MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
[Circa 1920]-1971
Abstract:
This collection contains largely correspondence (27 ln. ft.), mostly of a professional nature but there are some family or personal letters including extensive correspondence with Samuel Geiser. In addition, the collection contains drafts or copies of Albright's talks, supporting correspondence, etc.; his publications, field work, etc.; and material (documents, diaries, photos) portraying the Timna expedition,1950-1951, in South Arabia. There is also significant documentation on the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem beyond his years as Director (it was renamed the William Foxwell Albright Institute of Archaeological Research a year before his death). On the whole this collection documents in great detail the course of Albright's life as the leading Orientalist of his age.
Call #:
Mss.B.AL15p
Extent:
51 Linear feet
Subjects:
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Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971 | American Oriental Society | American Philosophical Society | American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem | Archaeology | Chiapas (Mexico) -- Religion | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel. | Excavations (Archaeology) -- West Bank. | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Yemen. | Field notes. | Geiser, Samuel Wood, 1890-1983 | International Organization of Old Testament Scholars | Israel -- Antiquities. | Jews -- Antiquities. | Oriental antiquities. | Palestinian Exploration Society | Photoprints. | Qumran Site (West Bank) | Semitic languages | W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research