"Much Ado About Nothing"., 01/01/1940-01/01/1960

File — Box: 14, Folder: 33

Identifier: 48931

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Book manuscripts and drafts by H. St. John B. Philby. All but the first item in the series are held in a single .5 linear foot grey Hollinger box.

Dates

01/01/1940-01/01/1960

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 19.5 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 bound photostat TMs by H. St. John B. Philby about Saudi Arabia in the 1920's and 1930's with discussion of the concession obtained by the Standard Oil Company of California and King 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Sa'ud; slightly annotated in red ink, possibly by William E. Mulligan. Only two chapters are included, "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The California Concession", in total approximately 120 pages.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

PHILBY, H. ST. JOHN B. - MSS. (UNTITLED): Manuscript

"MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" - MSS. BY H. ST. J. B. PHILBY: Manuscript

"CALIFORNIA CONCESSION" - MSS. BY H. ST. J. B. PHILBY: Manuscript