The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Partition of the Middle East, 1879-1919 - Volumes
Volumes
4 volumes in The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Partition of the Middle East, 1879-1919
Foreign affairs and travel, 1888-1919
Integral to this part of the collection are a large number of printed and sketched maps of western Asia (e.g. DDSY2/4/67-80, DDSY2/4/204-216), many annotated or shaded, showing the progress of talks towards the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Read more →
Papers regarding the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the Zionist movement, and British policy in Islamic countries, 1914-1918
Two versions of an undated but contemporary list of the first 112 items in this series can be found in DDSY(2)/11/113. Read more →
Papers of Sir Mark Sykes formerly on display at Sledmere House, 1915-1917
A miscellany of key documents shedding light on the historical context of, and thinking behind, the Sykes-Picot Agreement, comprising letters, telegrams, minutes, notes, drafts of speeches and other papers relating to Arthur James Balfour, the Palestine Mandate and the role of the United States, prominent Zionists including Dr Chiam Weizmann, Syria, Turkey, etc. Read more →
Miscellaneous other papers
Papers relating to the Middle East selected from the following other series: DDSY2/2 Diaries; DDSY2/3 Finance; DDSY2/5 Military affairs; DDSY2/6 Projects; DDSY2/8 Speeches; DDSY2/9 Miscellaneous; DDSY2/10 Material used by Shane Leslie for his book Mark Sykes : his life and letters; DDSY2/12 Papers of Sir Mark Sykes formerly on display at Sledmere House. Read more →
