Language: Arabic and English / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 25 boxes, 4 items, and 1 websites
Abstract:: 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]

Extent:: 33 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: Karl S. Twitchell was an American mining engineer who conducted extensive surveys in the Middle East, Europe, and South America between 1915 and the 1950s. His papers document the span of his career, particularly his interest in the Middle East, and include correspondence, journals, notes, reports, writings, topical files, photographs, and maps. Personal documents and correspondence with family and associates are also contained.

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

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.3 linear feet
Abstract:: The Robert Garrett Papers consists of correspondence and documents primarily concerning the Robert Garrett Collection and other collecting interests of Garrett, Princeton Class of 1897.

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

Extent:: 5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists of research files, primarily government records, of scholar and author Jacques Roumani (1944-2016) on Libya during the period of Italian colonization.

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

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