Gibb, H. A. R. (Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen), 1895-1971

Overview: Sir Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb (1895-1971), commonly known as H.A.R. Gibb, was the James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and University Professor at Harvard University from 1955 to 1966. Gibb also served as Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard from 1957 to 1966. This collection consists chiefly of Gibb's notes, in both English and Arabic, and reports. Also includes lecture notes from his courses at the University of Edinburgh, and correspondence regarding...