American Colony in Jerusalem collection, circa 1786-2007

1. Overview> Organization of the Papers

   Business and Legal Files, 1811-2006 Bertha Spafford Vester Files, 1861-1991 John D. Whiting Files, 1906-1924 Valentine Vester Files, 1989-2007

2. Overview> Scope and Content Note

   Business and Legal Files The Our Jerusalem files were compiled by Bertha Spafford Vester in the preparation of her book, ... ...ial is grouped by year in a chronological file. Files from the 1870s and 1880s include letters and other writi... ...d correspondence written following the tragedy. Files for the period 1893 through 1895 describe co... ...ted States consuls in Jerusalem toward the American Colony. Files from 1930 through 1934 contain material rela... ...ajority,” while the Swedes were the “minority.” Files from 1941 contain texts of the remarks given at the sixt... An American Colony Members series contains files of some individual colonists. Names of members can also be fou... ...ers is located in other sections of the collection as well. Files relating to 1896 in both the ... ...ust lawsuit filed in the Business and Legal Files series offer information about some of the Swedish memb... Business and Legal Files The Business and Legal Files are grouped into sections pertaining to the American Colony and the Spafford famil... ...to the American Colony and the Spafford family. Many of the files relate to the corporate entities and busines... ...New York City in the 1920s. Among the Spafford family legal files are those relating to litigation concerning ... Business and Legal Files Bertha Spafford Vester Files John D. Whiting Files Valentine Vester Files Bertha Spafford Vester Files John D. Whiting Files Valentine Vester Files

3. Contents List> Container List

   Business and legal files.

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   BOX II:R47 Business and Legal Files

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   BOX II:OV 7 Business and Legal Files

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   BOX III:OV 1 Bertha Spafford Vester Files

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   Most files are arranged chronologically by year. Others are grouped by type of material and t...

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   ...0 Part II: Business and Legal Files, 1811-2006

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   Grouped into files pertaining to the American Colony and those concerning the Spafford family...

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    ... Part III: Bertha Spafford Vester Files, 1861-1991

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