A. HENRY DETWEILER PAPERS, 1948-1965
By Ona Coughlan and Kimberly Allegretto
Collection Overview
Title: A. Henry Detweiler Papers, 1948-1965
Creator: Detweiler, A. Henry (Albert Henry) (1906-1970)
Extent: 6.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject
Languages: English, French, Russian, Arabic, Greek, Modern (1453-)
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily contains correspondence with archaeologists and ASOR associates regarding research and finances. Some of Detweiler’s more notable correspondents include William F. Albright, John Trever, Elizabeth Bechtel, Kathleen Kenyon, Albrecht Goetze, G. Ernest Wright, James Muilenburg, and Paul Lapp. The records also include correspondence with ASOR trustees and corporation members regarding the publication of ASOR bulletins, journals, and scholarly papers. Other contents of the collection include annual budgets, financial information, trustee memoranda, insurance, reports and publications. Correspondence and financial records relating to the expedition to Sardis are well represented in the collection. Records relating to ASOR’s Jerusalem School are also represented. Materials relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls are mainly press-releases and newspaper clippings, but the collection also contains correspondence and legal agreements relating to ASOR. The collection also includes materials related to the excavations at Nippur.
Box and Folder List
Box 1:
Folder 1-44: Correspondence
Folder 1-24: General
Folder 1: A, 1955-1961
Folder 2: B, 1956-1961
Folder 3: C, n.d., 1955-1961
Folder 4: D, 1955-1961
Folder 5: E, 1956-1961
Folder 6: F, 1955-1961
Folder 7: G, 1955-1961
Folder 8: H, 1955-1961
Folder 9: I, 1954, 1960-1961
Folder 10: J, 1955-1957
Folder 11: K, 1955-1961
Folder 12: L, 1955-1961
Folder 13: M, 1954-1961
Folder 14: N, 1955-1961
Folder 15: O, 1951, 1954-1961
Folder 16: P, 1955-1961
Folder 17: R, 1955-1961
Folder 18: S, 1955-1961
Folder 19-20: T, 1955-1956
Folder 21: U, 1958-1959
Folder 22: V, 1955-1956, 1961
Folder 23: W, 1955-1961
Folder 24: X-Z, 1956, 1960
Folder 25-44: Institutions
Folder 25: Agency for International Development, 1964
This folder includes a proposal and related materials.
Folder 26: American Friends of the Middle East, 1960
Folder 27-29: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1953-1963
This folder includes reports.
Folder 30: Department of Antiquities, Ankara, Jerusalem, 1955-1956, 1958-1960
Folder 31: Archaeological Institute of America, 1955-1956
Folder 32: Archaeological Institute, Lecture Tour, 1960-1961
This folder includes a newspaper clipping and receipts.
Folder 33: Bollingen Foundation, 1955-1964
Folder 34: British School of Archaeology, 1960
This folder includes a report on Petra.
Folder 35: Catholic University of America, 1955, 1958
Folder 36: General Motors Corporation, 1956
This folder includes invoices.
Folder 37: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of, 1956-1957
Folder 38: Oriental Institute, 1960-1961
Folder 39-40: Palestine Archaeological Museum, 1955-1959
These folders include budgets, minutes and photographs.
Folder 41: Pepper, Bodine, Stokes and Hamilton, 1955, 1957-1961
Folder 42: The Rockefeller Foundation, 1957, 1959-1960
Folder 43: Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett, 1955-1956, 1958
Folder 44: Society of Architectural Historians, 1955-1962
Box 2:
Folder 1-40: Correspondence
Folder 1-2: Institutions
Folder 1: Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, n.d, 1949-1954, 1956-1958
Folder 2: UNESCO, 1960
Folder 3-40: Personal
Folder 3-4: Albright,
William F., 1955-1961
Folder 5: Baney, Ralph E., 1953, 1960-1961
Folder 6-9: Bechtel Family, 1960-1963, 1965
Folder 10: Braidwood, Robert J., 1955-1960
Folder 11: Brown, Frank E., 1954-1961
Folder 12: Burrows, Millar, 1955-1956
Folder 13: Cadbury, Henry J., 1955-1956
Folder 14: Cameron, George G., 1955-1956
Folder 15: Campbell, Edward J., 1960
Folder 16: Clarke, Gilmore D., 1960
Folder 17: Clark, Kenneth W., 1956
Folder 18: Crawford, Vaughn, 1956-1965
Folder 19: Cross, Frank M., 1955-1961
Folder 20: Dentan, Robert C., 1955-1962
Folder 22: Dodge, Bayard, 1955-1957
Folder 23: Doerner, Frederick K., 1955
Folder 24: Filson, Floyd V., 1957
Folder 25: Free, Joseph P., 1950-1953, 1956
Folder 26: Gehman, Henry S., 1957
Folder 27: Glueck, Nelson, 1955-1961
Folder 28: Goell, Theresa B., 1955-1956
Folder 29: Goetze, Albrecht, 1955-1956
Folder 30: Gold, Victor, 1957, 1959, 1962
Folder 31: Goldman, Hetty, 1952-1953. 1955, 1957
Folder 32: Grabar, Andre and Oleg, n.d., 1958-1961
Folder 33: Harding, Gerald Lankester, 1955-1956
Folder 34: Jeffrey, Arthur, 1955, 1957
Folder 35: Katz, Karl, n.d., 1954-1959, 1961
Folder 36: Kenyon, Kathleen, 1955-1962, 1964
Folder 37: Kraeling, Carl H., 1954-1961
Folder 38: Kraft, Charles F., 1955-1961
Folder 39: Kramer, Samuel, n.d., 1955-1962
Folder 40: Kring, Walter Donald, 1961
Box 3:
Folder 1-32: Correspondence
Folder 1-30: Personal
Folder 1: Lapp, Paul, 1957-1961
Folder 2: Lovelace, Marc H., 1955-1958
Folder 3: Morton, William H., 1955-1961
Folder 4: Muilenburg, James M., 1952-1957
Folder 5: North, Frank, 1957, 1959
Folder 6: Orlinsky, Harry M., 1954
Folder 7: Phelps, Thomas W., 1957-1961
Folder 8-10: Reed, William L., 1955-1961
Folder 11-12: Reynolds, Oliver C., 1955-1961
Folder 13: Richardson, H. Neil, 1955-1959
Folder 14: Rowell, Henry T., 1956
Folder 15: Sanders, James M., 1960-1963
Folder 16: Scott, Donald, 1955-1956, 1959
Folder 17: Seeley, Anita W., 1957-1958
Folder 18: Sellers, Ovid R., 1957-1958
Folder 19: Skehan, Patrick W., 1955-1956
Folder 20: Speiser, Ephraim, 1954-1956
Folder 21: Trevor, John C., 1957-1959
Folder 22: Tushingham, A. Douglas, 1953-1956
Folder 23: von Kienbusch, C.O., 1957-1962
Folder 24-26: Walton, Gladys R., 1955-1961
Folder 27: Warrington, John W., 1955-1961
Folder 28: Whipple, Allen O., 1959-1961
This folder includes a reprint, air tickets, and receipts.
Folder 29: Winnett, Fred V., 1955-1961
This folder includes financial documents.
Folder 30: Wright, G. Ernest, 1955-1961
Folder 31-32: Subjects
Folder 31: The Annual, 1960
Folder 32: Baghdad School Committee, 1958-1961
Box 4:
Folder 1-13: Correspondence
Folder 1-13: Subjects
Folder 1: Baghdad School, 1961-1965
Folder 2: Biblical Archaeology Reader, 1962-1964
Folder 3-7: Board of Trustees, 1955-1961
Folder 3-5: General, 1955-1961
These folders include reports and a photograph of Jerash.
Folder 6-7: Memoranda, 1955-1961
Folder 8-10: Corporation Members, 1957-1962
Folder 11: Nippur, 1956-1957, 1959
Folder 12: Slides, 1961
Folder 13: William F. Albright Fellowship, 1959-1961
Folder 14-16: Dead Sea Scrolls
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1955-1961
Folder 15: Legal agreement between Bechtel Family and Palestine Archaeological Museum, 1961
Folder 16: Press, 1948-1956
Folder 17-24: Financial
Folder 17: Annual Treasurer’s Report, 1962-1965
Folder 18: Budget and Financial Reports, 1955-1965
Folder 19: Ithaca Office Finance (General), 1955
Folder 20: New Haven Office Statements, 1955-1963
Folder 21: Nies Estate, n.d., 1922, 1940-1953, 1955-1961
See also 1 oversize folder in Box 6.
Folder 22: Scudder, Stevens and Clark, 1961
Folder 23: Treasurer’s Report, 1955
Folder 24: Wheeler, Crosbie, Seiler and Company, 1959-1961
Folder 25-26: Insurance, 1956-1962
Folder 27-35: Jerusalem School
Folder 27-34: Correspondence
Folder 27: General, 1957, 1960-1965
Folder 28: Jerusalem School Committee, 1962-1963
Folder 29: Kenyon, Kathleen M., 1951-1954
Folder 30: Kraeling, Carl H., 1962-1965
Folder 31: Personnel, 1963-1965
Folder 32: Regulations, 1959-1960, 1964
Folder 33: Special Committee, 1961-1962
Folder 34: Winnett, Fred V., 1962-1964
Folder 35: Director’s Reports, 1961-1962