Correspondence from George S. Rentz, Jr., 01/11/1955-12/28/1955

File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Identifier: GAMMS434.1.10

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Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence from George S. Rentz, Jr., arranged chronologically.

Dates

Creation: 01/11/1955-12/28/1955

Creator

From the Collection: Rentz, George (Person)

Language of materials note

From the Collection:

Although most of the collection is in English, the Rentz Papers contain a substantial number of Arabic-language documents, including the propaganda material printed by the Palestinian Liberation Organization in the 1960s and letters from Saudi officials.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is temporarily closed to researchers as of October 31, 2026. The collection is currently being digitized and will remain closed to researchers until work is completed.

Additional Description

Container Summary

Typed Correspondence and Telegrams dated 1955 from George S. Rentz, Jr. Correspondents include: Clark Cypher of Aramco, Richard Nelson Frye of Harvard University, Joe A. Fadil of Aramco Overseas Company, the Bond Wheelwright Company, Homer C. Mueller of Aramco, Gustave E. von Grunebaum of the University of Chicago, Tom Barger of Aramco, and G.E. Mandis of Aramco. Sent from Cairo, Egypt, and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. References to Rentz's travels, assignments among Aramco's Research and Translation team, and a boundary dispute between Saudi Arabia and Great Britain.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO CYPHER, CLARK (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO FRYE, RICHARD NELSON (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO FADIL, JOE A. (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO MUELLER, HOMER C. (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO VON GRUNEBAUM, GUSTAVE E. (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO BARGER, TOM (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - CORRESP. TO MANDIS, G.E. (1955): Other Types

CYPHER, CLARK - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

FRYE, RICHARD NELSON - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

FADIL, JOE A. - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

MUELLER, HOMER C. - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

VON GRUNEBAUM, GUSTAVE E. - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

BARGER, TOM - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

MANDIS, G.E. - CORRESP. FROM RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

ARAMCO - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

ARAMCO OVERSEAS COMPANY - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

BOND WHEELWRIGHT COMPANY - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

CHICAGO - UNIVERSITY OF - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

HARVARD UNIVERSITY - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

RENTZ, GEORGE S., JR. - REFERENCE IN CORRESPONDENCE (1955): Other Types

BURAIMI DISPUTE - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types

GREAT BRITAIN - SAUDI RELATIONS - REFERENCE BY RENTZ, GEORGE (1955): Other Types