EDMUND IRWIN GORDON PAPERS, 1936-1984, 1936-1984
By Britta Abeln
Collection Overview
Title: Edmund Irwin Gordon Papers, 1936-1984, 1936-1984
Predominant Dates:1943-1973
Creator: Gordon, Edmund Irwin (1921-1976)
Extent: 3.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in one alphabetical sequence by subject.
Languages: English, Hebrew, Turkish, French, German
Scope and Contents
The Edmund Irwin Gordon papers document his studies and professional work. The collection contains correspondence, EIG’s writings for publication and otherwise, course materials from the University of Pennsylvania and teaching at Harvard University, photographs of tablets and from digs, translations and notes from writings and tablets in ancient languages, forms and papers related to various grants, and materials from EIG’s work in Signal Intelligence during World War II.
Box and Folder List
Box 1:
Folder 1: General, 1951-1963
This file contains pamphlets, various pieces of writing, handwritten notes, and a paper in Hebrew.
Folder 2: About the Gordon Papers, 1977-1984
Folder 3: American Oriental Society, 1954-1966
Folder 4: Bibliographies, n.d.
This file contains lists of materials used in Gordon’s writings.
Folder 4a: Business Cards, 1962-1965
Folder 5: Catalog of Roads, n.d.
This file contains a drawn map of ancient Near Eastern roads and transcriptions of writings about those roads.
Folder 6-21: Correspondence
Folder 6-18: General, 1838, 1937-1974
Oversize Correspondence can be found in Box 3.
Folder 19: Greeting Cards
Folder 20: Postcards, 1944-1965
Folder 21: Samuel Noah Kramer, 1955-1957
Folder 22: Coursework, n.d.
This file contains school materials, but it is unclear whether they are from the University of Pennsylvania, where Gordon was a student, or from his time as a lecturer at Harvard University. Oversize materials are located in Box 3.
Folder 23: Financial, 1935, 1958-1967
Folder 24: Grants and Fellowships, 1955-1964
Folder 25-26: Harvard University Teaching Materials, 1957-1962
Folder 27: Last Will and Testament, n.d.
Folder 28: Maps, 1954, 1973
This file contains a map of Israel and a map of ancient sites in Iraq.
Folder 29-30a: Nippur Excavation, 1955
Folder 31: Notes, n.d.
Box 2:
Folder 1: “The Old-Babylonian Forerunner to Harra = hubullu”, 1955-1959
This file contains correspondence, lists, and writings pertaining to the publication by the same name.
Folder 2-6: Personal
Folder 2: General, 1937, 1956
Folder 3: Biographical Information, 1946-1969
Folder 4: Drawing, n.d.
Folder 5: Poems, 1950-1958
Folder 6: Political Affiliations, 1957-1958
This file contains materials pertaining to leftist political clubs. Oversized materials located in Box 3.
Folder 7: Press, 1958-1967
Folder 8: Proposal for a Program in Cuneiform Studies, 1973
Folder 9: “Report on Visit to the U.S.S.R.”, ca. 1958
Folder 10: Time Magazine: Tablet Translation, 1956
Folder 11-12: Translations and Transcriptions, 1947, 1958-1959
Oversized materials located in Box 3.
Folder 13: Travel Diary: Turkey, 1961-1962
Folder 14-24: University of Pennsylvania
Folder 14-15: General, 1956
Folder 16-23: Graduate Studies, 1949-1953
Folder 24: Undergraduate Studies, 1939-1941
Folder 25-27: World War II
Folder 25: General, 194?-1945
Oversized materials located in Box 3.
Folder 26: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, 1944
Folder 27: Signal Intelligence School, 1944
Oversized materials in Box 3.
Folder 28-29: Writings, 1953-1967
Folder 30-32: Photographs, 1952-1962
Box 3:
Folder 1: Correspondence: General, 1836, 1945, 1956-1962
Folder 2: Coursework, n.d.
This folder contains oversized school materials. It is unclear whether they are from the University
of Pennsylvania, where Gordon was a student, or from his time as a lecturer at Harvard.
Folder 3: Personal: Political Affiliations, 1957-1958
This file contains oversized materials pertaining to leftist political clubs.
Folder 4-5: Translations and Transcriptions, 1947, 1958-1959
This folder contains oversized materials.
Folder 6: Diplomas, 1941, 1955
This folder contains oversized materials.
Folder 7: World War II: General, 194?-1942
This folder contains oversized material.
Folder 8: World War II: Signal Intelligence School, 1944
This folder contains oversized materials.
