Whiting, John D. (John David) 1882-1951 creator mixed material monographic eng 900 18 7.8 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. Restrictions apply. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Businessman, photographer, author, tour guide, and intelligence officer. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123 Spafford, Anna T 1842-1923 Spafford, Jacob Vester, Bertha Spafford 1878-1968 Whiting, Alice Brauch Whiting, Edmund Wilson Whiting, Grace Spafford Whiting family Great Britain. Army Intelligence specialists American Colony (Jerusalem) American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department. Fr. Vester & Co. Americans Jerusalem Arab-Israeli conflict 1948-1967 Christian communities Jerusalem Communal living Jerusalem Diplomatic and consular service, American Jerusalem Historic sites Middle East Industries Middle East Industries Palestine Locusts Middle East Missionaries Jerusalem Missionaries United States Photography Middle East World War, 1914-1918 Military intelligence Great Britain World War, 1914-1918 Jerusalem Hezekiah's Tunnel (Jerusalem) Jerusalem Commerce Jerusalem History Jerusalem History Siege, 701 B.C Middle East Antiquities Middle East Commerce Middle East Description and travel Middle East History Palestine Commerce Palestine Foreign relations United States Palestine History United States Foreign relations Palestine Authors Businessmen Intelligence officers Photographers Tour guides mm2005085237 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123.3 Restrictions apply. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 051115 20260227111730.0 mm2005085237