Acquisitions, 1960-1979
Scope and Contents
The Aziz Suryal Atiya papers (1927-1993) contain curriculum vitae, honorary documents, membership cards, contracts, royalty information, personal and academic correspondence, memos, reports, class schedules and materials, notebooks, lecture notes, book reviews, programs, memorial materials, biographies, and maps. Some of the subjects included in the material are studies Atiya did for the Coptic Encyclopedia, an expedition he took to Mount Sinai, and Arab-Israeli relations. Also included are papers related to Joseph Smith's Egyptian papyri and Atiya's role in making them public. While searching for Coptic and Arabic papyri in the Metropolitan Museum of Art storeroom in New York City, it was brought to Atiya's attention that the Joseph Smith Egyptian papyri, which is significant because they are the original documents used for research to write Facsimile No. 1 of the Book of Abraham, a scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Since the Egyptian language could not be read in the 1830s and 1840s when the papyri were supposedly translated, this discovery provided the first chance to check Joseph Smith's ability to translate the Egyptian papyri. Atiya functioned as the mediator between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the First Presidency of the LDS Church.
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Dates
- Creation: 1960-1979
Creator
- From the Collection: Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
From the Collection: 36 Linear Feet (70 boxes and 2 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Arabic
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegian
From the Collection: Finnish
From the Collection: Dutch; Flemish
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
From the Collection: Portuguese
From the Collection: Samoan
From the Collection: Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Chinese
From the Collection: Korean
- Ancient scrolls donated to U Middle East collection.
- Archives from 1961-1962 relating to American Institute of Indian Studies
- Book Shipment List dated 20 December 1961 listing various books and authors
- Corresondence from Marian Sheets.
- Correspondence and curriculum vitae dated 14 and 15 January 1970 involving Aziz S. Atiya, Khosrow Mostofi, Nadia Mohamed Abu-Zahra and Sami A. Hanna
- Correspondence and invoices regarding book purchases from Luzac & Co., London.
- Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and Alexandre Papadopoulo.
- Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and Dr. A.S. Basmee Ansari regarding publications for the Central Institiute of Islamic Research (Islamic Research Institute).
- Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and Thomas M. Schmid re. publishing a supplement to "The Arabic collection Aziz S. Atiya Library for Middle East Studies."
- Correspondence between Dr. Aziz Atiya, Dr. Emil Lucki and Dr. Ralph D. Thomson regarding acquistion of Mansi collection
- Correspondence between Dr. Aziz Atiya, Messers. Luzec and Co., Ltd, and Paul Khayat
- Correspondence dated 21 April 1966 to Dr. Ali Abd-al Qadir from Dr. Aziz Atiya
- Correspondence dated 4 May 1962 from Dr. Aziz Atiya to Dr. Iskander (Alexander) Badawy
- Correspondence from D. Makled to L. H. Kirkpatrick.
- Correspondence from November 1962 about the donation of an Armenian language Bible and Psalm book
- Correspondence letters between Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Mr. P. Collins from 1961 and 1962
- Correspondence letters dated April 1960 between Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Parke, Davis & Company
- Correspondence letters from 1962 between Aziz S. Atiya, Jacob Geerlings, Albert Ray Olpin, Fird H. Gagosian, and Myron Bement Smith
- Correspondence letters from 1962, 1963 and 1970 between Aziz S. Atiya, Khostow Mostofi, Arthur Upham Pope and The Cultural Attache Embassy of Iraq
- Correspondence letters from 6 and 9 June 1971 between Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Dr. Everett L. Cooley
- Correspondence letters from November 1962 between Aziz S. Atiya, Donald S. Cameron, Datus C. Smith, and Stephen Gambino
- Correspondence letters from October and November 1977 between Mumbaz A. Fargo and Jana K. Stevens
- Correspondence letters, memorandums, and an invoice from 1973 and 1975 involving Aziz S. Atiya, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Ann Merlo, Russell Scoville, Thomas M. Schmid, and Roger K. Hanson
- Correspondence regarding the purchase of books from the Muid Khan collection.
- Correspondence to Aziz Atiya from Eugene L. Bliss
- Correspondence to Aziz Atiya from Felix Weigel of Otto Harrassowitz regarding a book order
- Correspondence to Aziz Atiya regarding the acquisition of Persian books.
- Correspondences between Aziz S. Atiya, Everett L. Cooley, Elmer H. Douglas, and others
- Correspondences dated 1966-1967 concerning transfer of Middle East Collection to new Library
- Correspondences dated 1975 from Alexandre Papadopoulo to Aziz Atiya.
- Correspondent letters from 27 April 1960 and 2 May 1961 between Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Swets and Zeitlinger N.V.
- Current Awareness Service documentation given to Dr. Aziz Atiya
- Introduction to the supplement to volume I of "Arabic Collection, Aziz S. Atiya Library for Middle East Studies."
- Letter offering books for sale.
- Letter to Aziz Atiya from Luzac & Company
- Letter with enclosure dated March 29, 1968 to Dr. Aziz Atiya from Ralph D. Thompson
- Letters and an invoice from 1961-62 involving Dr. Aziz S. Atiya, Leon Zolondek and W. Heffer & Sons Ltd.
- Letters and documents from 1968-1969 involving Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and others regarding historical literature and administrative actions for the University of Utah
- Letters and quotations from May 1960 by Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Kraus Periodicals, Inc.
- Letters from 1977 and 1979 involving Aziz Atiya, Pai-nan Wu, Lynn Smith, Adel Allouche, Jana Stevens, and Khosrow Mostofi
- Letters from December 1961 and January 1962 between Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Dr. Lawrence S. Thompson
- Letters from October and December 1961 involving Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Dr. Elmer H. Douglas
- Letters from October and December of 1962 between Dr. Aziz S. Atiya and Mr. Richard Henderson Dalrymple
- List of book titles
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu