Identity area
Reference code
RU-PCCL/Storrs/III/1
Title
Jerusalem, 1918-1919. Letters and Minutes.
Date(s)
- 1918-1919 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(1881-1955)
Archival history
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The box contains papers from the Jerusalem period covering 1918 and 1919.
The 1918f folders contains some letters from Storrs to his family giving sidelights on affairs. There are also minutes of Conference of Military Governors. There are, as in all the Jerusalem papers, documents dealing with churchs affairs and petitions. Similarly there are letters from friends in Egypt which contains some comments on public affairs.
The 1919 folder contains a secret draft report on disturbances and there is also a justification of his policy. There is also a letter from Gertrude Bell.
The box includes a statement concerning the Balfour Declaration.
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Language of material
İngilizce