Reports, Undated., 01/01/1914-01/01/1921
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, reports and printed materials relating to CVHE's diplomatic service in Turkey and the Hague from 1915 to 1920. A second series with similar materials can be found at the end of the collection (donated at a later date than this set).
Dates
- 01/01/1914-01/01/1921
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Extent
From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (12 Hollinger Record Storage boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Assorted reports relating to the middle east from 1914 to 1921, all undated. Includes the following items: 1 TMs fragment report on foreign religious, educational and philanthropic institutions in the Near East by an unknown person; 1 TMs notice to American citizens wishing to travel to Europe from Turkey via train; 1 TMs report on the British occupation of Transcaucasia (1919-18) by a Gen. Beach, with discussion of Azerbaijan and Georgia; 1 TMs list of Turkish Government leaders; 1 TMs essay by a U.S. State Department official, possibly a press release, regarding the U.S. position on various topics at the Paris Peace Conference; 1 TMs essay by an unknown person, "The problems presented by the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire," mainly regarding Christian populations; 1 TMs report on types of registration cases at Jerusalem, discussing the cases of Jews who have emigrated to the U.S. from Europe and then emigrated to Palestine after obtaining American citizenship; 1 TMs memorandum by Arshag K. Schmavonian on the administration of the Ottoman public debt.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
TURKEY (1918?) - FOREIGN MISSIONS - REPORT: Manuscript
TURKEY (1918?) - NOTICE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS: Manuscript
GREAT BRITAIN (1919) - OCCUPATION OF TRANSCAUCASIA - REPORT: Manuscript
TRANSCAUCASIA (1919) - BRITISH OCCUPATION - REPORT: Manuscript
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC) (1919) - BRITISH OCCUPATION - REPORT: Manuscript
AZERBAIJAN (1919) - BRITISH OCCUPATION - REPORT: Manuscript
TURKEY (1919?) - CHRISTIAN PROBLEM - REPORT: Manuscript
PALESTINE (1911) - IMMIGRATION OF AMERICAN JEWS - REPORT: Manuscript
JEWS (1911) - AMERICAN IMMIGRATION TO PALESTINE - REPORT: Manuscript
TURKEY (1920?) - PUBLIC DEBT ADMINISTRATION - REPORT: Manuscript
SCHMAVONIAN, ARSHAG K. - TURKISH PUBLIC DEBT (1920?) - REPORT: Manuscript
Creator
- From the Collection: Engert, Cornelius Van Hemert, 1887-1985 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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