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Show April 3* 1957 Prof, T» Cuyler Young, Chairman. Committee on the Near & Middle East of the Social Science Research Council Princeton University Princeton, Hew Jersey Dear Professor Guyler Young: Hiank yon so much for your kind letter of March 8th, and please accept my apologies for a tardy reply, airing the last few weeks* I have been very mush out of feiMft, and I discovered your letter in a pile of accumulated correspond* ence only a couple of days ago. It is gratifying to note that you are taking an interest in the project of micro-filming the tremendous archive oatarial stored in Egyptian repositories, I bmm no doubt that the exploration of the ground will provi .. tern/mm possibilities with potential results in the field of historical scholarship• I cio accept with, great pleasure the honor of preparing the report requested by the Conralttee on this matter, I have taken note of thh description, conditions and terms outlined in your kind letter, and I find them satisfactory, I plan to sail back to Egypt in the course of this suimer, probably around mid-August 195?. 1 shall immediately consult with some authorities and colleagues on the subject and proceed to compile the preliminary material for that report through the examination of the various collections, I "believe that somewhere about six months will be sufficient. Perhaps 1 can submit that document in the early part of 1958. I hope this- will not be too late for you. 1 shall contact my colleague^ Professor Hurewitz, and ask him for the loan of Professor Bernard Lewis} s report on the Ottoman archives, !!hi£ if ill be helpful in deciding on the tjyt of information required for consideration by the Cctaraittee * l^hank you again for your good letter. With AkciScnA:d :eJgs.kt CAr.ze igHzau rSde.sw .iA ttzi ya Sincerely yours, |
