Letters from 1977 and 1979 involving Aziz Atiya, Pai-nan Wu, Lynn Smith, Adel Allouche, Jana Stevens, and Khosrow Mostofi

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<^ 0 Financial Summary <-'i tiu: Present Statu of the hook-wuyLug KxBfcviit ion lor the .'iidiilc I'i.i.sL Col. Ice. 1 iun The following |ummary represents the expended fundi to da:e o*.ri :iiddle Eastern publication^ and manuscripts acquired from Egypt, Lebanon and adjacent Arab countries as well as from India and Englapd. All purchases have been m^de at iubstantial reductions ranging from 15 to 50%. Since more invoices, and shipments are still forthcoming, the Retailed account With all supportingfdocuments can only be submitted later on completion. The Middle Eas.; Center Memorandum of December 2, 1^)6S, provided the details of the fundi; raised for this purpose by the University in a meet­ing held at Vice-President Hadsen's office. The total pas $7,000 and the sums transmitted to me in Cairo, Beirut and Hyderabad tyere $5,000. The following j,ferns show the general state of purchases and subsidiary expenses as of now: (1) Caj.ro 333 volumis, periodical literature, papyri and rag-paper documents, incunabula and two Quran manuscripts 7 »" $1,439.00 Beirut (2) 470 volumes and 8 manuscripts 2,117,65 (3) Hyderabad 242 volumes and periodical literature (4) London 167 volumes - miscellaneous including British Museum Middle East Dublications 695.65 890.00 Total: Excess accompanied luggage consisting of Manuscripts and invaluable items $5,142.30 70.55 Grand total of acquisitions to date: $5,212.85