- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
- Find Related Materials
Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Title:
- Constantinople Records of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/k643b122m
- Dates:
- 1750-1925
- Size:
- 9 boxes
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-9
- Language:
- Greek, Modern Turkish, Ottoman
Abstract
Consists of administrative records of the Constantinople "metochion" of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of administrative records of the Constantinople "metochion" of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Included are documents concerning property transactions of the Holy Sepulchre; promissory notes issued by the Holy Sepulchre in the 1820s; documents relating to publishing activities of the Holy Sepulchre (1824-26, 1853-57); early 20th-century Constantinople correspondence of a textile company named Sterea; and various other Greek and Ottoman documents.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
The Metochion of the Holy Sepulchre in Constantinople is a "daughter-house" of the monastery at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift: Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund; 1991.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory prepared by Fadzilah Yahaya GS in 2011.
Some materials in the collection were treated for mold in 2016. Promissory notes did not receive full treatment (cleaning) due to their condition.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Constantinople Records of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/k643b122m
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-9
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Property -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Textile industry -- Turkey. -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Commercial correspondence. -- 20th century
Documents.
Promissory notes. -- 19th century - Names:
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
Sterea (Firm)