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Edward Robinson papers, 1826 -- 1838 2.75 linear feet (2.75 linear feet; 7 boxes)

Robinson, Edward, 1794-1863
Edward Robinson (1794-1863) was a Presbyterian minister, Biblical scholar, Union Theological Seminary professor, and its first librarian. This collection contains the manuscript originally entitled "Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Countries in the South," appendices of English-Arabic lists and language exercises, travel itineraries, a guide to Arabic pronunciation, and supplementary materials relating to travel; galley proofs of the Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius lexicon with handwritten annotations by Robinson and possibly others; as well as two plastic-bound transcripts, indexed, of letters exchanged between Edward Robinson and Moses Stuart between 1826 and 1830.
  1. Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Mortimer Lamson Earle papers, 1884-1905 7 file boxes (7 file boxes)

Earle, Mortimer Lamson, 1864-1905
The collection consists of notes, diaries, and papers of Dr. Mortimer Lamson Earle (1864-1905), Professor of Classical Philology at Barnard College. It includes family photographs, published writings, and relics of Napoleon I.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Stephen William Rousseas papers, 1966-1979 10.5 linear feet (18 boxes, including 39 volumes)

Rousseas, Stephen William

Correspondence, manuscripts, audio tapes and printed material pertaining to the coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and to Greek resistance movements in Europe and the United States. Letters from Margaret Papandreou describe the arrest of Andreas Papandreou at the time of the coup and his activities in Europe after his release from prison and the activities of his associates and supporters. There are records of American organizations, especially the Pan-Helenic Liberation Movement (PAK), formed to help Papandreou's cause. Also included are many letters from Mogens Camre, then aide to the Prime Minister of Denmark, and later member of the Danish Parliament; correspondence with Eleni Vlachou, publisher and editor of Kathimerini ('The Daily' a principal Athens newspaper) and with several U.S. political figures including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, John Kenneth Galbraith and James William Fulbright. The audiotapes are of speechesby and interviews of Papandreou, Rousseas, and others.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library