Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: VIDAL-HALL, Maurice Patric
Dates of creation: 1937-1987
Extent: 2 files
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections: Sudan Archive
Created by: material relating to service in the Sudan
Language:
English
(1912-1964)
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| 1937-1938 | Assistant Conservator of Forests, Launi, Blue Nile Province |
| 1938-1940 | Assistant Conservator of Forests, Singa, Blue Nile Province |
| 1940-1944 | Assistant Conservator of Forests, Torit, Equatoria |
| 1946-1950 | Conservator of Forests, Loka, Equatoria |
| 1950-1953 | Conservator of Forests, Gumbiri, Equatoria |
| 1955 | Resigned from Sudan Government Service |
| 1957-1960 | Rejoined Sudan Government Service, Gum Research Division |
| 1962-1964 | Gum Research Division |
1. Personal Papers
2. Photographic Material
Catalogue
1. Personal Papers
SAD.727/1/1-42
1937 Jun 30 - 1963 Nov 10
Letters from Vidal-Hall to members of his family, including his sister and his niece and one letter from his son to Vidal-Hall's sister. Content of letters includes family matters and description of life in the Sudan and in South Africa
SAD.727/1/1-3
1937 Jun 30
From Vidal-Hall to his niece, writing from Singa. Family matters, writes about Khartoum. Mentions sawmilling job and a certain Majoribanks being posted to Khartoum
SAD.727/1/4-5
1937 Sep 24
Vidal-Hall writing from Launi to his niece. Details of daily life. Mentions McBain, second-in-command for Dept. and Captain Wedderburn
SAD.727/1/6-7
1938 Jan 6
Christmas letter from Vidal-Hall from Launi. Mentions inspection by Smith, Chief Conservator of Forests and problems of job
SAD.727/1/8
1942 Mar 5
Letter from Vidal-Hall to his sister. Account of journey on the White Nile in a tug and barge
SAD.727/1/9-10
1942 Sep 18
From Vidal-Hall to his niece, writing from Torit. Talks about proposed marriage
SAD.727/1/11-12
1944 Sep 18
From Vidal-Hall to his niece, writing from Khartoum. Describes life in the Sudan and anticipates peace in Durban
SAD.727/1/13
[n.d.]
From Vidal-Hall to his niece. Family matters
SAD.727/1/14-16
1958 Jul 23
From Vidal-Hall in South Africa to his sister. Describes his job in research into gum arabic in the Sudan
SAD.727/1/17
1958 Oct 6
From Vidal-Hall in the Sudan to his sister. More about his job
SAD.727/1/18
1959 Jun 9
From Vidal-Hall in El Obeid to his sister. Personal matters
SAD.727/1/19-26
1960 Jan 13
From Charles Vidal-Hall. (Vidal-Hall's son) to Vidal-Hall's sister. Account of holiday. Journey from George, S.A. to El Obeid
SAD.727/1/27-31
1960 Aug 19
From Vidal-Hall in the Sudan to his sister. Family matters. Mentions the gum business, arranging research into the chemistry of gum arabic and American aid in the Sudan
SAD.727/1/32-35
1962 Sep 30
From Vidal-Hall to his parents. Describes daily life in the Sudan. Mentions terrible drought in October of their arrival there. Account of journey from George to Khartoum and to El Obeid
SAD.727/1/36-39
1963 Mar 29
From Vidal-Hall to his parents. Family matters. Mentions British and some Greeks working on a Special Project financed by the United Nations; tour of Blue Nile and Kassala Province
SAD.727/1/40
1963 Aug 15
From Vidal-Hall to his sister. Personal. Mentions a visit from a Party of Foresters, mainly from the French colonies
SAD.727/1/41-42
1963 Nov 10
From Vidal-Hall to his sister. Mentions trouble between South Africa and other African countries and more trouble in Southern Sudan
SAD.727/1/44
1964
Obituary for Vidal-Hall, reproduced in a South African newspaper from a Sudanese publication
SAD.727/1/43
1987 Aug 8
Biographical notes on Vidal-Hall by his younger sister Angele Vidal-Hall
2. Photographic Material
SAD.718/41/1-8
Photographs of Vidal-Hall and his family in the Sudan
SAD.718/41/1
Vidal-Hall and wife Joyce with pets on the steps of their Kalire house
SAD.718/41/2
Rosemary and Silvia on camelback
SAD.718/41/3
Children on camel in El Obeid
SAD.718/41/4
Joyce sewing in lounge
SAD.718/41/5
Charles and Sandra Vidal-Hall on camel-back
SAD.718/41/6
Vidal-Hall and Charles on trek to Katire
SAD.718/41/7
All the Vidal-Hall children at a rest-house
SAD.718/41/8
Sylvia and Rosemary at a friend's garden
