1954 Dec 9-1957 Nov 10
Personal letters from King Faisal II of Irag, written from the Palace, Baghdad to Mr Bowlby, his former housemaster at Harrow (Maunsell's brother-in-law), and to Mrs Bowlby, concerning Bowlby's retirement from the school and move to Bath, the King's recent trip to Jordan and Lebanon and purchase of an Austin-Healy sports car (SAD.100/21/1-2); travels to Turkey and France in the royal yacht, with impressions of Istanbul (SAD.100/21/3-4); and to Mrs Bowlby on the occasion of his engagement, with news of former school friends (SAD.100/21/5-6)

1935 Jan 17-1959 Mar 6
Correspondence and other assorted papers, indexed by Maunsell, relating to early Sudan locomotive history, in particular the origins and dimensions of the four original side tank engines of Khedive Ismail Pasha's Halfa-Sarras railway and other early locomotives, including with Richard Hill (SAD.1103/1/5-9); N.H. Gibbins (Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer, Atbara) (SAD.1103/1/11-18); Peckett & Sons Ltd (SAD.1103/1/20-22); the editor of the South African Railways and Harbours Magazine (SAD.1103/1/24-27); John Fowler & Co, Leeds (SAD.1103/1/29-35); Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd (SAD.1103/1/37-43); North British Loco. Co. (SAD.1103/1/45-57); Beyer, Peacock & Co. (SAD.1103/1/60-69); G. Alliez, Librarian of the Stephenson Locomotive Society (SAD.1103/1/71-108); C.G. Hodgson (Sudan Government London Office) (SAD.1103/1/110-127); and the Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd (SAD.1103/1/129-145). Enclosures:

1937-1950
Papers relating to early Sudan locomotive history, compiled by Maunsell during his research into the subject and including “Some notes on the history of the railways of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan” by H. Duncombe Bindley, 1937 (SAD.1103/2/2-11); “Sudan Railways: List of principal officers from the foundation of the system”, compiled by R.L. Hill, 1939 (SAD.1103/2/12-16); statistics relating to 4-4-0 tank locomotive, 1885 (SAD.1103/2/19); correspondence relating to articles by Maunsell for Sudan Notes and Records and The Sudan Railways Bulletin (SAD.1103/2/22-25); letters from Maunsell to locomotive manufacturers in the UK and to G. Alliez, replicated in file SAD.1103/1/1-145 above (SAD.1103/2/26-62); sketch map of the railway from Wadi Halfa to Kerma, undated (SAD.1103/2/65); rolling stock lists (SAD.1103/2/78-84,106-110); E.S.R. loco notes (SAD.1103/2/85-101); article by Maunsell entitled “History repeats itself”, undated (SAD.1103/2/102-105)

[ca. 1922 x 1923]
Photographs taken by B. Kennedy-Cooke in Nahud District, and later given to Maunsell.

1927-1930
Album of photographs, probably mostly taken by Maunsell, during his service as District Locomotive Superintendent in Port Sudan.
Blue hardcover “Windmill” album by Johnsons, London; with “Photographs” and a rural scene with a windmill imprinted in gold on front cover.

1927-1929
Album of photographs, probably taken by Maunsell, during his service as District Locomotive Superintendent in Port Sudan.
“Snapshots”“Magna” album with brown card covers and green binding cord, captioned on inside front cover: Boy left London on May 5th 1927, joined the Kaiser a Hind [ “Kaiser-a-Hind” ] at Marseilles May 6th, arrived at Port Said May 11th, and at Cairo May 12th.

[1927 x 1929]
Album of photographs probably taken by Maunsell during his service as District Locomotive Superintendent in Port Sudan. All are uncaptioned but most are duplicates of photographs in album SAD.482/2/1-111 above.
Grey cardboard album, without binding cord; “Photographs” printed on front cover inset within brown and yellow imprinted illustration of a ploughman and team of horses

1928-1930
Album of photographs, probably mostly taken by Maunsell during his service as District Locomotive Superintendent in Port Sudan.
“Snapshots”“Magna” album with brown card covers and green binding cord, captioned on front cover: “1928-1930”.

1930-[1948]
Album of photographs, probably mostly taken by Maunsell during his service as District Locomotive Superintendent in Kassala, Atbara and Khartoum and as Works Manager at Atbara
Album with brown carboard covers and khaki binding cord; “PHOTOGRAPHS” imprinted on front cover within 25 x 233 mm box

[1927 x 1948]
Loose photographs of railway stock and Suakin, probably taken by Maunsell and mostly duplicates of prints in albums above:

[1927 x 1944]
Loose photographs, mostly taken by Maunsell, including views of his house and colleagues. Many are duplicates. (SAD.302/2/14,16,18,20,22 are unprinted negatives and SAD.302/21/12,23 are original envelopes in which the prints were stored.)

1936 Aug 26
Photograph of Shaykh 'Ali 'Uthman Diqnah (centre), the son of 'Uthman ibn abu Bakr Diqnah, standing with Bakhsh Muhammad Musa Diqnah (left) and Bashir Muhammad Musa Diqnah, nephews. Photograph sent to Maunsell by Muhammad Salih Derar; persons are numbered on image and identified in a typed caption on the reverse
Size: 66 x 108 mm
1 photographic print

[1927 x 1948]
Postcards of Sudan Government Railways' steamers:

[1927 x 1948]
Northern Sudanese woman, wearing tobe and necklace and with mushat braids, with [her son]. The photograph appears to be blurred
Size: 122 x 100 mm
1 photographic negative

1965 Jan 26
Photograph (66 x 92 mm) taken by A.N. Gibson on 17 January 1912 showing the arrival of George V and Queen Mary at Port Sudan, published in the Daily Telegraph with a letter from Gibson