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100	1		_aWhiting, John D. _q(John David), _d1882-1951
245	0	0	_aJohn D. Whiting papers, _f1890-1970 _g(bulk 1904-1964).
300			_a900 _fitems.
300			_a18 _fcontainers.
300			_a7.8 _flinear feet.
506	1		_aRestrictions apply.
506			_aRestrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
520	8		_aCorrespondence, 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.
544			_3Some photographs _etransferred to _aLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
545	0		_aBusinessman, photographer, author, tour guide, and intelligence officer.
546			_aCollection material in English.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123
600	1	0	_aSpafford, Anna T., _d1842-1923.
600	1	0	_aSpafford, Jacob.
600	1	0	_aVester, Bertha Spafford, _d1878-1968.
600	1	0	_aWhiting, Alice Brauch.
600	1	0	_aWhiting, Edmund Wilson.
600	1	0	_aWhiting, Grace Spafford.
600	3	0	_aWhiting family.
610	1	0	_aGreat Britain. _bArmy _xIntelligence specialists.
610	2	0	_aAmerican Colony (Jerusalem)
610	2	0	_aAmerican Colony (Jerusalem). _bPhoto Department.
610	2	0	_aFr. Vester & Co.
630	0	0	_aNational geographic magazine.
650		0	_aAmericans _zJerusalem.
650		0	_aArab-Israeli conflict _y1948-1967.
650		0	_aChristian communities _zJerusalem.
650		0	_aCommunal living _zJerusalem.
650		0	_aDiplomatic and consular service, American _zJerusalem.
650		0	_aHistoric sites _zMiddle East.
650		0	_aIndustries _zMiddle East.
650		0	_aIndustries _zPalestine.
650		0	_aLocusts _zMiddle East.
650		0	_aMissionaries _zJerusalem.
650		0	_aMissionaries _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPhotography _zMiddle East.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918 _xMilitary intelligence _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918 _zJerusalem.
651		0	_aHezekiah's Tunnel (Jerusalem)
651		0	_aJerusalem _xCommerce.
651		0	_aJerusalem _xHistory.
651		0	_aJerusalem _xHistory _ySiege, 701 B.C.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xAntiquities.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xCommerce.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xDescription and travel.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xHistory.
651		0	_aPalestine _xCommerce.
651		0	_aPalestine _xForeign relations _zUnited States.
651		0	_aPalestine _xHistory.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zPalestine.
656		7	_aAuthors. _2itoamc
656		7	_aBusinessmen. _2itoamc
656		7	_aIntelligence officers. _2itoamc
656		7	_aPhotographers. _2itoamc
656		7	_aTour guides. _2itoamc
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008123.3
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