Research File: Katamon., 01/01/1972-12/31/1972

File — Box: 4, Folder: 45

Identifier: 89801

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to all of Collins' nine books, excluding his compilations of Lord Louis Mountbatten's papers.

Dates

01/01/1972-12/31/1972

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the typed notes taken from the interviews and research conducted by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre and their staff related to the role played by the wealthy Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem known as Katamon in the Israel-Arab War of 1948.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

O JERUSALEM - INTRVWS & RES RE KATAMON IN ARAB-ISRAELI WAR, ND: Typescript

KATAMON - O JERU INTRVWS & RES RE ROLE IN 1948 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR, ND: Typescript

JERUSALEM - O JERU INTRVWS & RES RE KATAMON, ND: Typescript

ABOU DAYIEH, IBRAHIM - O JERU INTRVWS & RES RE KATAMON, ND: Typescript