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[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT COMMITTEE RECORDS, 1963- 1981
By Cynthia Rufo
Collection Overview
Title: Ancient Manuscripts Committee Records, 1963-1981
Creator: American Schools of Oriental Research Ancient Manuscripts Committee
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in one alphabetical series by subject.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection is correspondence regarding the study, publication rights, and preservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the funding of the Committee. The correspondence also documents the discovery and purchase of manuscripts by other organizations. A significant portion of the letters were written by, or contain information about Elizabeth Hay Bechtel and John Trever. The Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center file contains administrative materials for that organization, which, though separate from Â鶹ֱ²¥, aided Â鶹ֱ²¥ in the acquisition of manuscripts. As with the correspondence, many of the materials were created by, or pertain to Elizabeth Hay Bechtel, who served as president of the organization.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Box and Folder List
Box 1:
Folder 1: General, n.d., 1969-1980
Folder 2: Ancient Biblical Manuscripts Center, 1978-1981
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1961-1964
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1964-1968
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1968-1974
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1974-1979
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1979-1981
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1981-1986
Folder 9: Correspondence: Elizabeth Bechtel Hay, 1961-1981
Folder 10: Financial, n.d., 1967
Folder 11: Legal, 1963-1966
Folder 12: Legal, 1961-1963
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