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Primary sources for historical research: Middle East

This guide lists important collections of primary sources on the history of the Middle East held by the Princeton University Library. It covers microform, print and digital collections. Microforms listed in this guide are housed in Firestone Library Microforms Service on C floor. Printed guides to these collections are usually also housed in Microforms Service and have call numbers beginning "FilmB." A few collections held by Princeton Theological Seminary or by the Center for Research Libraries are also listed in this guide. Please consult a librarian for help if you would like to use these collections. For further information, please see Guides to primary sources for historical research: introduction.

Note: this guide lists English-language sources for Middle Eastern history. For sources in Middle Eastern languages, please contact the Near Eastern Studies curator.

Table of Contents

General

Western books. The Middle East from the rise of Islam
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
"This set includes over 3,000 titles filmed from the collections of the Harvard University Library and the School of Oriental and African Studies Library at the University of London. It includes works printed between the sixteenth and the early twentieth century. Over half of the titles filmed for this collection are printed in English, with the remainder in other Western languages including French, German, Italian and Spanish. It includes memoirs, travel literature, biographical and bibliographical works, guide books, historical studies and texts."
Muslim world: including the Searight collection of drawings and prints and material from the Drawings, Prints and Drawings Department and the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
"The collection records all aspects of life in the Muslim world of the Middle East, as seen through European eyes. The collection contains paintings, colored and black and white prints, drawings and designs, and costumes and ornaments. Works of over five hundred travellers and artists, dating mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries are included in the collection. The collection includes works by artists of many nationalities and well-known names include Amadeo Preziosi, Luigi Mayer, David Roberts, Edward Lear, William Muller, Adrien Dauzats and Alexandre Decamps. The collection contains @10,000 images on either color or black-and-white microfiche."
British policy in Asia: India Office memoranda [microform]
Microfiche 669 39 microfiches Printed guide: DA47.9.I4B74
Consists of memoranda prepared by the Political and Secret Department of the India Office for the information of policy makers. The material is noteworthy in part because it documents the opinions of India Office staff in the field. We have vol. 1: The Middle East 1856-1947.
Despatches from United States Consuls in Aden, 1880-1906
1096.406.92.12 3 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Confidential U.S. diplomatic post records [microform]: Middle East
Microfilm 01085 136 reels Printed guide: E744.C66
Material from the National Archives, Record Group 84, Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/084.html. We have pt. 1. Iran, 1925-1941 (reels 1-39); pt. 2. Iraq, 1925-1941 (reels 40-63); pt. 3. Beirut, 1925-1941 (reels 64-84); pt. 4. Jerusalem, 1925-1941 (reels 85-96); pt. 5. Aden, 1925-1941 (reels 97-105); pt. 6. Iran, 1942-1944 (reels 1-15); pt. 7. Iraq, 1942-1944 (reels 16-24); pt. 8. Lebanon 1942-1944 (reels 25-31).
Oriental question, 1840-1900 [microform]: files from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle.
Microfilm 05589 38 reels Printed guide: DA550.L47
Material from the Royal Archives on British involvement in the Middle East during the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
Historical photographs of the Middle East: from the Middle East Centre, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford
MICROFICHE 833 190 fiches Printed guide: DS44.5.S72
Reproduces a substantial collection of photographs of the Middle East, now held at the Middle East Centre. Arranged by country, but the guide includes indexes to places, persons and subjects. See also http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/mec/mecaphotos.html
British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part I, From the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War. Series B, The Near and Middle East, 1856-1914
Oversize JX632 .B745 1984q
British documents on foreign affairs is a multivolume printed edition of records from the British Foreign Office Confidential Print. These records are diplomatic papers and reports originally published for the British government. See the Main Catalog record for this title for a list of countries and dates of coverage in each volume. See also http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/ BritishDocumentsForeignAffairs.asp
British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part II, From the First to the Second World War. Series B, Turkey, Iran, and the Middle East, 1918-1939
Oversize DS63.2.G7 B75 1985q
See above.
British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part III. From 1940 through 1945. Series B. Near and Middle East
JZ632 .B762 1997q
See above.
British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part IV, From 1946 through 1950. Series B, Near and Middle East, 1946
Oversize JZ632 .B772 1999q
See above.
British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part V, From 1951 through 1956. Series B, Near and Middle East, 1951
Oversize JZ632 .B77962 2005q
See above.
Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [microform]: Middle East
Microfilm 11959 2 reels Printed guide: UA23.G842
This collection "includes the intelligence gathering, military reporting, and various draft plans out of which U.S. military and political policy arose." Note that we also have the rest of this collection.
O.S.S./State Department intelligence and research reports [microform]: Middle East
Microfilm 05132 6 reels Printed guide: D839.3.G84
Comprises reports prepared by the Office of Strategic Services and the Dept. of State to inform U.S. policy. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/OSS.asp. Covers 1941-61.
CIA research reports [microform]: The Middle East, 1946-1976
Microfilm 01861 3 reels Printed guide: D839.3.C52
Comprises reports and memos prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency to inform U.S. policy. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=440
Middle East special studies
See below See below Printed guide: DS62.M522
This collection comprises studies prepared by a variety of government and non-governmental organizations to inform U.S. policy making.
1970-1980 Microfilm 05107 (18 reels)
1980-1982 Microfilm 05244 (3 reels)
1982-1985 Microfilm 05858 (8 reels)
1985-1989 Microfilm 08409 (8 reels) DS63.1 .M5455
1989-1991 Microfilm 08940 (10 reels) DS63.1 .M5456
1992-1994 Microfilm 10576 (15 reels) DS63.1 .M5457
1995-1997 Microfilm 11629 (14 reels)
1998-2003 Microfilm 11854( 14 reels) DS63.1 .M546
John F. Kennedy national security files. The Middle East [microform]: national security files, 1961-1963
Microfilm 06144 3 reels Printed guide: DS63.1 .J65
This collection comprises documents on U.S. foreign policy and international relations from the John F. Kennedy Library, including correspondence and reports. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/NationalSecurityFiles.asp
Lyndon B. Johnson national security files. The Middle East [microform]: national security files, 1963-1969
Microfilm 06143 8 reels Printed guide: DS63.1 .L96
This collection comprises documents on U.S. foreign policy and international relations from the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, including correspondence and reports. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/NationalSecurityFiles.asp
Richard M. Nixon national security files, 1969-1974. Middle East [microform]
Microfilm 11970 42 reels Printed guide: DS63.2.U5 R52 2007
This collection comprises documents on U.S. foreign policy and international relations from the National Archives, including correspondence and reports. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/NationalSecurityFiles.asp

Afghanistan

Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Afghanistan, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 08661 7 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

Egypt

Great Britain. Foreign Office. General correspondence before 1906. Egypt, 1785-1796
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
F.O. 24. (Public Record Office) (#37144225) 1 reel.
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Egypt, 1910-29 [microform]
Microfilm 05567 31 reels Printed guide: DT107.R42.
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between Egypt and other states, 1910-29 [microform]
Microfilm 05558 1 reel Printed guide: DT82.R42
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between the United States and Egypt, 1910-1929 [microform]
Microfilm 05559 1 reel Printed guide: E183.8.E3R42
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Egypt, 1930-1939 [microform]
Microfilm 05565 [21] reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Egypt, 1945-1949
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
19 reels
Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Egypt, 1950-1954.
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
38 reels
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Egypt [microform]: internal affairs, 1955-1959, decimal numbers 774, 874 and 974
Microfilm 08941 30 reels Printed guide: DT107.823 .E39
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Egypt, 1955-1959 [microform]: foreign affairs: decimal numbers 674 and 611.74
Microfilm 08942 7 reels Printed guide: DT107.823 .E393
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Egypt/United Arab Republic, 1960-January 1963 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 774, 786B, 874, 886B, 974, and 986B and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 674, 686B, 611.74, and 611.86B
Microfilm 11745 18 reels Printed guide: DT107.823 .H94 2000
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Egypt [microform]: internal affairs and foreign affairs
Microfilm 05621 57 reels Printed guide: DT107 .C65
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

Iraq

Iraq 1914-1974: The Middle East Online
Overview of the political history of the Middle East in the 20th Century, based on primary source documents from the British national archives. Documents the politics, administration, wars and diplomacy of Iraq from 1914 to 1974.
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Iraq, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 05562 18 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, 1945-1949 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal number 890G and foreign affairs, decimal number 711.90G
Microfilm 08406 10 reels Printed guide: DS79.53 .C663 1987
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, 1950-1954 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 787, 887, and 987 and foreign affairs, decimal numbers, 687 and 611.87
Microfilm 08407 18 reels Printed guide: DS79.53 .C664 1987
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, 1955-1959 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 787, 887, and 987 and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 687 and 611.87
Microfilm 08946 18 reels Printed guide: DS79.53 .C563
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iraq, 1960-January 1963 [microform]: internal affairs decimal numbers 787, 887, and 997 and foreign affairs decimal numbers 687 and 611.87
Microfilm 11778 13 reels Printed guide: DS79.65 C663
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Iraqgate : Saddam Hussein, U.S. policy and the prelude to the Persian Gulf War (1980-1994) [microform]
Microfiche 1659 331 microfiches Printed guide: DS79.72 .I726 1995
Reproduces material from the National Security Archive that documents U.S. policy towards Iraq; also includes U.K. documents on British policy and material on the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. This collection is available online through the Digital National Security Archive at http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com/collections/collections_index.jsp

Jordan

Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Trans-Jordan, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 05570 1 reel Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Jordan, 1955-1959 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 785, 885, and 985: foreign affairs, decimal numbers 685 and 611.85
Microfilm 10635 10 reels Printed guide: DS154.55 .C663
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

Lebanon

Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Lebanon, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 05560 5 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Lebanon, 1945-1949 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal number 890E and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 790E and 711.90E
Microfilm 08667 5 reels Printed guide: DS87 .C663
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Lebanon, 1950-1954 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 783A and 983A and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 683A and 611.83A
Microfilm 08668 13 reels Printed guide: DS87 .C664
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Lebanon, 1955-1959 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 783A, 883A, 983A: foreign affairs, decimal numbers 683A and 611.83A
Microfilm 08669 16 reels Printed guide: DS87 .C665
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Lebanon 1960-January 1963 [microform]: internal affairs and foreign affair
Microfilm 11858 10 reels Printed guide: DS87 .C663 2005
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

North Africa

Despatches from United States consuls in Tangier, 1797-1906 [microform]
1096.653.92 27 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Despatches from United States consuls in Tunis, 1797-1906 [microform]
1096.9157.92 12 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of France, 1910-29. Algeria [microform]
Microfilm 06081 2 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of France, 1910-29. Tunis [microform]
Microfilm 06077 2 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

Palestine & Israel

Arab-Israeli Relations, 1917-1970: The Middle East Online
Overview of the political history of the Middle East in the 20th Century, based on primary source documents from the British national archives. Documents the politics, administration, wars and diplomacy of the Palestine Mandate, the Independence of Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Despatches from United States consuls in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1856-1906 [microform]
Microfilm 08662 5 reels Printed guide: DS119.6 .U647 1973
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Middle East [microform]: FO 882, Foreign Office, War of 1914 to 1918: Arab Bureau papers, 1911-1920
Microfilm 06335 16 reels Printed guide: none
Description
Records of the United States Consulate in Jerusalem, Palestine [microform]: confidential correspondence, 1920-35 (record group 84)
Microfilm 08001 3 reels Printed guide: none
"These records of the American consular post in Jerusalem include despatches to the Department of State, letters, cables, memoranda, position and background papers, and other documents relating to affairs in Palestine during the British Mandate."
Reports of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, confidential files, re, Palestine, 1944-1946 [microform]
Microfilm 07851 12 reels Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS126.4 .G842
"The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry (AACI), formed in 1945, was created to study the situation of Jewish survivors in Europe and the problems connected with their resettlement in Palestine. ... The records reproduced in this publication include the AACI's reference files, transcripts of its hearings, and its reports and recommendations. In addition, there are publications, papers, interviews, maps, memoranda, and correspondence." Note that the actual reports are available at http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/anglo/angtoc.htm
British Colonial Office Palestine Correspondence [microform]
Microfilm 04419 [164] reels Printed guide: Z3014.H55xB74.
"This file contains all the communications between the Colonial Office, which supervised the Mandate, and British officials and high commissions in Palestine." Covers 1927-1934.
Jerusalem and East Mission archive [microform]
MICROFICHE 804 2570 microfiches Printed guide: BV2361 .J47q
"Minutes, annual reports, correspondence, and financial records relating to the Jerusalem and East Mission from 1841-1976. Includes reports, papers, minutes, correspondence, and records relating to the work of the Jerusalem Bishopric ... and the Mission's work in Iraq, Jordan, North Africa, Syria, and Lebanon." The bulk of the material dates from the 20th century. See the online guide at http://www.idcpublishers.com/pdf/140_guide.pdf
Records of the Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Palestine, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 05564 26 reels Printed guide: DS126.R42
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine, United Nations activities, 1945-1949 [microform]
Microfilm 05929 14 reels Printed guide: DS126.4 .C66
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Palestine, 1945-1949 [microform]
Microfilm 05568 27 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine-Israel. Internal affairs, 1950-1954 [microform]
Microfilm 05459 21 reels Printed guide: DS126.5.L47
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine-Israel. Foreign affairs, 1950-1954 [microform]
Microfilm 05460 6 reels Printed guide: DS126.5.L47
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine-Israel. Internal affairs, 1955-1959 [microform]: decimal numbers 784, 784A, 884, 884A, 984, and 984A
Microfilm 08944 19 reels Printed guide: DS126.5 .C5934
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine-Israel. Foreign affairs, 1955-1959 [microform]: decimal numbers 684, 684A, 611.84, and 611.84A
Microfilm 08945 17 reels Printed guide: DS119.7 .C563
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine-Israel, 1960-Janary 1963. Internal affairs and foreign affairs [microform]
Microfilm 10707 17 reels Printed guide: DS126.5 .L475
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Palestine-Israel, February 1963-1966 [microform]
MICROFILM 11864 reels Printed guide: E183.8.I7 C66 2006
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Israel, national security files, 1963-1969 [microform]
Microfilm 05131 3 reels Printed guide: DS119.8.U6S34
From the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library, the documents in this collection include a selection of reports and correspondence from the National Security Files.
Palestine statehood committee papers [microform]
Microfilm 11588 19 reels Printed guide: none
Filmed from originals held at Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, by Yale University Photographic Services, 1982-1985. "MSS group no. 690. Series I-IV and addition May, 1981." Correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications, advertisements, and clippings related to five committees active in the United States from 1939 to 1949: the American Friends of a Jewish Palestine, the Committee for an Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews, the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, the American League for a Free Palestine, and the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation.

Persia & Iran

Factory records; Persia and the Persian Gulf [microform]
1784.406 5 reels Printed guide: none
Reproduces East India Company records, now part of the India Office Records of the British Library. Covers 1746-1790. See http://www.bl.uk/collections/iorarrgt.html for more information.
Despatches from United States consuls in Teheran, 1883-1906 [microform]
1096.7085.922 2 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Notes from the Persian Legation in the United States to the Department of State, 1867-1906
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
1 reel
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Persia, 1910-1929 [microform]
Microfilm 05569 37 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Great Britain. Foreign Office. General correspondence, political, Iran, 1921-1941
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
F.O. 371 (Public Record Office) 203 reels
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Iran, 1930-1939 [microform]
Microfilm 05566 24 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iran, internal affairs and foreign affairs, 1945-1949 [microform]
Microfilm 05773 18 reels Printed guide: DS316.6.C55
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iran, internal affairs and foreign affairs, 1950-1954 [microform]
Microfilm 05771 44 reels Printed guide: DS316.6.C56
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iran, 1955-1959 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 788, 888, and 988: foreign affairs, decimal numbers 688 and 611.88
Microfilm 08943 27 reels Printed guide: DS318.5 .C565
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Iran, 1960-January 1963 [microform] : internal affairs (decimal numbers 788, 888, and 988) and foreign affairs (decimal numbers 688 and 611.88)
Microfilm 11853 16 reels Printed guide: DS318 .C663 2002
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Iran: the making of U.S. policy, 1977-1980
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
This microfiche set includes documents from the U.S. embassy in Teheran, the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, and other U.S. agencies. 571 fiche.

Saudi Arabia

Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Saudi Arabia, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 05561 8 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Saudi Arabia. Internal affairs and foreign affairs, 1945-1949 [microform]
Microfilm 05772 12 reels Printed guide: DS244.512.C56
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Saudi Arabia. Internal affairs and foreign affairs, 1950-1954 [microform]
Microfilm 05770 10 reels Printed guide: DS244.512 .C55
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Saudi Arabia, 1955-1959 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 786A, 886A, and 986A: foreign affairs, decimal numbers 686A and 611.86A
Microfilm 08408 11 reels Printed guide: DS244.512 .C66 1990
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

Syria

Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Syria, 1930-1944 [microform]
Microfilm 05563 11 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Syria, 1945-1949 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal number 890D and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 790D and 711.90D
Microfilm 08404 9 reels Printed guide: DS98.2 .C664 1987
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Syria, 1950-1954 [microform]: internal affairs, decimal numbers 783, 883, and 983 and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 683 and 611.83
Microfilm 08392 12 reels Printed guide: DS98.2 .C663 1987
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html

Turkey and the Ottoman Empire

Early Western books, 1500-1599: the Ottoman Empire and the Mediterranean
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
"This set includes 294 titles of early western books found in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. The emphasis is on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ottoman Turks". 1096 microfiche.
Despatches from United States consuls in Constantinople, 1820-1906 [microform]
1096.916.92.2 24 reels Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Russian-Ottoman relations, 1600-1800 [microform]
Microfiche 2188 638 microfiches Printed guide: none
Part 1: The Origins, consists of published material from the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg. See http://www.idcpublishers.com/pdf/498%5Ftitlelist.pdf for a title list.
Despatches from United States consuls in Trebizond, 1904-6 [microform]
1096.916.92.3 1 reel Printed guide: none
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State, Consular Correspondence. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html#59.2.2
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Turkey, 1910-29 [microform]
Microfilm 04171 88 reels Printed guide: DR479.U6
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between Turkey and other states, 1910-29
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Turkey, 1930-1944
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
36 reels
Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Turkey, 1945-1949
Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information.
20 reels