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NELSON GLUECK PAPERS, 1932-2005
By Cynthia Rufo
Collection Overview
Title: Nelson Glueck papers, 1932-2005
Creator: Glueck, Nelson (1900-1971)
Extent: 25.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 18-37 Glass Plate Negatives are a later accrual from the Albright Institute. The original numbering of these boxes has been maintained. (There is no Box 8-17.)
Languages: English, Hebrew, French
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of eminent biblical archaeologist and rabbi
Nelson Glueck. The four Albums of photographs were collected and arranged by Glueck from 1936-1939 during his first tenure as Director of the American School in Jerusalem. The Correspondence files are organized alphabetically by correspondent, with the exception of correspondence concerning Glueck after his death in 1971. These files precede the alphabetical sequence. The Correspondence files contain letters Glueck received from colleagues regarding the logistics of running the organization, and publishing ASOR’s journals. Correspondence after 1971 concerns memorial services in honor of Glueck, material regarding his successor at Hebrew Union College, and materials regarding the transfer of Glueck’s papers from Cincinnati to Cambridge. The Diaries contain informal accounts of Glueck’s travels from 1942-1943, and notebooks with brief descriptions of dozens of sites from 1942-1944. The Press and Writings files contain writings by and about Glueck and the projects with which he was affiliated. These files are organized chronologically. Included are articles, excavation reports, booklets from Hebrew Union College announcing his inauguration, and booklets from his memorial service. Correspondence is scattered throughout these files. The 1927 file contains Glueck’s dissertation. The Photographs: General files contain photographs taken of Glueck by professional photographers for various publications. The Photographs: Albums files contain photographs taken and captioned by Glueck. The Photographs: The Other Side of the Jordan files contain images used in Glueck’s publication of the same name. Diary entries on specific sites may correspond to folders in the Eleanor Vogel Photograph Collection.
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions: These materials have been made accessible for purposes of education and research. We have indicated what we know about copyright and rights of privacy, publicity, or trademark. Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information. We are eager to hear from any rights owners, so that we may obtain accurate information. Upon request, we will remove material from public view while we address a rights issue.
This collection has been made accessible through the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Lanier Theological Library, and the David Berg Foundation.
Box and Folder List
Box 1:
Folder 1: General, n.d., 1932-1975
Folder 2-13: Correspondence
Folder 2: General, 1934-1980
Folder 3-4: Posthumous, 1971-2005
Folder 5: A, 1929-1970
Folder 6-7: Albright, William F., 1927-1947
Folder 8: ASOR, 1940-1951
Folder 9: B, 1932-1941
Folder 10-11: Burrows, Millar, 1931-1947
Folder 12: C, 1929-1966
Folder 13: D, 1941-1965
Box 2:
Folder 1-19: Correspondence
Folder 1: E, 1939-1947
Folder 2: F, 1932-1964
Folder 3: G, 1938-1948
Folder 4: H, 1929-1948
Folder 5: I, 1936-1965
Folder 6: J, 1934-1947
Folder 7: K, 1933-1948
Folder 8: L, 1940-1943
Folder 9-10: M, 1932-1947
Folder 11: Magnes, Judah, 1932-1948
Folder 12: Morgenstern, Julian, 1932-1946
Folder 13: N, 1937-1942
Folder 14: R, 1938-1963
Folder 15: S, 1929-1947
Folder 16: T, 1939-1941
Folder 17: U, 1932-1943
Folder 18: V, 1933-1947
Folder 19: W, 1935-1948
Folder 20-22: Diaries, 1936-1942
Additional diaries in Box 7, Folder 1 (stored at ASOR headquarters.)
Folder 20: Diaries, 1936-1939
Folder 21: Diaries, 1939-1942
Folder 22: Diaries, 1936-1942
Box 3:
Folder 1: Diaries, 1942-1943
Folder 2: Diaries, 1944
Folder 3: Diaries, 1952
Folder 4: Diplomas and Citations, 1918-1969
Folder 5: Financial, 1940-1945
Folder 6-20: Press and Writings, 1927-2009
Box 4:
Folder 1-12: Press and Writings, 1927-2009
Box 5:
Folder 1-2: Press and Writings, 1927-2009
Folder 3-5: Research
These files contain compiled information about granaries, lamps, and seals from sites related to those excavated by Glueck.
Folder 3: Granaries, n.d., 1947-1963
Folder 4: Lamps, 1966-1969
Folder 5: Seals, n.d., 1961
Folder 6-10: Vogel, Eleanor: “Bibliography of Holy Land Sites.”, 1974
Folder 11: Photographs: General, n.d., 1938
These files contain photographs taken of Glueck by professional photographers for various publications.
Box 6:
Folder 1-17: Photographs
Folder 1-8: General, 1942-1970
These files are organized in chronological order.
Folder 9-11: Albums, 1936-1939
These files contain photographs, primarily taken by Glueck during his explorations in Transjordan and the Negev.
Folder 12-17: The Other Side of the Jordan, 1970
These files contain images used in Glueck’s The Other Side of the Jordan
Box 7:
Folder 1: Diaries, 1967-1968
Additional diaries in Box 2, Folders 20-22 (stored at the Semitic Museum, Harvard University.)
Boxes 18-37:
Glass Plate Negatives
