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Ottoman Studies Research Guide: Manuscripts

This guide aims to help researchers working in the field of Ottoman studies particularly, and Islamic history in general, to find suitable materials for their research from the large collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps...etc, that were pro

ِA Handful of Manuscripts Produced During the Ottoman Era

The Arabic Translation of Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856, During the Tanzimat.

Published in Nafīr Sūrīyah Newspaper in Beirut.

Translated by Butrus Al-Bustani.

Call no.: CA:PA:F 956.9:B981nA:v.1

بيان بضيعة عين الريحانة اللبنانية

A list of Items and Belongings, and their estimated prices, owned by the Maronite Christian Population of Ayn Al-Rihaniyya village in Mount Lebanon, Which Were Sacked by the Druze During the 1860 Civil Conflict.

Call no: MS 956.92:B356bA:c.1

بيان مفقودات دير مار عبدا - دير القمر

A List of Approximate Value of the Materials and Belongings Lost During the 1860 Civil Conflict, Documented by Mar 'Abda Monastery in Deir Al-Qamar.

Call no: MS 271.009:B356bA:c.1

تنهُّدات سورية

A Handwritten Account of the History of Syria Staring in 1820 till 1860, Includes the Civil Unrest of the Latter Year.

Call no: MS 956.9:T16A:c.1.

كتاب الأحزان في تاريخ واقعة الشام وجبل لبنان وما يليهما بما أصاب المسيحيين من الدروز والإسلام

A Handwritten Account of the Civil Unrest of 1860 in Mount Lebanon and Damascus.

Call no: MS 956.9:K62kA:c.1

مجموع الإسلام والحكم

A Handwritten Poem by an Anonymous Druze From Mount Lebanon or Neighbouring Syrian Lands, Concerning the 1860 Civil Unrest.

Call no: MS 297:M233mA:c.1

An Arabic Translation of a Decree Issued by the Ottoman Government to the Administrative Counsel of Mount Lebanon Regarding that they Handel the Mutasarrifate after the Death of Vaso Pasha.
A Firman Issued by the Ottoman Sultanate in 1911, During the Reign of Sultan Mehmed V, Recognizing AUB as an Accreditate Academic Institute in the Empire.
One of the Earliest Medical Degrees Issued by the Faculty of Medicine at AUB. Issued in Ottoman Turkish During the Reign of Sultan Mehmed V.
Proclamation by General Edmund Allenby to the People of the Former Ottoman Provinces, Informing them Not to "Disturb the Peace" After their Lands Became Under British Control.
An Ottoman Diploma of Pharmacy Issued by the Ottoman Faculty of Medicine During the Reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II.

A Doctor of Dentistry Degree Issued by the School of Dentistry at the Syrian Protestant Collage, Acknowledging that Jurji Nasif Jeha Completed All His Courses and Passed the Required Exams.

Issued During the Late Ottoman Era With Some Texts Written in Ottoman Turkish.
A Medical Degree Issued by Qasr Al-Eyni Hospital During the Reign of Khedive Isma'il Pasha of Egypt.
A Doctor of Medicine and Surgery Degree Issued by the Syrian Protestant Collage in June 1905, Acknowledging that Habib Salim Completed His Courses and Passed the Required Exams. Includes Texts in Ottoman Turkish.