Account books of the waqf Abou Mediene: balance sheet for the year H. 1288
- PS-IRHRI/41/3-5-28-1272-13
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- 1871-1872
Jerusalem Awqâf Administration (KEAM)
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Account books of the waqf Abou Mediene: balance sheet for the year H. 1288
Jerusalem Awqâf Administration (KEAM)
Online database of the Magnum Photos agency.
Magnum Photos (MP)
Demolition plan for the Mughrabi quarter, June 10th 1967
Handwritten plan with five signatures.
Handwritten transcript of the meeting of March 30th 1969 on the destruction of Dar Abu Saud
Ethiopian Archbishop Residence in Jerusalem
The Ethiopian archbishop’s residence in the old city preserves a part of Ethiopian community’s archives. These archives are divided into two main sections: the current administrative archival office, which includes all types of administrative documents, and the manuscript section.
The Administrative section
In the current administrative archival office, there is an heterogeneous set of documents dated from the end of 19th century to present. There is no historical archives properly speaking. These archives are still used by the local administration for current affairs.
Among all the folders stored in that place, seven include documents created before 1950: folders n°6, 154, 356, 358, 359, 360 and a last one entitled in Amharic “yä-leyu leyu guday däräseññoč käzih yegäññalu” including different types of documents unclassified. In addition to these folders, a book written in 1903-1904 (manuscript in Amharic) was recorded as “folder” n°172 and a report written in 1925 as “folder” 216.
Documents dated before to 1950 found in the archives (ca. 160 documents) are administrative and financial documents, such as payment receipts, cheques, bank documents, financial reports, letters and correspondence including daily issues of the community, etc. These documents are written in Arabic, English, French, German languages. Amharic marginalia are often added to documents in order to give a clue to the topic of the document. Very few documents are fully written in Amharic. 55 documents are written in Arabic.
The manuscripts section
The manuscripts section carefully preserves numerous parchment and paper manuscripts written in Ethiopian languages (Geez and Amharic). The collection represents more than 760 manuscripts. The oldest one dates back to the 15th century.
Through this collection, one could study the daily life of the Ethiopian religious community established in Jerusalem, and get information to understand all their problems and opportunities, such as housing, supplies, access to public services, administration or worship. Receipts and payment document are witnesses of Ethiopian involvement in local life.
Archbishopric of Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem (AEOCJ)
Archives of the Armenian diocesan Consistory of Georgia and Imeretia
Armenian diocese Consistory of Georgia and Imeretia (VIHK)
Archive of the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine
Mgr Testa took over the archive of the Apostolic Delegation after his entry to Jerusalem, on 18 June, 1948. The archive contains 38 folders concerning the administrations of the Apostolic Delegates Gustavo Testa, Arthur Hughes, Silvio Oddi and Giuseppe Sensi. The documentation covers the period 1935-1962. The documentation concerning the government of Mgr Valerio Valeri has been lost in 1948 when the palace of the Apostolic Delegation was destroyed. A well-structured filing plan is available for the government of Testa, Oddi and Sensi. The archive is accessible until 1939.
Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine (DAGP)
Catholicos Matthew II Izmirlian's Personal Archive, List n°34
Matthew II Izmirlian (MKI)
Archives of the Divan of the Catholicos of All Armenians, holding from the Matenadaran, 1476-1955
The Chancellery or Divanatun is the working office of the Catholicos.
Divan of the Catholicos of all Armenians (AHKD)