Scott-Hill, Walter
Introduction
Walter Scott-Hill
Arrangement

Catalogue
Personal Papers relating to Sudan Service
2. Articles, Memoirs
3. Photographic Material
4. Printed Material
Separated printed material now in Durham University Library
Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: Scott-Hill, Walter
Dates of creation: 1904-1914
Extent: 1 box
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: Scott-Hill, Walter
Language: English, Arabic, Ottoman Turkish

Walter Scott-Hill

1873 - 1963

1904-1914Service with the Sudan Steamers Department


Arrangement

1. Personal Papers relating to Sudan Service
2. Articles, Memoirs
3. Photographic Material
4. Printed Material

Accession details

Presented by Mrs M.S. Armstrong, 1963-1976

Catalogue
Personal Papers relating to Sudan Service
SAD.511/1/1-2
1904 Aug 27
Letter to Scott-Hill from Commander E.E. Bond offering him a temporary position in the Sudan on sudd cutting work
SAD.511/1/3-6
1904
Firman appointing Scott-Hill Bimbashi, with envelope and annotated copy
Language: Ottoman Turkish
SAD.511/1/7-8
1907
Firman to Scott-Hill Bey, with annotated copy
Language: Ottoman Turkish
SAD.466/5/1
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
SAD.466/5/2
[1914]
Note recording farewell to a number of staff of the Steamers Department, including the Director, E.E. Bond and Scott-Hill, Assistant Director
SAD.466/5/3-4
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
SAD.511/1/11
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”
2. Articles, Memoirs
SAD.466/2/1-40
[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
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Autobiographies
SAD.466/3/1-40
[ca. 1950s]
Second copy of account above. The articles at SAD.466/4 are all based on this memoir
Index terms
Autobiographies
SAD.466/4/31-39
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)
SAD.466/4/1-29
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)
SAD.466/4/40-49
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)
SAD.466/4/50-64
[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)
3. Photographic Material
SAD.511/1/9-10
[1904-1914]
Typescript list by Scott-Hill of photographs taken in the Sudan, in an album which is not part of the collection
SAD.474/1/1-31
[ca. 1904-1914]
Photographs taken during Scott-Hill's service in the Sudan:
SAD.474/1/1-2
[ca. 1904-1914]
Small steamer or launch, the Leopard, probably Khartoum North dockyard
SAD.474/1/3
[ca. 1904-1914]
Young woman operating a shaduf on the bank of the Nile, probably near Khartoum
SAD.474/1/4
[ca. 1904-1914]
Young man operating a shaduf on the bank of the Nile, probably near Khartoum
SAD.474/1/5
[ca. 1904-1914]
Two men operating a shaduf on the bank of the Nile, probably near Khartoum
SAD.474/1/6
[ca. 1904-1914]
Two women operating a shaduf on the bank of the Nile, probably near Khartoum
SAD.474/1/7
[ca. 1904-1914]
Three British men playing bowls, probably Khartoum
SAD.474/1/8
[ca. 1904-1914]
Sudanese man in garden in front of government building, probably Khartoum
SAD.474/1/9
[ca. 1904-1914]
Man on camelback, possibly Scott-Hill
SAD.474/1/10
[ca. 1904-1914]
Elderly Sudanese man, probably Khartoum
SAD.474/1/11
[ca. 1904-1914]
Flooded land, probably Khartoum
SAD.474/1/12-12a
[ca. 1904-1914]
Steamer during construction, probably Khartoum North dockyard
SAD.474/1/13
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of people standing on a riverbank, possibly Khartoum North dockyard
SAD.474/1/14
[ca. 1904-1914]
Two men, possibly including Scott-Hill, surveying the battlefield at Karari, site of the battle of Omdurman
SAD.474/1/15
[ca. 1904-1914]
View of Khartoum North dockyard with the Palace on the opposite bank of the river
SAD.474/1/16
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of government officials watching a diluka
SAD.474/1/17
[ca. 1904-1914]
Young girl standing in front of a group of women wearing tobes
SAD.474/1/18
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of men in front of tukls
SAD.474/1/19
[ca. 1904-1914]
Village on a riverbank, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/20
[ca. 1904-1914]
River scene, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/21
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of women, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/22
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of men performing a war dance, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/23
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of men performing a war dance with spears and shields, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/24
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of men performing a war dance with clubs, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/25
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of men performing a war dance with spears and shields, possibly Equatoria
SAD.474/1/26-27
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of men probably Shilluk, performing a war dance with spears and shields
SAD.474/1/28
[ca. 1904-1914]
Group of Belgian officers standing on a riverbank, Lado Enclave
SAD.474/1/29
[ca. 1904-1914]
Steamer, possibly the Margaret, run aground in the sudd, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/30
[ca. 1904-1914]
Steamer, the Beatrice, in the sudd, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/31
[ca. 1904-1914]
Steamer, possibly the Hannek or Kaibar, run aground, probably in Upper Nile Province
SAD.511/3/1-9
[ca. 1904-1914]
Photographs taken during Scott-Hill's service in the Sudan:
SAD.511/3/1-2
[ca. 1904-1914]
Scott-Hill on camelback
SAD.511/3/3
[ca. 1904-1914]
Scott-Hill on horseback
SAD.511/3/4
[ca. 1904-1914]
Two women on donkeyback. One is possible Scott-Hill's wife
SAD.511/3/5
[ca. 1904-1914]
View of Khartoum North dockyard with the steamer Bordein on the right and Scott-Hill's house in the background
SAD.511/3/6
[ca. 1904-1914]
Spectators using steamers as grandstands at a regatta near the Khartoum North dockyard
SAD.511/3/7
[ca. 1904-1914]
People dressed as sufragettes in a rowing boat with the words ‘Votes for women’ on the side, at a regatta near Khartoum North dockyard
SAD.511/3/8
[ca. 1904-1914]
Scott-Hill's servant and Peter, his dog
SAD.511/3/9
[ca. 1904-1914]
Half-length portrait of Capt E.E. Bond, R.N. and Director, Sudan Government Steamers Department, wearing Egyptian Army uniform
SAD.474/1/32-43
1904-1905
Large mounted photographs taken during sudd clearance work undertaken by Scott-Hill 1904-1905:
SAD.474/1/32
1905
Steamer towing freshly cut sudd during sudd clearance work, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/33
1905
Men loading fuel on to a steamer at a wood station on the Blue Nile
SAD.474/1/34
1905
Men clearing sudd on Block XV by cutting it away while standing on a wire attached to the bow of a steamer, probably Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/35
1905 Jan
Cut sudd floating downstream around the gunboat Tamai during sudd clearance work, probably Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/36
1905
Wire attached to the bow of a steamer pulling cut sudd away during sudd clearance work on Block XV, probably Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/37
1905 Feb
Dead hippopotamus shot by Scott-Hill on the Bahr al-Jabal river during sudd clearance work
SAD.474/1/38
1905
Group of local people at a wood station, probably Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/39
1905 Mar 6
Man standing on a dead elephant shot by Scott-Hill in the company of G. Middleton, an engineer
SAD.474/1/40
1905
Tukl under construction, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/41
1905
Men clearing sudd by cutting it away whilst standing on a wire attached to the bow of a steamer, probably Upper Nile Province
SAD.474/1/42
1905
Landing party loading a steamer with fuel from a wood station on a section of floating sudd at Block XV
SAD.474/1/43
1905 Jan
Group of sudd clearance workers standing in the sudd after cutting up a hippopotamus shot on the Bahr al-Jabal river
SAD.511/2/1-15
1909-1914
Picture postcards of the Sudan, sent by Scott-Hill and his wife, mainly to their daughter Monica Scott-Hill:
SAD.511/2/1
1909 Feb 7
Habub over buildings under construction at Khartoum. Postcard by Angelo H. Capato, sent by Scott-Hill to Miss Ardron, his future wife
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/2
1912 Oct 7
Golden crested crane, probably Khartoum zoo. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 408, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/3
1909 Nov 9
Full length profile of young Shilluk man with distinctive hairstyle, holding spears and standing in front of a tukl. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 309, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/4
1913 May 14
Young girl at Omdurman wearing a kitab suspended around her neck. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 143, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/5
1913 Oct 13
Group of young boys at Omdurman. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 368, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/6
1913 Oct 19
Cartoon entitled ‘Two ships of the desert’ (colour tinted). Postcard by B.K.W. I 951-15, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/7
1913 Nov 21
Gazelle, probably Khartoum zoo. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 407, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
Index terms
Postcards
SAD.511/2/8
1913 Dec 14
Shilluk men standing in a canoe, hunting hippopotami with spears and bows and arrows. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 253, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/9
1914 Jan 10
Oxen pulling military equipment loaded onto wagons. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 217, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/10
1914 Jan 22
Steamer, the S.G.S. Omdurman and two barges moored on the Nile, possibly at Khartoum North dockyard. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 249, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/11
1914 Jan 26
Tame giraffe at Singa. Postcard by Sudan Times, sent by Scott-Hill and his wife to their daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/12
1914 Jan 29
Ostrich watering by the river at Dueim after being plucked. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 144, sent by Mrs Scott-Hill to her daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/13
1914 Mar 5
First British Camel Corps in the Sudan on parade at Khartoum. Postcard by G.N. Morhig, no. 38, sent by Scott-Hill and his wife to their daughter Monica
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Postcards
SAD.511/2/14
1914 Jul 2
Feluccas sailing on the Nile (colour tinted). Postcard by F. Diemer, Finck & Baylaender, Cairo, sent by Scott-Hill to his daughter Monica
Index terms
Postcards
SAD.511/2/15
1914 Jul 13
Embossed portrait of a young Egyptian syce wearing a waistcoat and fez, Cairo. Postcard by Plentl Mary Mill Cairo, no. 28
Index terms
Postcards
4. Printed Material
Separated printed material now in Durham University Library

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