The documents date from as early as 1908 up to the 1950s. They tell the story of the establishment and growth of the Kattan family business in Sudan by the five sons of Giries Hanna Kattan and Hanne Salame Kattan. These were namely Khalil, Habib, Hanna, Nakhle and Victor. The documents include property deeds, business letters, partnership agreements, logo designs, copyright applications and company logbooks.
Where documents are in hand-written Arabic, the Planet Bethlehem Archive has produced typed Arabic transcriptions which are included alongside the original item.
