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Manuscript/Mixed Material American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Brochure from the School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, American Colony Aid Association, Jerusalem

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Title

  • American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Brochure from the School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, American Colony Aid Association, Jerusalem

Names

  • American Colony (Jerusalem)
  • American Colony Aid Association (Publisher)
  • School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking (Associated name)

Created / Published

  • The Commercial Press, Printer, Jerusalem, Palestine, ca. 1930

Headings

  • -  Jerusalem--Development--Commercial enterprise
  • -  Lacemaking
  • -  American Colony School of Handicraft
  • -  Palestine--Lacemaking
  • -  Palestine--Women--Employment
  • -  Anna Spafford Baby Home--Jerusalem
  • -  Palestinian girls--Marriage
  • -  Manuscripts
  • -  Maps
  • -  Leaflets
  • -  Palestine -- Jerusalem

Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Maps
  • Leaflets

Notes

  • -  Tri-fold illustrated flyer for the School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, American Colony Aid Association, Jerusalem. Printed document. Text regarding the purposes and activities of the school, with one-paragraph mention of the Anna Spafford Baby Home.
  • -  Includes print map of Jerusalem showing Russian compound, Valley of Hinnom, Kidron Valley, Mount of Olives and Old City Jerusalem, etc., with numbered list of locations of fifty buildings, historical sites, hotels, churches, and gates to the Old City, etc., keyed to the map. Identified sites include the American Colony, the American Colony Store, the American Colony School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, and the Anna Spafford Baby Home.
  • -  Includes (on cover) one black & white photograph of women making lace out in an open landscape, and (interior page) one black & white photograph of samples of Palestine Point lace products (runner, placemat and napkins).

Medium

  • flyer 9 1/4" x 4 1/2" closed

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Part I, Box 3, Folder 1: American Colony in Jerusalem
  • series: Part I: Topical File, 1871-2004

Source Collection

  • American Colony in Jerusalem Collection

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

American Colony, American Colony Aid Association, and School Of Handicrafts And Dressmaking. American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Brochure from the School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, American Colony Aid Association, Jerusalem. The Commercial Press, Printer, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1930. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.053/.

APA citation style:

American Colony, American Colony Aid Association & School Of Handicrafts And Dressmaking. (1930) American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Brochure from the School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, American Colony Aid Association, Jerusalem. The Commercial Press, Printer, Jerusalem, Palestine. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.053/.

MLA citation style:

American Colony, American Colony Aid Association, and School Of Handicrafts And Dressmaking. American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Brochure from the School of Handicrafts and Dressmaking, American Colony Aid Association, Jerusalem. The Commercial Press, Printer, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1930. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.053/>.