartoum Cathedral Congregation, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal council matters

1954 Jan 7-1957 Mar 25
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Khartoum Parochial Church Council, chiefly minutes of meetings of the Khartoum Parochial Church Council and Khartoum Cathedral Congregation, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal council matters, as well as an address by Martin on poor attendance at the Khartoum Congregation meetings (SAD.43/4/8-9)

1958 Apr 9-1965 May 2
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Khartoum Parochial Church Council, chiefly minutes of meetings of the Khartoum Parochial Church Council and Khartoum Cathedral Congregation, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal council matters

1960 Jan 8-1963 Dec 31
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Finance Sub-Committee of the Synod, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and reports, and some correspondence mostly relating to financial transactions and internal committee matters, as well as correspondence between Martin and O.C. Allison, Bishop in the Sudan, A.B.H. Riley, Archdeacon of the Episcopal Church in the Sudan and G.D. Bennett concerning a dispute over the Nzara Church accounts (SAD.43/6/28-38,43-49); note on a Five Year Plan for the Southern Archdeaconry (SAD.43/6/50); and a memorandum on finances in the Diocese of Sudan(SAD.43/6/88-89)

1964 Jan 11-1966 Jan 17
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Finance Sub-Committee of the Synod, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and reports, and some correspondence mostly relating to financial transactions and internal committee matters

1950 Jan-1957 Dec
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Chaplains' Sustentation Fund, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and reports, and some correspondence mostly relating to the management of the fund, as well as a letter from R.W. Lee to Martin on the stipends of the clergy (SAD.43/8/5); and a note explaining the purpose of the Chaplains' Sustentation Fund (SAD.43/8/8)
Too fragile to be produced.

1958 Jan 24-1966 Jan 10
Official papers relating to Martin's role on the Chaplains' Sustentation Fund, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and reports, and some correspondence mostly relating to the management of the fund

1948 Jul 14-1949 Dec 31
Official papers relating to the Diocesan School for British Children, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and correspondence mostly concerning personnel matters and the general administration of the School, including a letter from Bishop A.M. Gelsthorpe, Chairman of the Sub-Committee, to the parents of schoolchildrenon the impact on the Diocesan School of the opening of a new preparatory class at the Unity High School (SAD.44/1/27-30,39-40)

1950 Jan 4-1954 Dec 6
Official papers relating to the Diocesan School for British Children, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and correspondence, mostly concerning personnel matters and the general administration of the School, and including a notice by E.J.N. Wallis, Governor for Khartoum Province concerning directions for the closure of schools and other arrangements following an outbreak of spinal meningitis (SAD.44/2/14-15); and annual reports on the progress of the Diocesan School (SAD.44/2/69,82)

1955 Jan 17-1961 Dec 31
Official papers relating to the Diocesan School for British Children, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and correspondence, mostly concerning personnel matters and the general administration of the school

1962 Mar 28-1965 Dec
Official papers relating to the Diocesan School for British Children, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements and correspondence, mostly concerning personnel matters and the general administration of the school, including a letter from R.G. Gibson to [Martin?] concerning the construction of two schools to alleviate the growing problem of pupil numbers (SAD.44/4/73)

1948 Dec 9-1955 Oct 25
Official papers relating to Martin's role in the Khartoum Rotary Club, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal club matters

1956 Jun 30-1958 Feb 15
Official papers relating to Martin's role in the Khartoum Rotary Club, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements, and some correspondence mostly relating to internal club matters

1958 Mar 13-1965 Oct 7
Official papers relating to Martin's role in the Khartoum Rotary Club, chiefly minutes of meetings, account statements, and some correspondence mostly on internal club matters

1929 Feb 7-1966 Feb 26
Register of services performed in the Church Saloon, a railway carriage converted into a travelling chapel. The register includes the place, date, type of service, officiating minister, number present, number of communicants, collection received and additional remarks.

1929 Feb 28-1937 May 4
Official papers relating to the management of the Church Saloon, chiefly correspondence on its maintenance, with some receipts

1938 Jan 6-1955 Apr 19
Official papers relating to the management of the Church Saloon, chiefly correspondence on its maintenance, receipts, and lists of passengers, as well as draft articles on its history

[1928-1939]
Notebook containing Martin's notes on the teaching of history in schools

1937 Aug 28-1946 Dec 30
Official papers chiefly relating to Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum Cathedral, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, particularly staff matters, as well as Rev. B.J. Harper to Major-General H.E. Franklyn, Commanding Troops in the Sudan, with reply, concerning a proposal to hold race meetings on Sundays (SAD.45/4/6-7); Bishop Gelsthorpe to Bishop Allison on the appointment of chaplains in Wad Medani and Port Sudan and the construction of Juba Cathedral (SAD.45/4/8-11); Gelsthorpe and Rev. Harper to Martin, concerning Martin's appointment as Provost of Khartoum (SAD.45/4/16-18,20-23,25-29); minutes of a meeting of the Chapter of Khartoum Cathedral (SAD.45/4/36-37); typescript copy of Martin's Oath of Canonical Obedience (SAD.45/4/38); diagram showing the organisation of the Khartoum Cathedral Unity Centre and the various religious groups within its jurisdiction (SAD.45/4/39); minute of the Executive Committee of the Church Missionary Society concerning Martin's resignation from the Society (SAD.45/4/46); and Gelsthorpe to Martin on the progress of missionary work in Southern Sudan (SAD.45/4/49)

1940 Jan-1944 Aug 13
Register of services delivered by Martin as chaplain to the Royal Air Force during the Second World War

1944 Aug 18-1945 Sep 3
Register of services delivered by Martin as chaplain to the Royal Air Force during the Second World War

1947 Jan 1-Nov 28
Official papers from Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum Cathedral, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, particularly staff matters, as well as R. Ward concerning the difficulties of building a missionary school during the rainy season in Yambio (SAD.45/7/15); Gelsthorpe to [Chris?] on the policy of isolation towards Southern Sudan and the relative success of the Northern Sudan mission in comparison with the lack of progress of missionary work in the Southern Sudan (SAD.45/7/20-21); note by Gelsthorpe on work on the Church at Wad Medani (SAD.45/7/27); Gelsthorpe to [Paul?] regarding the possibility of separate Northern and Southern Sudan Dioceses (SAD.45/7/28-30); Gelsthorpe to the Archbishop of Canterbury, G.F. Fisher, concerning the urgent need for support to establish the Church in Southern Sudan prior to Sudanisation (SAD.45/7/42-44); and minutes of a meeting with related memorandum on the employment of teachers for Mundri Teacher Training College (SAD.45/7/68-74)

1948 Jan 3-Dec 18
Official papers from Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, particularly staff matters, as well as an appeal with list of donations, for the Khartoum Cathedral War Memorial (SAD.45/8/73-75); and a report on the progress of Christ Church in Port Sudan (SAD.45/8/109-110)

1949 Jan 1-Dec 31
Official papers from Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, particularly staff matters, as well as a list of members of the Northern Sudan Anglican Church Council (SAD.45/9/1-3); printed circular letter from Bishop Allison to all Christians in the Southern Sudan (SAD.45/9/51); Gelsthorpe to Gwynne on the implementation of a constitution for Khartoum Cathedral and plans for a new diocese in Abyssinia (SAD.45/9/59-65); draft notes [by Martin?] on Sunday observance (SAD.45/9/75-78); Gelsthorpe to Rev. H. D. Hooper on the political unification of North and South Sudan and its implications for Christianity in the country (SAD.45/9/88-91); and a printed note by Gelsthorpe on the formation of a Diocesan Synod (SAD.45/9/105-106)

1950 Jan 8-Oct 25
Official papers from Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, particularly staff matters, as well as W.W. Cash, Bishop of Worcester, to Gelsthorpe concerning the draft constitution to unite the Sudan Diocese (SAD.45/10/36); Gelsthorpe to Martin, enclosing his letter to [Max], concerning the possible disintegration of the Northern Sudan mission (SAD.45/10/47-55); Gelsthorpe to A.L. Chick, the Financial Secretary, requesting an increase in the grant given by the Sudan Government to the Chaplains' Sustentation Fund (SAD.45/10/26); Gelsthorpe to Martin concerning the use of Durham University to train C.M.S. missionaries (SAD.45/10/57-59); Gelsthorpe to L.C. Wilcher concerning the building of Protestant and Catholic chapels for Gordon College (SAD.45/10/70); [Gelsthorpe] to Mrs Chick re the importance of the Triennial Bazaar in providing funding for C.M.S. missionaries and the building of Church institutions in Southern Sudan (SAD.45/10/71)

1951 Jan 5-1953 Dec 21
Official papers from Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum and Archdeacon of Sudan, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, particularly staff matters, as well as Gelsthorpe to Cash concerning American missionaries in the Sudan (SAD.46/1/13-14); constitution and statutes for the Unity High School for Boys in Wad Medani (SAD.46/1/37-41); staff instructions for the memorial service for King George VI (SAD.46/1/45-47); and [Canon Harper?] to Lord Clifford, Bishop of Liverpool, concerning the Bishop's visit to the Sudan (SAD.46/1/50-51)

1954 Jan-1966 Feb 9
Official papers from Martin's time as Provost of Khartoum and Archdeacon of Sudan, mostly notes and correspondence relating to the management of the diocese, as well as a circular letter from the Egypt and Sudan Church Association concerning the Bishop Gwynne Memorial Fund (SAD.46/2/22-25); letters between [Martin] and F.J. Schmidt concerning an agreement between the Church Mission to the Jews and German and Swiss missionaries in Ethiopia (SAD.46/2/28-32); “New agreement between Church Missions to Jews, London, and the Swiss and German Committees of the Falasha Mission in Ethiopia”, with covering letter from F.J. Schmidt to Rev. W.A. Curtis (SAD.46/2/31-33); suggestions for transitional arrangements in the agreement between the Church Missions to Jews and the Swiss and German Committees, with covering letter from D. & W. Sidler to Martin (SAD.46/2/34-36); revised agreement between the Church Missions to Jews and the Swiss and German Committees of the Falasha Mission (SAD.46/2/40-41); minutes of the first conference of Church Mission to Jews in Ethiopia (SAD.46/2/46-47); letters between Maria [Hulzgreve?], W.A. Curtis, E.F. Yorke, O. Allison and W. Sidler regarding tensions between the English, German and Swiss missionaries in Ethiopia (SAD.46/2/49-50,56,59-64,68-71); letter from missionaries of the Church Mission to Jews to all the mission committees on the decision to divide the work in Ethiopia, with covering letter from W. Sidler to Martin (SAD.46/2/51-54); note entitled “Some revised notes and regulations for the Church in the Diocese of the Sudan'” (SAD.46/2/65-66); and note on the area and administration of the Sudan Diocese (SAD.46/2/67)

1965
Architectural plans for a proposed conversion to the ground and first floors of the Clergy House in Khartoum, drawn by Eygelaar & Zagorianos Architects, Khartoum

[1930s-1970s]
Printed and typescript orders of service (including for a service of commemoration and thanksgiving for victory in the Battle of Britain, 1940; dedication of the Giffen memorial tablet, service of unity, service for the District Grand Lodge of Egypt and the Sudan and memorial service for Ellen Kathleen Ward Maxwell), sermons and religious pamphlets (including the Cathedral Church of All Saints', Cairo, Scheme for administration and maintenance of the cathedral buildings, 1938; Christian stewardship: All Saints' Cathedral Khartoum

1933-1952
Printed and typescript orders of service (including for the Gordon memorial service, 1933 and 1951, laying of the foundation stone for the church of St Philip the Deacon, Atbara, 1933 and its consecration in 1938, armistice day, 1938, the enthronement of Bishop Gelsthorpe, 1945, installation of the Provost of Khartoum Cathedral, 1946, marriage of Bishop Gelsthorpe and Elfrida Whidborne, 1949, memorial service for Sir Hubert Huddleston, 1950, laying of the foundation stone of the cathedral hall of All Saints', Khartoum, 1951, memorial service for George VI, 1952, withdrawal of the British administration and garrison from Eritrea, 1952), sermons (including Rev Canon F.R. Barry on the 50th anniversary of Gordon's death) and religious pamphlets Including Prayers in time of war, Fellowship of retired missionaries: thirty-first report, 1949, Triennial bazaar and garden fete to be held in the Palace gardens, 1950

1953-1956
Printed and typescript orders of service (including the memorial service for Sir Reginald Wingate, 1953, masonic service, 1953, enthronement of Bishop Allison, 1953, marriage of Jean Callen and Edward Wallace, 1953, memorial service for John Stanley Grundy, 1954, dedication of memorial tablet to Sir Hubert Huddleston, 1954, service for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, Blue Nile Lodge, 1954, service on the departure of the British garrison from the Sudan, 1955), sermons and religious pamphlets (including All Saints' Cathedral winter season 1953-1954 diary of events and cathedral services

1957-1974
Printed and typescript orders of service (including dedication of memorial tablet for Hugh Sutherland McGuigan, 1957, memorial services for Bishop Gwynne, 1957-1958, dedication of memorial tablet to R.W. Schultz Weir, 1959, dedication of the organ at Khartoum Cathedral, 1959, memorial service for Julia Phelps Whittinghill, 1959, unveiling of the memorial to British men and women in the Sudan in Westminster Abbey, 1960, memorial service for Dean Abbott Smith, 1960, memorial service for C.E.C.G. Charlton, 1961, memorial service for Henry Francis Bishop and Phyllis Jean Gartenmann, 1963, consecration of Juba Cathedral, 1963, institution of Very Rev Amosa Rakpi Ngama as Provost of Juba Cathedral, 1963), sermons (including at the memorial service for Bishop Gwynne, 1957) and religious pamphlets (including Bible lands: magazine of the Anglican Archbishopric in Jerusalem, 1974)

1929-1941 Sep 28
Personal papers of Martin, including a Romanisation of a Bangala church service (SAD.46/7/3-15); manuscript copies of answers to examination papers on the subjects of hygiene and the Old Testament (SAD.46/7/17-26); and letters from serving missionaries in the Sudan including Reuben A.B.M. `Abdullah, C. Lillingston-Price and his wife, W.L.M. Giff and C.T. Sharland concerning the progress of Nugent School at Loka (SAD.46/7/30-31,36-37,45-48,53-56,62-65,77-79); F.J. Finch re progress at Kajo Kaji (SAD.46/7/32-33); A.G. Hickson with news from Lalyo (SAD.46/7/34); and [Eliza Lukuche?] and Zekaria Kittambara at Loka, writing in Romanised form, possibly of the Bangala language (SAD.46/7/35,38,57,61)

1946 Sep 10-1948 Oct 25
Personal correspondence, including letters from children invited to the Bishop's fancy dress party at the Clergy House, as well as letters to Martin from the Bishop of Uganda, Rev H.D. Hooper, S.A. Morrison, G.S. Symes, Very Rev H.C. Robins, Rev A. Burrell, Rev H. Costley-White, D.M. Sands and E.G. Parry concerning material for Bishop Gwynne's biography (SAD.47/1/1-11,14,18-19,103-105).

1948 Jul 29-1955 Dec 21
Personal correspondence to Martin from the Rev. Canon B.J. Harper, either from his home in Croydon or as Vice-Provost of All Saints' Cathedral in Khartoum. The Khartoum letters make reference to his day-to-day duties as Vice-Provost, chiefly descriptions of meetings attended and services delivered, as well as a description of strikes in Khartoum (SAD.47/2/32-34); conflict with the Roman Catholic church over land in the old cemetery (SAD.47/2/54); the effects of Sudanisation (SAD.47/2/89-93,100-102); the mutiny at Torit (SAD.47/2/106-109); and the formation of the Sudan Church Association Committee (SAD.47/2/113).

1949 Jan 4-1951 Dec 27
Personal correspondence to Martin, mostly of a private nature, including from his son Michael. Enclosure: as well as Martin's (SAD.47/3/6).

1952 Jan-Dec 20
Personal correspondence of Martin, including from family members, and Bishop L. Gwynne on British control of Egypt under Lord Cromer (SAD.47/4/10-13); and Rev. E. Bickersteth concerning his opinions on candidates to succeed Bishop Gelsthorpe as Bishop of Sudan (SAD.47/4/112)

1953 Jan 6-1975 Jun 20
Personal papers including correspondence from family members and Gelsthorpe to Martin concerning Martin's preface for Bishop Gwynne's biography (SAD.47/5/51). Enclosure:

1956 Jan 28-1963 Feb 9
Personal letters toMartin from the Rev. Canon B.J. Harper regarding his role in various religious organisations in England, particularly the Sudan Church Association committee and the difficulties of obtaining support (SAD.47/6/1-3,5,11,18,67,78); Archdeacon Johnston's house arrest in Egypt (SAD.47/6/12-13); the death of Bishop Gwynne and the subsequent decision to name Juba Cathedral the Gwynne Memorial Cathedral (SAD.47/6/26), Bishop Gwynne's funeral (SAD.47/6/28), an appeal to organise a memorial in Khartoum Cathedral (SAD.47/6/32-33,37,42,44-45,48-50,53-57), the memorial service in Westminster Abbey (SAD.47/6/34-36) and his will (SAD.47/6/38); the publication of Gwynne's biography Pastor on the Nile (SAD.47/6/73,84); and an appeal to raise funds for Juba Cathedral (SAD.47/6/129-130). Enclosures:

[1930s]
Draft article on the tribes of the southern Sudan, author unknown

[1935?]
Album of tourist photographs of Eritrea and Ethiopia, with Italian captions, probably taken during the Second Italo-Abyssinian campaign:

1898-[1950s]
Photographs of public ceremonies and social gatherings involving military personnel, many of them taken by Karakashian Bros or the Public Relations Office, including:

1927 Dec 25-1950
Outsize photographs, all except SAD.998/5/5 mounted:

1930-1945
Photographs of Clergy House children's parties, many of them taken by Karakashian Bros., including:

[ca.1930s-1940s]
Picture postcards of the Sudan:

[1930s-1950s]
Photographs of Church of England schools, societies and institutes in the Sudan, including:

[1930-1950s]
Photographs of the Church Saloon:

[1930s-1950s]
Photographs of public functions:

[1930s-1950s]
Photographs of Rev. George Martin, including:

[1930s-1960s]
Photographs taken in Kordofan and the southern provinces, including:

[1930s-1960s]
Photographs taken in Northern Sudan, including:

[1930s-1960s]
Photographs from outside the Sudan, mostly of ancient sites and landscapes in Egypt, Palestine,Jordan and Ethiopia:

[1930s-1960s]
Photographs of a Sudan trade/industry fair, including

[1930s-1960s]
Photographs of churches and church interiors, including:

[1930-1960s]
Photographs of friends and colleagues of Martin, including:

[1930s]-1962 Dec
Photographs of official and religious ceremonies in the Sudan, including:

1900s-1974 Feb 4
Photographs of foundation stones and memorial inscriptions, including:

1965 Feb 8-12
Photographs of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Sudan, including:

1920-1968
Newspaper cuttings on a variety of subjects, including letter from E.M.E. Blyth to The Times concerning the Irish famine of 1847 (SAD.47/7/1) the appointment of L.H. Gwynne as Bishop of Egypt and the Sudan (SAD.47/7/2); Martin's health (SAD.47/7/3-4); a robbery at Khartoum Cathedral (SAD.47/7/5); the resignation of Sir Hubert Huddleston (SAD.47/7/6-7); typescript copy of an article in The Economist entitled “Egypt's claim to the Sudan” (SAD.47/7/9); obituaries for Bishop Gwynne in The Times, The Morning News and the West Essex Gazette (SAD.47/6/10-23); the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Sudan, from The Morning News (SAD.47/6/24-31); and the resignation of Bishop Gelsthorpe (SAD.47/6/32)

1910
Certificate awarded to Martin on winning the Scripture Text Competition at St George's Church, Watford

1912
Invitation to Captain S.S. Butler to attend the consecration ceremony for Khartoum Cathedral

[1930s]
Framed pencil sketch of the clock tower at All Saints' Cathedral, Khartoum by R.K. [Winter?]

[1930s]
Coloured line drawings, mainly of well-known personalities in the Sudan administration:

1937 Jan 1
Copy of a Declaration of Trust between the Governor-General Sir Stewart Symes and the Rt. Rev. Llewellyn Henry Gwynne concerning the management of Gordon Memorial Appeal fund

1940 Dec
Christmas menu for the Port Sudan Sergeants' Mess dinner, with the signatures of those attending on the reverse

1941 Aug
Scale of fees for burial in British Protestant cemeteries in Alexandria

1945
Copy of Sir Douglas Newbold's memorial inscription

1954
Programme for “A Concert of Music” at the Cathedral Hall, Khartoum

1954 Jan
Pantomime programme for a performance of “Robinson Crusoe” at the Sudan Club in Khartoum

1955, 1957-1965
Collection of printed menus for St Andrew's Day dinners organised by the Khartoum Caledonian Society

[1957]
Poem commemorating the death of Bishop Gwynne

1961 Mar 15
Annual report of the Sudan Commercial Bank (printed); addressed on reverse to the English Church
Language: Arabic

1987 Dec 18
Note on the altar cloth in All Saints' Cathedral, Khartoum, which was made in 1905 by the Leek Embroidery Society, with covering letter from Mr and Mrs E. Bolton to Mrs Lena Martin

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