Campbell, Ewen
Introduction
Ewen Campbell
Arrangement
Catalogue
5. Museum object
Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: Campbell, Ewen
Dates of creation: 1929-1939
Extent: 1 box; 1 banner
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: Campbell, Ewen
Language: English; Arabic

Ewen Campbell

(1897-1975)

1921-1927Assistant District Commissioner, Kassala
1928Resident, Geneina, Dar Masalit
1928-1930Assistant District Commissioner, Kutum, Darfur
1931-1933District Commissioner, Kutum, Darfur
1933-1934Resident, Geneina, Dar Masalit
1934-1935District Commissioner, Kassala
1935Deputy Governor, Kassala
1935-1936Assistant Civil Secretary, Khartoum
1936-1938Deputy Civil Secretary, Khartoum
1938-1947Governor, El Obeid, Kordofan

Arrangement

1. Personal papers
2. Diaries
3. Photographic material
4. Maps
5. Museum objects
6. Printed material

Accession details

Banner presented by E. Campbell, 1960; remainder presented by P. Campbell, 2021; see also lantern slides, c. 1910-1930, presented by Campbell (Miscellaneous Small Donations in the Sudan Archive)

Catalogue
5. Museum object
SAD.3/4
1898
Mahdist banner, with inscription:
“O God, O Merciful One, O Compassionate One O Living One,
O Subsisting One, O Lord of Majesty and Honour
There is no god but God. Muhammad is his messenger
Muhammad al-Mahdi is the Successor to the messenger of God”.
Central panel black and [?faded red] text on white background, with black bars at top and bottom; within cream [?faded green] border.
Size: 145 x 106 cm
Textile