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Illuminated Islamic Scroll
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS 00128
Content Description
1.5 in wide scroll with handwritten Islamic print and hand drawn illustrations. The illustrations are colored and illuminated. The end of the scroll is attached to leather which was used to protect the paper roll.
Dates:
unknown
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
John Alden Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 00248
Content Description
Papers of John Alden Williams, William R. Kenan Professor of Humanities in the William and Mary Religious Studies Department. Williams specialized in Middle Eastern Civilization and Islamic Studies. Collection includes his curriculum vita, early papers, correspondence, course materials, lectures, talks, transcriptions of manuscripts, and research notes. Some of the material is written in arabic.
Dates:
1946-2023
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Offley Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.164
Scope and Contents
This collection details the history of the Offley Family from 1826 to 1916 through correspondences, diaries, photographs and personal effects. Its creators include multiple generations of Offleys and their associates. The papers provide insight into the daily life of the era as well as major geopolitical events such as the Greek War of Independence, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and World War I. Many of the Offleys served in the...
Dates:
1818-1916
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Qur'an Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: SC 00447
Content Description
Qur'an handwritten in Arabic with floral decoration on the first page. It may have been produced in China.
Dates:
unknown
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center