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  • ACF Completes Phase II of Microfilms

    PRESS RELEASE
    Armenian Cultural Foundation
    CONTACT: Ara Ghazarians, Curator
    441 Mystic Street
    Arlington, MA 02474-1108
    Tel. (781)-646-3090
    Website: www.armenianculturalfoundation.org

    ACF Completes Phase II of Microfilms

    Arlington, MA - Ever since its founding in 1945, the Armenian Cultural
    Foundation has been recognized as one of the major repositories of
    invaluable literary treasures in Armenian, English, Farsi, French,
    German, Italian, and Russian. Especially important is its unique
    collection of Old and New World Armenian periodicals. In 2000 the
    Foundation released its Bibliography of the Armenian Periodicals,
    Monographic Series, and Reference Materials. This resource book
    includes detailed information about 144 periodicals titles, 35
    yearbooks, 193 monographic series and reference materials comprising
    51 dictionaries, 44 bibliographies, chronologies, encyclopedias, and
    atlases.

    Cognizant of the value of these priceless items, their advance age and
    rapidly deteriorating conditions, the Foundation, after conducting a
    survey of microfilms of Armenian periodicals available in various
    academic centers and institutions, decided to undertake the
    preservation of its Armenian periodical titles. The first phase of the
    projects, a total of 43 volumes, includes Biwzandion (Constantinople,
    1896-1916), Azg (Boston, 1907-1921) , Azg-Pahak (Boston, 1921-1922),
    Azatamart (Constantinople, 1909-1914), and Dzayn Hayreneats' (New
    York, Worcester, Boston, 1899-1907). The selection of the above titles
    has been based on their fragile condition and on the research requests
    submitted by a number of scholars.

    Last month, the Foundation completed the second phase of the project,
    Comprised of 61 reels, it includes the periodicals Hayrenik'
    [Fatherland] (Constantinople, 1891-1896, 1909-1910), Arewelk' [East]
    (Constantinople, 1884-93, 1898-1912), Chakatamart [Battle]
    (Constantinople, 1920-1923), Surhandak [Messenger] (Constantinople,
    1889-1900, 1910), Marmara (Istanbul, 1924-1925), Armenia (Marseille,
    France, 1904-1923), Masis (Constantinople, 1878-1884, 1896-1898), and
    Arawot [Morning] (Constantinople, 1924). This set is available for
    purchase, as individual reels, titles or a complete sets.

    The third phase of this project is scheduled for the Spring of 2006.
    For more information and details please contact the Foundation office
    during office hours Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST.
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