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Highlighting Collections of Armenian Materials at UCLA Library

By UCLA Library on Tue, 2015-04-28 03:45

UCLA Library is widely known as one of the largest repositories of Armenian materials in North America, the Armenian collections as diverse in subject as in medium. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, we would like to focus our attention toward some of our Armenian collections pertinent to the occasion.

One impressive archive is the William Sachtleben Collection (1890-1893). The collection is described as "Photographs relating to a world tour on bicycle which Sachtleben began from England and completed in New York City, from 1890 to 1893. The collection also contains prints, letters, clippings and other papers relating to his stay in Turkey from 1895-1896, where he was sent by Outing Magazine to investigate the disappearance of a fellow American cyclist, Frank G. Lenz."

The Sachtleben collection includes photo albums, correspondence, diaries, and most importantly, a nitrate photo collection that is now digitized. There are several photographs that were preserved from a much larger collection, which document the massacre of October 30, 1895 at Erzerum, Turkey [TRIGGER WARNING: Mass graves]. Digitized portions of the Sachtleben collection include:

Armenian massacre victims interred in a mass grave in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895

 

Armenian massacre victims laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895Armenian massacre victims laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895

 

Armenian massacre victims laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895Armenian massacre victims laid out in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895

 

Innocent child victims of the Armenian massacre awaiting burial in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895Innocent child victims of the Armenian massacre awaiting burial in the Armenian Gregorian Cemetery, Erzurum, Turkey, 1895

 

Interior view of pupils and a teacher in an Armenian school, Kayseri, Turkey, 1891Interior view of pupils and a teacher in an Armenian school, Kayseri, Turkey, 1891

 

William Sachtleben on bicycle and three Armenian men on horseback on the plains north of Lake Urmia, Iran, 1891William Sachtleben on bicycle and three Armenian men on horseback on the plains north of Lake Urmia, Iran, 1891

 

Athens travel diary: pages 1-2, Jan 3, 1891

 

The Erzerum massacres are considered a rehearsal of what was coming to the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire on a much larger scale in 1915. The Sachtleben photographs are partnered with letters describing the massacre from "an occasional correspondent" (Sachtleben) that were published in "The Times" (London, England), dated November 16, 1895, titled "The Massacre of Erzerum;" dated November 27, 1895, titled "The Massacres at Erzerum;" and December 09, 1895, titled "The Erzerum Massacres." These letters can be accessed from The Times Digital Archive 1785-2006.

Occasional Correspondent, "The Massacres at Erzerum," The Times, November 16, 1895Occasional Correspondent, "The Massacres at Erzerum," The Times, November 16, 1895

 

Another archival collection that has not been fully digitized contains some sources on the humanitarian assistance planned by the Armenian community of Isfahan, in Iran, for refugees of the Armenian Genocide, from the provinces of Van, in Turkey, and Azerbaijan, in Iran, who had found their way to Isfahan. Below are examples of some announcements from the Minasian Collection of Armenian Materials, ca. 1600-1968. These articles and announcements can be accessed at UCLA Library Special Collections by request.

"The Armenian Community of Isfahan has created an urgent committee to organize assistance to the refugees from the province of Van in Turkey. The Committee encourages all Armenians to help the refugees without complaint. The announcement mentions the dire situation that these refugees have found themselves in because of the barbarian treatment of the Ottoman Government. The Committee asks that the Isfahan Armenian community without any hesitation extend a helping hand to their brothers and sisters who have gone through so much leaving their homes, graves of their ancestors, their places of worship. The Committee urges the Armenian community to be kind and generous with their compatriots." Caro Minasian Collection of Armenian Materials, ca. 1600-1968 (Collection 1632)

 

"80,000 refugees, 20,000 of them Armenians have arrived in Hamadan, Iran from Azerbaijan province of Iran. After 32 days of travel and enduring devastating war, they need medical attention, food, and clothing. The Committee on Refugees urges the Armenian community of Tehran to help the refugees. Procrastinating is a crime. Move swiftly to help the refugees." Caro Minasian Collection of Armenian Materials, ca. 1600-1968 (Collection 1632)

 

Additionally, there are newspaper clippings from Veratznound (Վերածնունդ) that contain re-published articles on the Armenian Genocide. These articles are daily eyewitness accounts from different sources published during the Genocide by Armenian papers.

Caro Minasian Collection of Armenian Materials, ca. 1600-1968 (Collection 1632)

 

Caro Minasian Collection of Armenian Materials, ca. 1600-1968 (Collection 1632)

 

UCLA Library also holds a large collection of print materials on the Armenian Genocide that can be searched under the following subject headings in the UCLA Library catalog:

  • Armenian question
  • Armenian massacres, 1894-1896
  • Armenian massacres, 1909
  • Armenian massacres, 1915-1923
  • Genocide--Turkey
  • Armenians--Turkey--Biography
  • Armenians--Turkey--History

Hovanisian, Richard G. Armenian Karin/Erzerum. Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda, 2003.

 

Pilibosian, Khachadoor, and Helene Pilibosian. They Called Me Mustafa: Memoir of an immigrant. Watertown, MA: Ohan, 1992.Pilibosian, Khachadoor, and Helene Pilibosian. They Called Me Mustafa: Memoir of an immigrant. Watertown, MA: Ohan, 1992.

 

The Martyr Armenian physicians during the Genocide: their legacy. Published in Boston in 1957. Karoyan, D.M. Mets Egherni Nahatak Hay Bzhishnere. Boston: 1957.The Martyr Armenian physicians during the Genocide: their legacy. Published in Boston in 1957. Karoyan, D.M. Mets Egherni Nahatak Hay Bzhishnere. Boston: 1957.

 

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By Nora Avetyan and Martha Steele, UCLA Library, Cataloging & Metadata Center

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