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Special Collections in Middle Eastern Studies: Stanford University Libraries and Hoover Archives: Page 1

Some examples of notable collections related to the Middle East that can be found at Stanford University Libraries and the Hoover Archives. Please note that this list is not comprehensive

SUL Special Collections

Dalāʼil al-khayrāt, (1813) 19^th century calligraphy copy of book of prayers/devotions by Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al- Jazūlī (1404-1465). Digital copy also available. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9232194

Qurans
- 14^th century https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8568606
- 18^th century https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4084066
- 19^th century https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8568606
- Early American edition/translation (1806) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5755221

Handbook on Learning and Teaching Fiqh, 1759. 18th c. Ottoman calligraphy copy, likely of al-Zarnuji text https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11062597

Jon Mandaville Collection. 80+ manuscripts from 17^th, 18^th, and 19^th century. Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, and Persian. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/catalog?q=%22Jon+Mandaville+Collection.%22&search_field=subject_terms

Rifat N. Bali ephemera collection relating to Jews in Turkey, circa 1920-2016 https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5743121

Middle East: Ephemera, c. 1940-1999. Writings, clippings related to Jewish anti-Zionists in United States (Elmer Berger); Arab-Israeli Wars; Eli Cohen. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5823146

Kamil Kilani Collection. First edition copies of Egyptian children’s books by Kamil al-Kilani, 1920s-1950s. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/?f%5Bbuilding_facet%5D%5B%5D=Special+Collections&q=Kamil+Kilani&search_field=search

Egyptian Movie Posters, 1920-2006. 2400+ posters https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11598057

Homa Sarshar Collection. Iranian-American Journalist and Activist, 1946-. Iranian-Jewish culture https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13224202

Shāhrukh Miskūb papers. Prominent Iranian Intellectual, exiled in Paris, 1924-2005 https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13466055

Masnavi, (1647) Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10574536

Collection of Baha'i ephemera, 1967-2001. Jack H. Lee and Arden T. Lee Baha'i Collection. Mainly English, but also includes Persian Materials. Magazines, Letters, Newspaper clippings. Bahai faith in United States. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13296375

Ladino Translation of First Ottoman Constitution (1876) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10144227

Highlights from Hoover Archive

Ba'ath Party Records, 1968-2003. https://www.hoover.org/library-archives/collections/hizb-al-bath-al-arabi-al-ishtiraki-records-bath-party-records
George Rentz Collection (Arabian American Oil Company Records, 1948-1991) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5791120
WWI British Mesopotamia Campaign papers https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/3088354
Hidayet Dağdeviren Collection https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8p3006dn/entire_text/
Wadie Jwaideh Collection (Kurdish Communities in Ottoman and post-Ottoman states 1836-1992) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/7543626
Iran Ephemera, Tudeh Party, Political Pamphlets https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10415670
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Pamphlets https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10415684