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Princeton University Department of Near Eastern Studies Faculty Research Materials
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Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies has been a leader in the study of the Middle East since 1927 when it was founded as the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures. While traditionally the strength of the department has been in the medieval and pre-modern studies of the geographical area that includes the Arab lands, Iran, Israel, and Turkey, greater emphasis has been given more recently to the modern Muslim world in its entirety, including the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Consists of research materials of faculty members of Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies, most likely Philip Khuri Hitti (1886-1978) who served as department chair from 1926 to 1954, and/or his son-in-law, R. Bayly Winder (1920-1988)(M.A. and Ph.D from Princeton), who taught at Princeton in the same department until the early 1960s. Two main file groups include photocopied materials relating to Jurji Zaydan (Georgie Zeidan) (1861-1914), mostly professional and personal correspondence, and Aramco records, primarily Arabian Research Division, Government Relations Division, translations of Current Affairs Radio Broadcasts.
Princeton University Department of Near Eastern Studies website. Accessed June 26, 2017.
Transfer from Princeton University Library Near East Collections, 2017. (AM 2017-161)
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This collection was processed by Faith Charlton in June 2017 with assistance from Julia English '19. Finding aid written by Faith Charlton in June 2017. Folder inventory added by Julia English '19.
No materials were separated during 2017 processing.
People
- Hitti, Philip K. (Philip Khuri), 1886-1978
- Winder, R. Bayly (Richard Bayly), 1920-1988
- Zaydān, Jirjī, 1861-1914
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Faith Charlton, Julia English '19
- Finding Aid Date
- 2017
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Open for research/
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Collection Inventory
Includes professional and personal correspondence as well as some personal documents, a travel journal, press clippings, and manuscripts.
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Letters are written on Al-Hilal/ Al-Taalif letterhead.
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Letters are numbered 1-63.
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Letters are numbered 64-123; a couple are missing.
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Includes letters to Zaydan's father Habib concerning his marriage, and several unpublished poems by Zaydan to his wife.
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Letters primarily concerning the student demonstration of 1882 at the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut (American University of Beirut); also includes petitions written by the students in 1882 to protest their grievances with the school.
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Includes some letters of a congratulatory nature from Arab, Turkish, and Persian publicists as well as a letter from Philip Hitti to Emile Zaydan (1958).
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Includes passport, graduation certificates, honorary membership certificates in various societies, etc.
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Includes histories and novels.
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Includes English translations of regulations, transactions with Jewish firms, agreements, lists, and customs tariff documents.
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Paper drafted for the University of Chicago Conference on Lebanese Democracy, May 28-31, 1963, Session IV. It is not part of the conference volume that was published.
Philip Hitti served as one of the chairs for this session.
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Bibliography for the course taught during the Spring term, 1965, OS 543. R. Bayly Winder taught this class.
2 copies.
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