William F. Albright Biography Collection

Collection

Identifier: Collection 100

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection mainly contains Leona Running’s materials used to write her book, William Foxwell Albright: A 20th Century Genius. The book was co-authored with David Noel Freedman, another graduate student of Albright, and an internationally leading figure in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East.

Materials included in this collection include numerous published works and article drafts with handwritten corrections by Albright dating from 1910 to 1970's; tapes and transcriptions of interviews with Albright’s family members, friends, colleagues and former students conducted by Running, Freedman, and one of Freedman’s student. There are also nine original letters signed by Albright, plus dozens of copies of Albright’s letters to his family members in his early years and some of his correspondence with others. There are also photographs of Albright and his family. The manuscript of Running’s book, William Foxwell Albright, is also included.

Dates

1910 - 1983

Creator

Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

All users of this collection will complete the “Application to Use Unpublished Records,” and observe the regulation specified in the “Patron’s Agreement” and “Researcher’s Code of Conduct.” All records in this collection are open and available for research. Suggested citation for this collection: Box ___, Fld ___, William F. Albright Biography (Collection 100), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

Extent

11 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The arrangement was done partly by Running and partly by the Center. The folder titles in the Interview series of the collection are what Running used.