The reminiscences of Mar Athanasius Y. Samuel
Series: N.Y.T [i.e. New York times oral history program -- 1]; Columbia University oral history collection -- pt. 2, no. 169
Published: 1975
Language: eng
Format: [microform]
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Bishops; Interviews; Syrian Orthodox Church
Other titles: Samuel, Athanasius Yeshu
Description: Archbishop. Topics include: childhood in Syria; refugee, illness; orphanage and monastery care; St. Mark's monastery and seminary, Jerusalem; exploration of caves near Jericho and Jordan; Egypt; archaeological studies; St. Catherine's monastery at Mount Sinai; Archbishop and Metropolitan of Jerusalem, 1946; Dead Sea scrolls: discovery, problems of interpretation and authentication; United States, 1949: lectures and exhibits, sale of scrolls, 1954; detailed description of scrolls, contents and significance.
Notes: Transcript of interviews conducted for the Oral History Research Office of Columbia University in 1961.

Includes index.

Master microform held by: McA.