Coptic encyclopedia records, 1960-1991

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988
Title
Coptic encyclopedia records
Dates
1960-1991 (inclusive)
Quantity
39 linear feet
Collection Number
Accn1205
Summary
The Coptic encyclopedia records (1960-1991) contain research on the customs, environment, music, hobbies, political and religous leaders, and language of the Coptic community. The Coptic community was formed by the Christian inhabitants of Egypt during the third century A.D.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English, French, German, Arabic

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Coptic encyclopedia records were collected as part of the work of The Coptic Encyclopedia developed at the Marriot Library under the direction of Dr. Aziz Atiya, editor-in-cheif, Distinguished University Professor and Professor Emeritus of History. His widow, Lola Atiya, completed the project and oversaw its publication.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Coptic encyclopedia records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Coptic encyclopedia records, Accn 1205, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: Accn 1205.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Marion Robertson Wilson and Lola Atiya in 1991 and 1997.

Processing Note

Processed by Andrew J. Lengyel in 2004.

Addendum processed by Lindsey Moore in 2006.

Separated Materials

Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0692).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Correspondence, 1978-1991Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder
1-24
Buisness Correspondence
 1978-1991
25-28
Budget Correspondence
 1979-1982
29-32
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
 1979-1982
33
NEH Correspondence with Marian Robertson Wilson
 1978

Reports, 1979-1990Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder
1
Coptic Encyclopedia Initial Buget Report
2
Coptic Encyclopedia Budget Reports
 1982-1986
3
Federal Cash Transaction Reports
4
Financial Report on Account No. 5-26112
5
Financial Report on Account No. 6-46956
6
Financial Report
 1979-1980
7-12
Performance Report
 1980-1982
13
Performance Reports on Grant No. RT20322-83
 1985
14
Performance Reports
 1988-1989
15
Perfomance Report on Grant No. RT20886-89
 1990
16-18
Progress Reports
 1983; 1987; 1989
19-20
Three Column Budget
 1980

Meetings, Lists Summaries, Editorial, and Legal Issues, 1980-1989Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder
1-3
Article Correction List
 1989
4
Biographies
5
Contractual Agreement
6
Contributors' Manual
7-13
Coptic Encyclopedia Article List
14-20
Coptic Encyclopedia Illustration List
21
Coptic Language Editorial by Linda Blanken
22-23
Coptic Museum Lists and Notes
24-26
Financial Gifts to Project
 1980-1981
27
International Board of Consultants (ICB) MEeting Agenda and Minutes
 1980
28
IBC Meeting Participant List
 1980
29-30
IBC Meeting Arrangement and Organization
 1980
31
IBC Meeting Report to the Rockefeller Foundation
 1980
32
NEH Gifts and Matching Information
33
NEH Program Announcement
 1981-1982

Miscellaneous Article and NotesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 4

Container(s) Description
Folder
1-11
Miscellaneous Articles Requested by Marion Wilson through Interlibrary Loans
"The Lausiac History of Palladius" "Saint Antoine Et Les Commencements Du Monachisme Curetien En Egypte" "Observazioni giuridiche a recenti indagini papirologiche sui monasteri Egizani" "Das Monchtum der sketischen Wuste" "Egyptian Monasticism" "The Psychology of the Monks of the Egypian Desert" "A Visit to the Coptic Convents in Nitria" "A Visit to the Coptic Monasteries of Egypt" "The First Monasteries" "L'Egypte, Berceau Du Monachisme Chretien" "Palladius and Egyptian Monasticism"
12
Notes by M. van Esbroeck
13
Note Cards on Coptic Projects
14-19
Notes on an Undefined Subject; These notes are written in Greek
20
Notes on BIblical Subjects and Symbols
21
Notes on Coptic Art vs. Irish Art
22
Notes on Coptic Bibliography
23
Notes on Coptic Calendar by Wissa Wassef
24
Notes on Coptic Influence on European Art
25
Notes on Folk Practice by Wissa Wassef
26
Notes on Literature of Christian Ethiopia
27
Notes on Monasteries
28
Notes on Scetis Desert
29
Notes on Johan Michael Vansleb

Publication Information, 1978-1991Return to Top

Container(s): Box 5

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder
1-3
Project Proposal Draft
 1978
4-7
Project Proposal and Application
 1978
8
Publication Announcment Program
 1991
9-19
Renewal Applications
 1983-1990
20
Salaries and Honoraria
 1986
21-32
Shazam Manual and Notes
 1986
33
Summary of Contributors
 1979-1981

Submitted Articles, AReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 6-9

Submitted Articles, BReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 10

Submitted Articles, B-CReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 11

Submitted Articles, CReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 12-14

Submitted Articles, C-DReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 15

Submitted Articles, DReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 16-17

Submitted Articles, D-EReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 18

Submitted Articles, E-FReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 19

Submitted Articles, F-GReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 20

Submitted Articles, HReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 21

Submitted Articles, I-JReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 22

Submitted Articles, J-KReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 23

Submitted Articles, K-LReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 24

Submitted Articles, L-MReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 25

Submitted Articles, MReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 26-27

Submitted Articles, M-NReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 28

Submitted Articles, O-PReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 29

Submitted Articles, PReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 30

Submitted Articles, P-QReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 31

Submitted Articles, R-SReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 32

Submitted Articles, S-TReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 33

Submitted Articles, T-UReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 34

Submitted Articles, V-ZReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 35

Draft of Encyclopedia, Introduction MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 36

Container(s) Description
Folder
1
Title Page, Credits, and Brief Table of Contents
2-9
Detailed Table of Contents
10-17
List of Articles
18-21
List of Contributors
22
Forward by Lola Atiya
23
Preface by Aziz Atiya
24
Acknowledgments by Lola Atiya
25
Introduction by Elly Dickason
26-28
General Bibliography

Draft of Encyclopedia, AReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 37

Draft of Encyclopedia, A-BReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 38

Draft of Encyclopedia, CReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 39

Draft of Encyclopedia, DReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 40-41

Draft of Encyclopedia, E-GReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 42

Draft of Encyclopedia, H-JReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 43

Draft of Encyclopedia, K-MReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 44

Draft of Encyclopedia, M-NReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 45

Draft of Encyclopedia, O-PReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 46

Draft of Encyclopedia, Q-SReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 47

Draft of Encyclopedia, T-ZReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 48

Draft of Encyclopedia, AppendicesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 49

Container(s) Description
Folder
1
List of Maps
2-9
List of Illustrations

Draft of Encyclopedia, IndexReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 50

Editors, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 51-52

Organizations, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 53

Translators, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 54

Meetings, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 55

Donors, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 56

Publishers, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 57-58

Contributors, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 59-60

Other Files, 1970-1995Return to Top

Container(s): Box 61-66

Rodolphe Kasser Articles, 1987-1988Return to Top

Container(s): Box 67

Various Articles, 1976-1988Return to Top

Container(s): Box 68

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder
1
Peter Nagel, "Lycopolitan"
2
Peter Nagel, "Akhmimic"
 1985-1988
3
Ariel Shisha-Halevy, Articles
 1984-1988
4
Helmut Satzinger, Articles
 1987-1988
5
Werner Vycichl, "Sullam" and "Muqaddimah"
 1987
6
Hans Martin Schenke, "Mesokemic"
 1988
7
Jan Quaegebeur, "Pre Coptic"
 1988
8
Francis Thomas Gignac, "Influence of Coptic"
 1988
9
Wolf-Peter Funk, "Dialects: Morphology"
 1987
10
Adel Y. Sidarus, "Coptic Lexicography in the Middle Ages"
 1976
11
"A Prospectus"

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Copts

Corporate Names

  • Coptic Church
  • National Endowment for the Humanities
  • University of Utah. Libraries

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Business records
  • Drafts (documents)

Titles within the Collection

  • Coptic encyclopedia

Finding aid created by Andrew J. Lengyel
2004

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