Papers of Sir Mark Sykes, 1879-1919: the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Middle East

The digitised documents focus on Sykes' family experience in military intelligence and diplomacy in the Middle East both before and during the first world war.

This collection focuses on Mark Sykes' experience in military intelligence and diplomacy in the Middle East both before and during the First World War, providing researchers with an insight into the roots and role of European colonial powers in the emergence of nation-states from the Arab Revolts of the late and immediate post-WW1 period.

It contains material from the papers of Sir Mark Sykes held by Hull University Archives.