United States. Military Mission to Armenia photographs, 1919

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Summary

Creators:
United States. Military Mission to Armenia
Abstract:
Depicts American army officers in Armenia and conditions in Armenia at the end of World War I
Extent:
1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], United States. Military Mission to Armenia photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 94 prints taken during the United States fact-finding military mission to Turkey and Armenia (1919), headed by General Harbord appointed and by President Wilson on the advice of Herbert Hoover.

The photographs were taken from September 8, 1919, when General Harbord and his party arrived at Izmit Bay, Turkey, through October 9, 1919, when they came aboard the U.S.S. "Martha Washington" in Batumi, Georgia. They depict General Harbord and other members of the mission, Turkish and Armenian political figures, including Mustafa Kamal Pasha (Kamal Pasha Atatürk, future president of the Republic of Turkey) and Alexander Khatissian, prime minister of Armenia, with members of his cabinet; urban and rural views in Armenia and Turkey; national dances, etc.

The prints were arranged by the collector in chronological order, and each print was assigned a unique number from 67280 through 67373. An inventory, arranged by print number, was included in the collection.

This finding aid follows the original arrangement and description of the photographs, though geographical names and some personal names are presented in accordance with the current spelling. It should be noted that some geographical locations listed as located on the territory of Armenia (Kars, Sarikamis) in 1921 were returned to Turkey in accordance with the Treaty of Kars between the Bolsheviks and the Republic of Turkey.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], United States. Military Mission to Armenia photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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