Further Notes on Research Facilities in the U.A.R.

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In a recent article Prof. John A. Williams presented a brief sketch of the major libraries available to foreign scholars in the U.A.R. It is hoped that the following listing will be useful as a supplement to Dr. Williams’ work, especially for the scholar of Egyptian history.

The Library of the American University in Cairo invites Fellows of the American Research Center to become subscription members. For a fee of LE 6.000, borrowing privileges and full internal use of the library are granted. Of special interest to researchers are the Creswell and Debbane Collections. The Creswell Collection, containing over 3,500 volumes devoted to Islamic art and architecture, is a non-circulating reference collection which may be consulted by serious scholars. Letters of introduction should be presented to Prof. Creswell and to the Director of the Center for Arabic Studies by anyone who is not affiliated with the American University.