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Photo of 2 Turks and 2 Greek priests.

f. 2 Three photos from the plans in: Bernardino, Trattato delle piante et imagini de sacri edifizi di Terra Santa (Firenze, 1620). 1) Plan of the Holy Sepulcre Temple; 2)plan of the basilica of Nativity in Betlehem; 3)Plan of the tomb of Virgin in Gethsimany.

ff. 1-2 List of the lectures (23).
ff. 3-273 Texts of the lectures about Palestine, read at the church of Malaja Vishera.

About the difficulties of the war time; lack of money in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem; the Russian nuns of Eleon and Ain-Karem and about 150 Russian pilgrims without food and money, are partly supported by the Patriarch. The Russian Mission. Detailed information on the state of Russian churches and other buildings in Jerusalem and Palestine. About the needs of schools teachers and pilgrims. About the deportation of part of the members of the Society to Urfa. About the railways in Palestine.
Text of a speech in the Petrograd Slavonic benevolent Society "on one of the Mondays before Easter" based on private letters.

ff. 1-27 Text of a lecture about the Holy Land and the Palestine Society.

6 reports about arrival and departure of pilgrims and Athos monks. About their luggage, information on the steamers.
Includes brief marginal notes pencil written in Russian.
Other details: on the forms of the Palestine Society; red stamps about receiving the reports.

About his trip to Moscow and his discussion with the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Education about the importance of preserving the estates and properties of the Society in Palestine and Italy, and about the current needs of the Society, lack of financing, etc.

ff. 6-11 Critical notes on the Guide about the Holy Places.
Includes marginal notes about receving the note written with a pencil.

Short report on the activities of the Society, its aims and financial and institutional difficulties