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Collection
Identifier: GTM-870108
Scope and Contents
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
Research materials concerning a Syrian Arabic-English dictionary.
Dates:
1964 - 1975
Collection
Identifier: GTM-760101a
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts written in the Arabic script and contains texts in the languages of Persian and Turkish, as well as a number of Arabic dialects. The texts vary widely in subject matter. This small collections contains a number of Korans and other religious works, as well as books of history and poetry, and the Kama Sutra. The provenance and dates of acquisitions vary from item to item, some having come from the University Archives, some through purchase, and some through...
Dates:
1544-1800s
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS434
Scope and Contents
The George S. Rentz, Jr. Papers contain the correspondence, photographs, journals, and collected printed materials of George S. Rentz, Jr., the noted Arabist who pioneered the Research and Translation division of the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco). The collection provides primary and secondary source material for the history of the Arabian American Oil Company, U.S.-Saudi relations, the politics of oil, and the Palestinian revolution. Rentz's private notebooks and appointment diaries...
Dates:
1932 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1969
Collection
Identifier: GTM-161201
Scope and Contents
The Thomas C. Barger Papers contain materials related to his career working for the Arabian American Oil Company.Series 1 - Correspondence Between Thomas C. Barger and His Family. Many letters written by Thomas C. Barger to his parents are contained in this series. A large number of letters from Thomas C. Barger to his wife Kathleen Barger are also present. Some letters from Thomas C. Barger to Mike T. Barger are also retained. The correspondence chronicles Thomas C. Barger's...
Dates:
1937 - 1979
