Description | Scrapbook containing letters written to James Rendel Harris after his visit to Armenia in 1903, mainly from American missionaries. Includes correspondence about manuscript collecting.
/1 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass [preacher in Oorfa, Turkey], 1903 /2 Letter from CS Sanders [American travelling missionary, Turkey], 1903 /3 Letter from WA Shedd [American missionary, Urumia, Persia], 1906 /4 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass, 1906 /5 Letter from John A Campbell, 1904 /6 Letter from AH Sayce [Queen's College, Oxford], with photograph of Armenian boundary stone, 1904 /7 Letter from CS Burne [Editor of the journal 'Folklore'], 1904 /8 Document in Syriac /9 Letter to James Rendel Harris and Helen Balkwill Harris from George P Knapp [American missionary at Harpoot], 1904 /10-/19 Letters from HN Barnum [American missionary at Harpoot], 1904-1906 /20 Pencil notes in Syriac, nd /21Document in Syriac, nd /22 Letter from AN Andrus [American missionary, head of the Relief Committee, Mardin], 1904 /23 Bill for costs of shipping books from Mosul and Aleppo owed to AN Andrus, nd /24 Letter from WW Peet [Treasurer, Missions American Board, Turkey], acknowledging receipt of a cheque from James Rendel Harris, 1904 /25-/30 Letters from AN Andrus, 1904-1906 (/29 front, letter to James Rendel Harris from AN Andrus, date illegible; back, part of a letter from a missionary describing conditions in Turkey, nd) /31 Letter from WA Shedd, 1904 /32 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass, 1904 /33 Letter from Corinna Shattuck [American missionary, Oorfa], 1904 /34-/35 Letter from WW Peet, 1904 /36 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass, 1904 /37 Letter from CS Saunders, 1903 /38-/40 pages are stuck together /41 Letter from WW Peet [Treasurer, Missions American Board, Turkey], acknowledging receipt of a cheque from James Rendel Harris, 1905 /42 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass and Julia Shammass [wife of Jerjy S Shammass], 1905 /43 can't unfold /44 Letter from WW Peet, 1905 /45 Note made by James Rendel Harris listing the dates on which he sent cheques to WW Peet from 1904-1906, 1906 /46 Letter from Moses Ashdjian, 1906 /47 Letter from John E Merrill [Central Turkey College, Aintab], 1906 /48-/49 Letters from HN Barnum, 1907 /50 Letter from WW Peet, 1907 /51 Letter from HN Barnum, 1907 /52 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass, postcript note from Jacob Kunzler, German, 1907 /53 Letter from AN Andrus, 1907 /54 Account of money owed by James Rendel Harris to AN Andrus for collecting manuscripts, 1907 /55 Letter from AN Andrus, 1907 /56 Letter from George P Knapp [American missionary, Harpoot], enclosing /57 a 'List of Villages Plundered and Burnt by the Hamidieh Kocheve of the Kazza of Jezireh', 1907 /58 Letter from George P Knapp, 1907 /59 Letter from HN Barnum, 1907 /60 Document in Syriac /62 Letter from Dionysius, Abdul Noor [Bishop of Harpoot], 1908, Syriac, with /61 translation into English, 1908 /63 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass, nd /64 Copy of a page of 'The Hymns of St Ephrem', Syriac, made by Jerjy S Shammass /65 Document in Syriac /66 Letter from George P Knapp, 1908 /67 Letter from HN Barnum, 1908 /68-/69 Letters from AN Andrus, 1908 /70 Letter from Jerjy S Shammass, 1908 /71 Copy of document in Syriac /72 Letter from AN Andrus, date obscured /73 Letter from Rev SG Wilson [American Mission, Tabriz, Persia], 1908 /74 Letter from WW Peet, 1909 /75 Letter from AN Andrus, 1909 /76 Letter from HN Barnum, pages are stuck together, making the date unreadable /77 Leaflet by AN Andrus entitled 'Annual Report of the Martdin Station of the Eastern Turkey Mission for 1908', 1909 /78-/80 Letters from AN Andrus, including accounts of money owed by James Rendel Harris for the costs of collecting manuscripts, 1909 /81 cannot unfold /82 Documents in Syriac /83 Letter from HN Barnum, 1909 /84 Letter from Fred Fielo Goodsell [Central Turkey College, Aintab], 1910 /85 Letter from Lootfy Levonian [Armenian Woodbrooke student, and head of School of Religion, Beirut], 1910 /86 Letter from Henry Harrison Riggs [American missionary], 1910 /87-/88 Letters to James Rendel Harris and HBH from MC Barnum [American missionary, Harpoot], 1910 /89 Document in Syriac, with note by James Rendel Harris: 'Title of book sent from a village near Midyat', nd /90 Letter from WW Peet, 1910 /91 Issue of journal 'The Friends of Armenia', published by the Society of the Friends of Armenia, Summer 1910 /92 Note from James Rendel Harris to 'Dear Boy', possibly Herbert George Wood, enclosing /93 tribute to Corinna Shattuck, written by James Rendel Harris and published in the 'Friends of Armenia', 1910 /94-/95 Letter from WED Ward [American missionary; Treasurer, Harpoot Mission Station], 1910 /96 Letter from Joseph de Kelaita, 1911, enclosing /97 booklet entitled 'The Word of the Cross', 1911 /98 Page of a book, Syriac, nd /99 Note of payment made to James Rendel Harris from Harpoot Mission Station, 1912 /100 Rough pencil note /101 Letter from George P Knapp, 1911 /102-/103 Letters from Ernest W Riggs [Euphrates College, Harpoot, Turkey], 1911 /104 Letter from AN Andrus, 1911 /105 Letter from WW Peet, 1911 /106 Letter from Rev SG Wilson, 1911 /107-/108 Letter from Joshua and Ezra Khamis [Directors of Central Kurdistan Mission], 1911 /109 Letter from WED Ward, 1911 /110 Circular letter from the Central Kurdistan Mission, directed by Joshua, Ezra, and Nargid Khamis, 1911 /111-/118 Various notes in Syriac /119 Letter from AN Andrus, 1911 /120-121 Letters from Joshua Khamis, 1911 /122-/124 Letters from AN Andrus, 1911 /125-/129 Correspondence between James Rendel Harris and Alexander Peckover, who will finance AN Andrus's search for manuscripts in the Sinjar area, 1911 /130 Typescript copy of a a letter from AN Andrus to WW Peet, 1911 /131 Letter from AN Andrus, 1911 /132 Letter from WW Peet, 1911 /133-/135 Letters from AN Andrus, 1911 /136 Copy of letter to AN Andrus from James Rendel Harris, 1911 /137 Letter from WED Ward, 1912 /138-/139 Letters from CHW Johns [Assyriologist, Queen's College, Cambridge], 1907 /140 Letter from Jacob Kunzler, German, 1912 /141 Letter from George P Knapp, 1912 /142 James Rendel Harris's account with AN Andrus for costs of collecting manuscripts, 1912 with /143 receipt /144 Letter from Joshua Khamis, 1912 /145 Letter from AN Andrus, 1912 /146 Letter from George P Knapp, 1912, enclosing /147 and /148 photographs of a stone from the Guzeldereh region /149 Letter from George P Knapp, 1912 /150 Letter from Jacob Kunzler, German, 1912 /151 Letter from George P Knapp, 1912 /152 Letter from AN Andrus, 1912 /153 Letter from George P Knapp, 1912 /154 Letter from unknown correspondent, [signature in Syriac], 1912 /155 Letter from AN Andrus, including a copy of a letter sent to him by Alphonse Mingana, 1912 /156 Letter from AN Andrus, 1913 /157 Letter from Alfred Ely Day [Syrian Protestant College, Beirut] to AN Andrus, forwarded to James Rendel Harris by AN Andrus, who added a note arranging payment of expenses for Mingana, 1913 /158 Letter from AN Andrus, 1913 /159 Letter from WW Peet, 1913 /160 Document in Syriac /161 Letter from Chas C Sterret [Treasurer, American Mission, Urumia, Persia], 1913 /162 Letter from AN Andrus, 1913 /163 Account of money owed by James Rendel Harris to AN Andrus for relief work in 1911-1912, 1913 /164 Letter from Joshua Khamis, probably 1913 /165 Circular letter from WA Shedd, asking for money to fund work on a lexicon, nd /166 Letter from James Rendel Harris to WW Peet, enclosing money to be sent to President Bliss 'being payment for monies advanced to Dr Mingana, on his European journey', 1913 /167 Letter to James Rendel Harris from Lootfy Levonian, 1913, enclosing /168-/170 copy of an inscription and 2 photographs. /171-/172 Letter from Joshua Khamis, 1913 /173 Letter from George P Knapp, 1913 /174 Letter from Constantine Gregoriades [Antiquary, Panderma, Turkey], 1914 /175-/176 Letter from AN Andrus, 1914 /177 Bill for £10 sent to James Rendel Harris by WW Peet, 1914 /178-/179 Photographs of Dr George C Raynolds [American missionary at Van, Turkey], 1914 /180 Letter from Caro E Bush, 1915 /181 Letter from James L Barton [Secretary, Foreign Department, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Boston, Massachusetts], giving news of missionaries in Turkey, 1915 /182 Letter from Madeleine Cole [Women's Armenian Relief Fund], sending the Committee's condolences on the death of HBH, 1914 /183 Circular letter from Henry Harrison Riggs and Emma Barnum Riggs [missionaries, Harpoot], giving news of the death of Emma's mother, 1915 /184-/187 Press cuttings concerning atrocities in Armenia, 1915 /188 Report from the American Mission in Turkey, 1915 /189 Circular letter from George C Raynolds, giving news of the death of his wife, 1915 /190 Letter from Francis William Crossley [Manchester businessman, Methodist and philanthropist], proposing setting up a Committee of the Friends of Armenia, 1896 /192 Letter from George C Raynolds, enclosing /191 copy of a report giving news of missionaries in Armenia, 1915 /193 Letter from James L Barton, giving news of missionaries in Aintab, 1915 /194 Letter from George C Raynolds, 1915 /195-/196, /199 Press cuttings concerning conditions in Armenia, 1913 /197 Letter from Ellsworth Huntingdon, 1907, concerning his discovery of Hittite carvings at Hilar, enclosing /198 copy of inscription and /201 drawings of the carvings /200 Letter from ?Blass, 1889 /201 Letter from HW Allen [American missionary at Van, Turkey], 1897 /202-/206 Letters from Francis William Crossley, 1896 /207 Circular letter from George C Raynolds, 1917, reporting on Armenian relief work /208 Letter from J Hanauer [Damascus], 1909 enclosing /209 photograph of 'a new inscription' probably from the Damascus area /210 Letter from WW Peet, discussing events at Veran Shehir, 1908 enclosing letters from: /211 unknown author /212 AN Andrus, describing conditions in Veran Shehir area /213 Letter to James Rendel Harris from Dr Johannes Lepsius [Deutsche Orient Mission], German, 1908 /214 Letter to James Rendel Harris from the Foreign Office, reporting that a commission will investigate 'disturbances' in Veran Shehir, 1908 /215 Letter from WW Peet, enclosing /216 letter from Mary AC Ely [missionary in Bitlis, Turkey], 1908 /217 'Report of the American Orphanage at Van, 1908' by George C Raynolds and FA Yarrow /218 Letter from WW Peet re work of AN Andrus at Veran Shehir, 1908 /219 Letter from WA Shedd, 1908 /220 Copy of letter from AN Andrus to WW Peet re equipment needed for aid work in Veran Shehir, 1909 /221 Letter to Helen Harris from Caro E Bush [American Mission, Harpoot], 1909 /222-/223 Letters to HBH from Mary AC Ely, 1909 /224-/225 Letters to HBH from Caro E Busch, 1909 /226-/227 Letters to HBH from Agnes C ?Salmund, 1909 /228 Letter to James Rendel Harris and HBH Harris from EM Chambers [missionary, Kessab, Syria] 1909 /229 Letter to HBH from Mary E H Perry [American missionary, Sivas, Turkey], 1909 /230 Letter to HBH from Maria B Poole [missionary, Harpoot, Turkey], 1909 /231 Letter to HBH from Olive P Andrus [missionary at Mardin, Turkey], 1909 /232 Letter to HBH from ?Shuskan A Harootunian [Zeitoon, Turkey], 1909 /233-/234 Letters to James Rendel Harris and HBH from Corinna Shattuck, 1909 /235 Letter to HBH from Elizabeth Ussher [missionary, Van, Turkey], 1910 /236 Letter to HBH from HN Barnum, 1909 /237 Letter to HBH from George C Raynolds, 1910 /238 Letter to James Rendel Harris from Corinna Shattuck, 1910 /239 Letter to James Rendel Harris and HBH from Mary E Barnum, 1910 /240 Letter to James Rendel Harris from HD Rawnsley, 1910 /241 Letter to HBH from Mary A C Ely, 1910 /242 Newsletter of the Friends of Armenia, 1910 /243 Typescript essay by James Rendel Harris entitled 'In Memory of Corinna Shattuck', 1910 /244 Letter to HBH from George C Raynolds, 1911 /245-/246 Letters to HBH from Mary EH Perry, 1910 /247-/248 2 typescript copies of letter from AN Andrus, describing manuscript hunting in the Zab valley and west of the Sinjar, near Mardin, 1912 /249 Circular Christmas letter from Henry Harrison Riggs, Emma Barnum Riggs, and Mary E Barnum, 1912 /250 Letter to HBH and James Rendel Harris from ?SH Karadjian [American mission, Oorfa, Turkey], 1912 /251 Cutting from the Nation, including a anti-Turkish poem by William Watson, 1912 /252 Letter, probably from James Rendel Harris, to an unknown correspondent, 1912, enclosing /253-/254 two copies of a report by AN Andrus, describing manuscript hunting in Mardin area, 1912 /255 Letter to James Rendel Harris from AD ?Hagspian [Robert College, Constantinople], 1913 /256 Letter to HBH from Grace H Knapp [missionary, Van, Turkey], 1913 /257 Letter to HBH from Mary EH Perry, 1913 /258 Letter to HBH from George C Raynolds, 1913 /259 Letter to HBH from Caro E Bush, enclosing /260 a picture postcard of some roses, nd /261 Circular letter from Mary D Uline [missionary in Bitlis], 1913 /262 Circular letter from Clarence D Ussher [doctor in Van], 1913 /263 Circular Christmas letter from Mary E Barnum, Emma B Riggs, and Henry H Riggs, 1913 /264-/265 Press cuttings concerning Armenia, 1913 /266-/268 Bulletins from James L Barton American mission reporting news of missionaries in Turkey, 1916 /269 Cutting of an article entitled 'Christians in Syria Persecuted', 1916 /270 Cutting of an article about persecution of Armenians, arguing that the neutral powers should try to influence the Syrian government to protect Christians in Syria, 1916 /271 Booklet entitled 'The Plight of Armenia', nd /272 Map of the Ottoman Empire and guide to its administration, economy, and diplomacy, French, 1908 /273 Pamphlet reporting on the work of the American mission in Sivas, 1913 /274 Map of the Frontier Provinces of Turkey, 1854 /275 'The Friend of Armenia', Newsletter of the Society of the Friends of Armenia, 1916 |