Historical Papers

Alexander A. Vasiliev, 1953. Dumbarton Oaks Archives AR.PH.Misc.091.

The Historical Papers collection contains materials that document the formation and subsequent years of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection and preserves correspondence and related documents from notable scholars, especially in the field of Byzantine Studies, including:

• Otto Demus (1902–1990)
• Sirarpie Der Nersessian (1896–1989)
• Francis Dvornik (1893–1975)
• Henri Foçillon (1881–1943)
• Albert M. Friend (1894–1956)
• André Grabar (1896–1990)
• Romilly Jenkins (1907–1969)
• Ernst Kitzinger (1912–2003)
• Edward Kennard Rand (1871–1945)
• Marc Rosenberg (1852–1930)
• Alexander A. Vasiliev (1867–1953)
• Kurt Weitzman (1904–1993)

The Historical Papers collection also holds research on the history of Dumbarton Oaks and its property undertaken in 1955–1958 by the genealogists Meredith B. Colket, Jr. (1912–1985) and Peter G. van der Poel.