ST. ANTONY'S COLLEGE, OXFORD GUIDE TO THE MIDDLE EAST CENTRE ARCHIVE Introduction This Guide covers the majority of the collections held in the Middle East Centre Archive. At present it does not cover collections that consist only of photographs. For example the Archive holds a substantial Freya Stark photographic collection. Where a more detailed description of a collection exists, this is indicated in this Guide by the word ‘Handlist’. If a collection holds photographs this is indicated at the end of the description by ‘Photographic collection’. Please note that uncatalogued material appears at the end of this Guide. Please note TS means typescript. MS means manuscript i.e. handwritten. ADAMSON, Richard. GB165-0001 Accounts by a Palestine Police Officer of the Cairo conspiracy trial in 1919 and the riots in Jerusalem, Easter 1920. 7 sheets. Handlist ADDISON, Herbert. GB165-0002 Privately printed monograph The pleasures of Anglo-Egyptian cooperation, 1972; critique of Jacques Berque’s Egypt; imperialism and revolution, 1973; memo by J. Cryer on British schoolmasters in Egypt; papers relating to the Cairo Scientific Society 1898-1931; lists of British Officials in the Egyptian service 1926-45; material relating to the development of the Helwan and Maadi 1920s-50s; press-cuttings and pamphlets on Egypt 1938-49; material relating to the Anglo-Egyptian Union 1942-49. 1 box. Handlist ALLARD, W. (b. 1889). GB165-0003 Biographical note; letter to A.L. Odell, 29 November 1967, on British nationals seconded to work under the Egyptian Government. 3 sheets. Handlist ALLEN, Rt. Revd. Geoffrey Francis, Bishop in Egypt. (1902-82). GB165-0004 Collection of Diocesan Reviews for Egypt and Sudan 1947-52. 1 box. Handlist ALLENBY, Field Marshal Sir Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st Viscount Allenby of Megiddo. (1861-1936). GB165-0005 Photocopies of papers relating to the Middle East including: Palestine campaign - extracts from letters to his wife up to and including the capture of Aleppo (1918) and his visit in February 1919 to Istanbul; letters and reports by eyewitnesses of the same period; letters from H. Chauvel; letters to Sir Herbert Samuel, 1920-25; letter to Sir William Hayter 6 May 1924 on Saad Zaghlul; letters elicited by Wavell for his “Egypt” volume; comments, mainly by Gerald Delany, on Wavell's Allenby in Egypt. 1 box. Handlist. Photographic collection. AMAZALAK, Mayer H. and AMAZALAK, J.B. GB165-0007 1 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF 8 Jul 2021 Two poems on the coronation of Edward VII, printed Jaffa, 1902. 2 sheets. Handlist AMOS, Sir (Percy) Maurice (Maclardie) Sheldon. (1872-1940). GB165-0008 Copy of letter to Sheldon Amos, 12 Nov. 1905, from Graham Wallas, on nascent nationalism in the Middle East. 1 sheet. Handlist ANCKETILL, Matthew David. GB165-0009 Photocopied TS of Strange Destiny unpublished biography of Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777- 1842), artist, traveller and diplomat in Russia and Persia. 2 boxes. Handlist ANDERSON, Margaret Grace. GB165-0511 Privately printed memoir entitled ‘Mussolini Changed my Life’, written by Dr Margaret Anderson (née Smith). The memoir, which includes some photographs and also maps, documents Margaret Anderson and her family’s movements during World War 2, specifically from December 1939 to May 1946. During this time, the family moved from Glasgow to Sudan, then Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and later Cape Town. Margaret Anderson and her sister Jean fled from Sudan to Rhodesia in 1940, following events relating to the Italian forces’ attack on the border with Ethiopia. Other places visited include France, Beirut, Alexandria and Cairo. Along with personal remembrance and a first person account of childhood and schooling in the British colonies, the memoir includes information relating to the contemporary political and military context. 1 item. Handlist. ANTONIUS, George Habib. (1891-1942). GB165-0011 Reports and letters when Senior Associate in the Middle East of the Institute of Current World Affairs, on Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Iraq 1930-1939, including notes on the case of Taha Hussein, 1932, and on Saiyid Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani and Shaikh Muhammad ‘Abduh. Papers relating to the London Palestine Round Table Conference in 1939 including pre- conference meetings in Cairo and Beirut, a directory listing the conference participants, Arab delegation statements, minutes of Arab Delegation meetings, papers relating to the Committee on Pledges examining the McMahon-Hussein correspondence and policy committee papers. 5 boxes. Handlist. ARAB BULLETIN. GB165-0012 Nos. 1-74 (microfilm); nos. 41-113 with supplements (1916-19). 1 reel; 1 box. ARAB DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY. GB165-0324 Pamphlets, reports, newspaper cuttings and correspondence relating to the Arab Development Society, the life of its founder Musa Alami and details of the Society’s legacy and supporters. Also includes an album of professional photographs, along with loose photographs, documenting the work of the Arab Development Society. 3 boxes. Handlist. Photographic collection. ARAMCO. GB165-0013 TS report by William Mulligan on the visit of King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud to ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company) in January 1947 which was reproduced in 1961 as a memento for Aramco employees and a two page TS ‘Program of the reception for H.R.H. Sa’ud Ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, the crown prince, at the Saudi Arab Airport’ on 22 March 1948. 1 vol.; 2 sheets. Handlist. 2 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF 8 Jul 2021 ARCHIBALD, S.G. GB165-0014 Typescript proceedings of the “Commission de Réforme du Code de Procédure Civile Indigène” 1914, and “Commission des Capitulations” 1918, of the Government of Egypt, with associated material. 3 boxes. Handlist. ARDAGH, Col. Sir John Charles. (1840-1907). GB165-0015 Diaries of travel 1875-86, comprising Italy, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Rumania, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Russia, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, (privately printed); 3 letters, March 1908, from Susan, Countess of Malmesbury to Sir William Everett. 1 vol.; 3 sheets. Handlist. AREF EL-AREF. (1892-1973). GB165-0016 TS diaries (in Arabic): Amman diary, 1926-28; Gaza diary, July 1939-June 1940. 1 box. Handlist. ARMITAGE, Henry St John Basil (1924-2004). GB165-0377 TS Lecture ‘The Arab Legion of Jordan: To-day and yesterday’ by St J Armitage 25 Sept 1996; TS lecture entitled ‘The Hijaz Railway’ by H St J.B. Armitage given at the T.E. Lawrence Society Symposium, Exeter College, Oxford 14-15 Sept 2002; Pamphlet ‘History of the Railway Troops’ by Thalacker reporting on his experiences at Amman railway station regarding the 1918 retreat from the Hedjas front. 1 file. Handlist ARTHUR, Sir Geoffrey. (1920-1984). GB165-0430 Papers relating to Sir Geoffrey Arthur’s service as a senior diplomat in the Persian Gulf, when he engineered negotiations that led to the creation of the United Arab Emirates, 1968-1971. The collection includes agreements, orders, resolutions, laws, statements, memoranda, agendas, minutes and reports produced by or for the Provisional Union Council and the Supreme Council of the Union of Arab Emirates. A small amount of material consists of correspondence between key players in the negotiations, and articles analysing the situation. The papers also contain a certificate from New England College confirming upon Sir Geoffrey Arthur an honorary degree in 1983 and two obituaries for Sir Geoffrey Arthur in 1984. 2 boxes. Handlist. ASHLEY, Edward. (1934-2001). GB165-0399 OMAN ARCHIVE: Papers relating to Edward Ashley’s service in the Sultan’s Armed Forces Jebel Regiment Dhofar between 1970-1977, incorporating training materials including a training booklet, ‘Know Your Enemy’ and ‘Jebel Regiment’s Standard Operating Procedures’; materials on anti-guerrilla operations including ‘Commander’s Diary’, ‘Situation Reports’ and ‘Operation Instructions’; including maps of areas which were used during the joint military operations; ‘Oman Humour’, including cartoons; congratulatory letters and Jebel Regiment awards; a staff list of individuals who served in the Sultan’s Armed Forces, including a letter from ex-staff relating to the establishment of the Sultan’s Armed Forces Museum; and photographic material relating to Edward Ashley’s service in Oman, subsequent Sultan’s Armed Forces Association reunions including a trip to Oman in 1984. 8 boxes. Handlist. BAIRD, Nina Isabel. (d.1919). GB165-0017 Papers and photographs relating to Nina Baird’s work with the Red Cross, at Cairo Citadel, and among the Bedouin at Amira consisting of a letter of sympathy from General Allenby to Sir Alexander Baird 11 Aug 1919; an obituary of Nina Baird by Miss H. Ridler dealing with Nina Baird’s work with the Red Cross at Cairo Citadel and among the Bedouin at Amira, 1915-1919. 3 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF 8 Jul 2021 22 photographs, mainly consisting of photographs of carpets, as well as some photographs of Nina Baird. Handlist. Photographic collection. BALL, Robert. (1919-1987) GB165-0534 Papers, photographs and artefacts relating to Robert Ball’s service in the Palestine Police and the Bermuda Police, including his Palestine Police employment contract, passport, Christmas dinner menu, portraiture photographs, a photo album of purchased photos of Palestine with one photograph of Lebanon, view-master reels of Palestine, his Palestine Police service record and certificate of discharge. The material relating to his service in the Bermuda Police includes his employment contract, passports, correspondence, a police notebook, drunk driver questions, as well as artefacts including a pith helmet, epaulettes, service ribbons, police tie and whistle. There are also Palestine Police reunion photographs, Overseas Pensioners’ Association papers and an obituary for Robert Ball. 3 boxes. Handlist. BALL, Royston Arthur. (b.1928) GB165-0451 Memoirs ‘Palestine Service March 1947 to May 1948’ written by R.A. Ball (2nd Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) giving an account of his army service. 12 sheets. Handlist. BALFOUR DECLARATION. GB165-0018 Miscellaneous letters and papers relating to the Balfour Declaration, 1917, assembled by Elizabeth Monroe.