16 February 1923; 30 January 1932
Employment contract for William Root as a Foreman Engineer for Wireless at Khartoum, 16 February 1923; with letter of reference following the abolishment of this post, 30 January 1932

19 April 1924
Copy letter from William Root at El Fasher to his mother, including: increase in wages; hiring a new apprentice; travel to El Obeid, 19 March 1924, and camel transport; arrival at Nahud, onward travel to Fasher; meeting with the governor and deputy governor [C.G. Dupuis and P. Munro]; learning to drive; possibly moving to Malakal. Photocopy, with typed transcript (SAD.1009/11/18-19)

26 July 1924
Copy letter from William Root at Geneina to his mother, including: left El Fasher 15 June 1924; travel through the mountains by car; 250 miles to Geneina in 8 days. Photocopy, with typed transcript (SAD.1009/11/28-29)

21 February 1929
Letter from P. Henderson & Co. (Henderson Line), Glasgow, to William Root at Khartoum regarding his travel from Port Sudan to England on board the S.S. “Sagaing”, departing 25 June 1929, and his return to Port Sudan with his wife on board the S.S. “Amarapoora”, departing 11 October 1929

28 February 1932
Letter from Florence and W.G. Piper at Khartoum to William and Gladys Root at Marseilles, comiserating; with stamped envelope

[1923 x 1932]
Christmas menu, with orchestra programme on the reverse. Typescript. [Found loose at SAD.1009/14/159]
Size: cm

1 January 1923-30 November 1923
Diary of William Root covering period before and during his early employment with the Sudan Government, containing details of home and social life, letters from home, contact details of acquaintances, and pasted-in enclosures, including: cuttings concerning the executions of Frederick Bywaters and Edith Thompson, 9 January 1923; magazine cutting, photograph of “Officers and N.C.Os, Wireless Signal Company, Egypt - Armistice Day, 1922”; List of passengers by the B.J.S.S. “Mantola”, leaving London 2 March 1923; drawing of Mrs Chaplin on back of ticket stub to Cinéma Skating Rink, Khartoum, 30 April 1923; programme for an organ recital by W.A. Tarttelin in Khartoum Cathedral, 4 April 1923; pages 71-74 from a collection of Greek poems, including works by Maria Pipiza and Stefanos Kanellos; Khartoum Municipal Tran & Ferry Services, punched tram ticket; “The Thirsty Firsts” (1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment), concert party programme, the title amended to “The ‘Silver Stars’”, [British Barracks, Khartoum, 23 July 1923]. Rekarte diary, published by W. Straker Ltd, London

[1920 x 1932]
Photograph album containing images depicting the home and social life of William and Gladys Root in Khartoum. Disbound album, some prints are captioned in pencil (rendered in quotation marks)

[c. 1904 x 1932]
Photograph album containing images of Khartoum, Atbara, Philae; railway, steamer and motor vehicles; wireless equipment, personnel and buildings (Khartoum, Port Sudan, El Fasher, Geneina, Nyala, Atbara); British official and social and Root family life; Omdurman C.M.S. Hospital; Port Sudan docks; tour of Darfur and Kordofan (El Fasher, Nyala, Geneina, Kebkebia, Muallaga, Duma, Zalingei, El Obeid, Gereira, Dilling); battle damaged Hospital Officers Mess at Khartoum after the Dec. 1924 revolt; 1927 revolt at Zalingei; funeral procession of Zaghloul Pasha in Cairo. Also includes images of Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Italy, and in England - Brynmaer Road [?London], Margate, Prittlewell Priory in Southend-on-Sea, Palmer's School at Grays in Essex. Brown Photex expanding album. Most prints are captioned (rendered in quotation marks)

[1923 x 1932]
Loose photographs

1923 x 1932
27 postcards of Khartoum buildings, the Khalifa House Museum and Sudanese peoples