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  • Title: Sir Henry McMahon letters
    Date (inclusive): 1915-1916
    Collection Number: 80097
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: Arabic
    Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Letters to Husain ibn 'Ali, sharif of Mecca and future king of Hejaz, relating to Arabia during World War I. Photocopy of handwritten transcript.
    Creator: McMahon, A. H.
    Creator: Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī, King of Hejaz, 1853?-1931
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Sir Henry McMahon letters, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Alternative Forms of Material Available

    Photocopy of handwritten transcript.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    British high commissioner in Egypt, 1914-1916.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Letters to Husain ibn 'Ali, sharif of Mecca and future king of Hejaz, relating to Arabia during World War I. Photocopy of handwritten transcript. Photocopy.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1914-1918 -- Saudi Arabia