Saudi Aramco Publications Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains publications related to the Saudi Aramco company, dating from 1948 to 2008. It includes reports, periodicals, a film on DVD, and a Pocket Guide to Arabic. The materials were created for both Arabic and English-language audiences.
Dates
- Creation: 1948 - 2008
Creator
- Arabian American Oil Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Extent
2.75 Cubic Feet (8 boxes, 1 oversized folder, and 1 DVD)
Language of Materials
English
Arabic
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The items in this collection were derived from a variety of sources, including Aramco employees such as William Mulligan and Georgetown Library manuscripts curator Nicholas Scheetz. Issues of Qafilat al-Zayt were purchased from Sulaiman's Bookshop (Beiruit) in 2025.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitized copies of Aramco World are available online at https://archive.aramcoworld.com/
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.
- Title
- Saudi Aramco Publications Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025-04: Accession GTM-20250421 added to the finding aid by John Zarrillo.
- 2025-06: Accession-20250530 (Images of Saudi Arabia DVD) added to the finding aid by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu