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Arabic Manuscript Leaf on Alchemy, undated

Extent:

0.10 linear feet (1 folder)

Abstract:

This is a single undated leaf of paper related to the study of alchemy.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Hādhā kitāb munyat al-muṣallī Manuscript, [19th century] (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet (1 volume)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Department of Near Eastern Studies Records, 1933-2017 (inclusive)

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25 boxes, 4 items, and 1 websites

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The Department of Oriental Studies was formed at Princeton University in the spring of 1927 as the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature. It offered an interdisciplinary curriculum centered on the study of the Arabic, Turkish, and Persian languages and the regions in which they were spoken until 1969, when it was reorganized into the separate Departments of Near Eastern Studies and East Asian Studies. The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, course syllabi, and other materials which document the activities of the department and it's faculty inside and outside of the classroom.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Elizabeth Dodge Huntington Clarke Collection of Arabic, Persian and Turkish Calligraphy, 1803-1916 (inclusive)

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7 boxes

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Collection of Ottoman Turkish berat (imperial certificates of award or authorization), calligraphy, mottos and tughras.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Shokri K. Swydan Papers, 1894-1940s (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 5.8 linear feet

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Swydan was a Syrian journalist who emigrated to the United States in 1909. He served as secretary of the Russian Imperial Orthodox Society and the United Syrian Christian Association of North America, and founded a business, S. Swydan and Sons, Russian traders, in Worchester, Mass. The collection consists of papers of Swydan, including correspondence (personal and business, some in Russian), family photographs and negatives, framed documents (including several embroidered floral and Arabic pieces), writings, maps, and newspaper clippings.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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James Elroy Flecker Collection, 1907-1915 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correpondence and manuscripts of James Elroy Flecker, the English poet, novelist, and playwright.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Sam Frank photographs of immigrant transit camps, 1950-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:

.15 linear feet (1 box)

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Sam Frank (1920-2007) was a Jewish photographer who documented Israel and its people from the 1950s to the 1970s. This collection consists of 231 black and white photographs taken by the photographer Sam Frank, 28 loose and 203 photographic proofs, dating from 1950 to 1952 in Arabic English, French, German, Hebrew, and Romanian.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Paola and Bertrand Lazard Holy Land postcard collection, 1904-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear feet (2 boxes)

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Paola and Bertrand Lazard are collectors of early printed books, postcards, maps, drawings and watercolors from the Holy Land. The collection consists of 1287 black and white and color postcards of major cities, archeological sites, religious sites and landscapes in Israel, dating from 1904 to 1983.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Joseph James' manuscript volume of "An Hebrew and English lexicon without points", 1824 1824-1890 (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet

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Joseph James (1755-1830) was a Philadelphian who published A compendious Hebrew and English lexicon in 1926 and worked a variety of jobs throughout his life time. This volume, written by Joseph James in 1824, comprises of four parts: a preface and writings on Hebrew, Chaldee (Aramaic) and Arabic grammar.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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William Alfred Eddy Papers, 1859-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:

24 boxes and 1 folder

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The papers of William A. Eddy (1896-1962), educator, diplomat, minister to Saudi Arabia, intelligence agent, and college president, focus on his presidency of Hobart College (1936-1941), his work in U.S. - Middle East policy, and his family life in the period from 1917-1962. The holdings of his personal and family correspondence is extensive. The collection contains all correspondence from his term as president of Hobart College, 1936-1941. Many military documents are included, especially in the years 1941-1946 (the planning of the North African landings, the FDR/Ibn Saud meeting, the Treaty of the Yemen). There are many geneological papers and letters from Eddy's relatives concerning American missionary work in the Middle East. There are numerous publications concerning 18th C. English literature, religious and civic duties, U.S. Foreign policy re Israel and the Arabs, and sociological accounts of the Middle East. The collection is composed of personal/professional correspondence,...(see more)

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]