G. ERNEST WRIGHT PAPERS, 1957-1972
By Meg McNiff
Collection Overview
Title: G. Ernest Wright Papers, 1957-1972
Creator: Wright, George Ernest (1909-1974)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in one alphabetical sequence.
Languages: English, Arabic
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily contains correspondence from Wright’s years as president of ASOR. Material dates as far back as 1957, and proceed into the early 1970’s. Some of Wright’s more notable correspondents include William F. Albright, A. Henry Detweiler, Paul W. Lapp, William Reed, and Dean Seiler. Subject-specific correspondence includes records of expenditures, budget planning, corporate memberships, and the Jerusalem School.
Box and Folder List
Box 1:
Folder 1-7: General
Folder 1: Director’s Reports
Folder 2: Reports to the President
Folder 3: List of Jerusalem School Committee Members, n.d.
Folder 4: Manuscript: “McCormick’s ‘Presbygational’ Heritage”, 1970
Folder 5: Manuscript: “Reverent Henry Shedd – Abolitionist”, 1969
Folder 6: Program: American Academy of Religion, 1968
Folder 7: Wright Biographical Information, n.d.
Folder 38-39: Correspondence
Folder 8: General, 1968-1970
Folder 9: General: A, 1966-1968
Folder 10: General: B, 1967-1973
Folder 11: General: H, 1966-1969
Folder 12: General: J, 1966-1973
Folder 13: General: K, 1966-1974
Folder 14: General: L, 1965-1969
Folder 15: General: L, 1970-1974
Folder 16: General: M, 1966-1969
Folder 17: General: M, 1970-1975
Folder 18: General: N, 1966-1974
Folder 19: General: O, 1972-1974
Folder 20: General: P, 1966-1969
Folder 21: General: P, 1968-1970
Folder 22: General: R, 1966-1969
Folder 23: General: S, 1966-1969
Folder 24: General: V-Y, 1965-1972
Folder 25: Adawi, Sayid Mohammad, 1967
Folder 26-27: American Center for Oriental Research, 1970-1974
Folder 28: al-Asad, Nasir, 1968
Folder 29-30: Albright, William F., 1957-1972
Folder 31-36: Albright Institute, 1968-1974
Folder 37: American School of Classical Studies in Athens, 1971
Folder 38-39: Amman Research Center, 1967-1969
Box 2:
Folder 1-71: Correspondence
Folder 1: Amman Research Center, 1968-1971
Folder 2: Annual, ASOR, 1967-1968
Folder 3: Arab Countries Development Program, 1968
Folder 4: Archaeological Institute of America, 1966-1974
Folder 5: Archaeological Trips, ASOR, 1970-1971
Folder 6: Baghdad School Committee, 1966-1972
Folder 7: Bechtel, Elizabeth Hay, 1968-1970
Folder 8: Biran, Abraham, 1967, 1969
Folder 9-11: Board of Trustees, 1966-1974
Folder 12: Bohn, Carole R., 1966
Folder 13: Borass, Roger S., 1969
Folder 14: Bullard, Reuben, 1966
Folder 15: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1967-1978
Folder 16: Butler, Barbara, 1967
Folder 17: Butler, Richard, 1967
Folder 18: Cameron, George, 1966, 1969
Folder 19: Campbell, Edward F., Jr., 1968
Folder 20: Canon, John D. (w/ Mrs. Zimmerman), 1969
Folder 21: Casey, William Van Etten, 1967-1968
Folder 22: Cheso, Robert, 1969
Folder 23: Corporate Members, 1966-1968
Folder 24: Cross, Frank Moore, Jr., 1967
Folder 25: Dajani, Rafiq, 1967
Folder 26: De Vaux, Roland, 1967
Folder 27-28: Detweiler, A. Henry, 1964-1970
Folder 29: Development, 1968
Folder 30: Dever, William G., 1968-1969
Folder 31: Dotham, Moshe, 1968
Folder 32: Dornemann, Rudolph, 1968-1969
Folder 33: Duckwall, Tom, 1968
Folder 34-37: Fellowships, 1968-1973
Folder 38: Finkelstein, Jacob J., 1968
Folder 39: Fjeilman, Carl, 1966
Folder 40: Flanagan, James W., 1969
Folder 41: Fowler, Hamilton, 1966, 1969
Folder 42: Freedman, D. Noel, 1966-1969
Folder 43: General Funds, 1966, 1968
Folder 44: Gittlen, Barry M., 1969
Folder 46: Grabar, Oleg, 1966
Folder 47: Graesser, Carl, 1968-1969
Folder 48: Hanson, Paul D., 1969
Folder 49: Hargrove, James W., 1974
Folder 50: Hebrew Union College Biblical and Archaeological School, 1966-1969
Folder 51: Howell, Alfred H., 1969
Folder 52: Hyatt, Philip, 1967
Folder 53-54: Israel War, 1967
Folder 55: Jewish Art Project, 1960-1971
Folder 56: King Hussein, Jordan, 1967
Folder 57: Landes, George, 1969
Folder 58-60: Lapp, Paul, 1961-1970
Folder 61: Lemke, Werner, 1969
Folder 62: Levine, Baruch A., 1968
Folder 63: MacDonald, Burton, 1969
Folder 64: Marks, John H., Jr., 1966-1968
Folder 65: Mendenhall, George E., 1965-1967
Folder 66: Milton Fund, 1974
Folder 67: Montgomery, James Alan, 1966-1969
Folder 68: Mosca, Paul G., 1969
Folder 69-70: Newman, Thomas D., 1968-1970
Box 3:
Folder 1-54: Correspondence
Folder 1-30: Newman, Thomas D.
Folder 1: General: C, 1968-1970
Folder 2: General: D, 1968-1970
Folder 3: General: E, 1968-1970
Folder 4: General: F, 1968-1970
Folder 5: General: G, 1968-1970
Folder 6: Agency of International Development, 1969
Folder 7: Ai Expedition, 1969
Folder 8: Albright Institute, 1970
Folder 9: American University in Beirut, 1968-1970
Folder 10: Ballou, George T., 1968
Folder 11: Biblical Archaeologist, 1968-1970
Folder 12: Boling, Robert C., 1969-1970
Folder 13: Boyle, Milton L., 1970
Folder 14: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1969
Folder 15: Campbell, Edward F., Jr., 1969-1970
Folder 16: Crowell, Robert L., 1970
Folder 17: Dever, William G., 1970
Folder 18: Fellowships, 1968-1969
Folder 19: Fenn School, 1968
Folder 20: Ford Foundation, 1968
Folder 21-22: Freedman, Noel, 1968-1970
Folder 23: Glueck, Nelson, 1968-1970
Folder 24: Gaylord Foundation, 1968
Folder 25: Horvath, Wayne W., 1968-1970
Folder 26: Institutional Memberships, 1968-1970
Folder 27: Internal Revenue Service, 1974-1980
Folder 28: J.H. Furst Company, 1968-1970
Folder 29: Office Reorganization, 1967-1968
Folder 30: Trever, John C., 1968-1970
Folder 31: Olin Foundation, 1965-1971
Folder 32: ‘Owles, Yakub, 1969
Folder 33: Pella Expedition, 1967
Folder 34: Phelps, Thomas W., 1966-1971
Folder 35: Phoenician Seminar, 1974
Folder 36: Pope, Marvin H., 1966
Folder 37: Protest of 1968, 1968
Folder 38: Rast, Walter E., 1966
Folder 39-40: Reed, William L., 1964-1969
Folder 41: Reinick, H.J., 1969
Folder 42: Sardis Excavation, 1965-1969
Folder 43: Schmertz, Kennedy B., 1969
Folder 44: Schoonover, Kermit, 1968-1969
Folder 45-46: Seiler, Dean B., 1966-1968
Folder 47: Skeham, Patrick W., 1967
Folder 48-49: Smithsonian institute, 1976-1973
Folder 50: Solecki, Ralph, 1969
Folder 51: Stechert-Hafner Agency, 1966-1967
Folder 52: Tell, Wasfi, 1966
Folder 53: Tushingham, A.D., 1967, 1969
Folder 54: Unwin, Oliver, 1969
Box 4:
Folder 1-5: Correspondence
Folder 1: USAID to Jordan, 1963-1966
Folder 2: Van Beek, Gus, 1969
Folder 3-4: Williams, Prescott H., Jr., 1966-1974
Folder 5: Winnett, Fred V., 1967
Folder 6-8: Financial
Folder 6: Correspondence
Folder 7: Tax Exemptions, 1951, 1959-1965
Folder 8: Invoices, 1967
Folder 9-16: Jerusalem School
Folder 9: General, 1967
Folder 10-14: Correspondence, 1966-1974
Folder 15: Jerusalem School Committee Correspondence, 1969-1974
Folder 16: Library and Office Supplies, 1965-1966
Folder 17: Tents and Excavation Supplies, 1959-1968
Box 5: Oversized Materials
Folder 1: Palestine Archaeological Museum: Board Minutes, 1965-1966
Folder 2-5: Correspondence
Folder 2: Albright Institute, 1968-1974
Folder 3: American Center for Oriental Research, 1970-1974
Folder 4: Baghdad School Committee, 1972
Folder 5: USAID to Jerusalem, 1963-1966
Folder 6: Jerusalem School: General Correspondence, 1967
Tube 1: Maps and Floorplan, n.d.
