Whiting, John D.  1882-1951 <br/><br/>
John D. Whiting papers, 1890-1970  (bulk 1904-1964). 

 - 900  items. 18  containers. 7.8  linear feet. 
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<br/><br/> Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, reports, subject file, film catalogs and caption lists, printed matter, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Whiting's life as a prominent member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, a Christian utopian community founded in 1881.  Documents Whiting's work as a business manager and artifact dealer with Fr. Vester & Co., also known as the American Colony Store; tour guide of historic sites in the Middle East; photographer with the American Colony Photo Dept.; author and photographer published in National Geographic; deputy U.S. consul for Jerusalem; and military intelligence officer for the British Army during World War I.  Subjects include Jacob Spafford's discovery of the inscription in Hezekiah's Tunnel, Jerusalem; the locust plague of 1915; conditions in Jerusalem during World War I; the Arab-Israeli conflict; industry and commerce in the region; and Whiting family life.  Family members represented include Anna T. Spafford, Jacob Spafford, Bertha Spafford Vester, Alice Brauch Whiting, Edmund Wilson Whiting, and Grace Spafford Whiting. 
<br/><br/><br/>Some photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Businessman, photographer, author, tour guide, and intelligence officer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm2005085237 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Spafford, Anna T., 1842-1923. <br/>Spafford, Jacob.<br/>Vester, Bertha Spafford, 1878-1968. <br/>Whiting, Alice Brauch.<br/>Whiting, Edmund Wilson.<br/>Whiting, Grace Spafford.<br/>Whiting family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Great Britain. Army --Intelligence specialists.<br/>American Colony (Jerusalem)<br/>American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department. <br/>Fr. Vester & Co.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>National geographic magazine.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Americans--Jerusalem.<br/>Arab-Israeli conflict--1948-1967.<br/>Christian communities--Jerusalem.<br/>Communal living--Jerusalem.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American--Jerusalem.<br/>Historic sites--Middle East.<br/>Industries--Middle East.<br/>Industries--Palestine.<br/>Locusts--Middle East.<br/>Missionaries--Jerusalem.<br/>Missionaries--United States.<br/>Photography--Middle East.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence--Great Britain.<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Jerusalem.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Hezekiah's Tunnel (Jerusalem)<br/>Jerusalem--Commerce.<br/>Jerusalem--History.<br/>Jerusalem--History--Siege, 701 B.C.<br/>Middle East--Antiquities.<br/>Middle East--Commerce.<br/>Middle East--Description and travel.<br/>Middle East--History.<br/>Palestine--Commerce.<br/>Palestine--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Palestine--History.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Palestine.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Authors.<br/>Businessmen.<br/>Intelligence officers.<br/>Photographers.<br/>Tour guides.