Khalidi Library
Khalidi Library | |
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المكتبة الخالدية | |
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31°46′07″N 35°12′51″E / 31.768519653720578°N 35.21406404958221°E | |
Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
Established | 1900 |
The Khalidi Library (
Location
The Turba Baraka Khan/Khalidi Library is on the south side of the Chain Gate Street (Tariq Bab es-Silsileh); at the junction between this street and Aqabat Abu Madyan street.[2] It is opposite the Kīlāniyya and the Ṭāziyya.[3]
Overview
The Khalidi Library was established c. 1900 as one of
Turba Baraka Khan
The Khalidi Library was and continues to be housed in a
History
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The Khalidi family's long-time prosperity and prominence in
The establishment of the Khalidi Library as a public institution was made possible by a vast sum bequeathed to Hajj Raghib al-Khalidi (1866-1952) by his grandmother, daughter of the
The library was among the first non-Western buildings in Palestine to have an exterior sign with text; its original sign announced its name in both French and Arabic as well as the phrase "within are precious books."[6][11]
The library was private in that it was formed, funded and managed by the Khalidi family; however, it was open to the public. The introductory statement in the library's first published catalogue emphasized the library's openness to "any person desiring to read."[6] Books were not allowed to circulate outside of the building.[6] The Khalidi Library operated in this fashion for over half a century. With the death of Shaykh Khalil al-Khalidi in 1941, Ahmed Samih al-Khalidi had help from Stephan Hanna Stephan in managing and copying the collection, before both had to flee the Nakba.[13]
The library survived the turbulence of 1947-1948, during which the contents of many of Jerusalem's Palestinian libraries, both public and private, were transferred to the National Library of Israel.[7][14]
Shortly after the
Beginning in 1987, the
The Khalidi Library is financially supported by a combination of grants, family contributions, and private donations. Since 1989, the Friends of the Khalidi Library (FKL), a
According to the Khalidi Library's website in 2015, the premises were undergoing renovation, and therefore closed to the public.
The library opened on 15 December 2018, and is open to the public on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10.00 to 15.00.[18]
Collection
The Khalidi Library's first
The original library comprised 2,168 items, of which 1,156 items appeared in the published catalogue and another 1,012 items in an unpublished list.
The Khalidi Library has the largest private collection of medieval manuscripts in Jerusalem,
The library's collection also includes correspondence, private papers, and legal documents from generations of the Khalidi family, including Ruhi Khalidi and former Mayor of Jerusalem Yousef Khalidi.[5][20]
The manuscript collection is digitized and available on the website of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.[21]
Catalogues
The Khalidi Library's website hosts scanned copies of five old catalogues, including the original 1900 catalogue, as downloadable
The most recent catalogue was published in 2006 by
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Volgare, Vittoria (May 29, 2017). "The Khalidi Library: A Hidden Gem Preserving Palestinian Identity in Jerusalem". Arab America. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kuttab, Daoud (January 29, 2021). "A restored Palestinian library in Jerusalem preserves heritage, encourages research". Arab News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Burgoyne, 1987, p. 109
- ^ a b c "Welcome to the Khalidi Library in Jerusalem". Khalidi Library. Friends of the Khalidi Library. 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ajami, Jocelyn M. (1993). "Aramco World". A Hidden Treasure. Vol. 44, no. 6. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780292705937.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Khalidi library: Old City, old family, old texts". Prospero. The Economist. December 29, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ Moudjir ed-dyn, 1876, p. 161
- ^ Burgoyne, 1987, p. 110
- ^ Establishment
- ^ a b c d Tabar, Sami (May 2011). "Within Are Precious Books". This Week in Palestine. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ISBN 1901435032.
- ^ Sarah Irving (Spring 2018). "A Young Man of Promise: Finding a Place for Stephan Hanna in the History of Mandate Palestine" (PDF). Jerusalem Quarterly (73).
- ^ Mermelstein, Hannah (Autumn 2011). "Over Due Books: Returning Palestine's "Abandoned Property," of 1948" (PDF). The Jerusalem Quarterly (47). Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ JSTOR 195804.
- JSTOR 29785725.
- ^ a b c "Contact Info". Khalidi Library. 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Visits, Khalidi Library
- ^ Aslan, Hiba (23 July 2023). "Library restores Palestinian history one manuscript at a time". AFP (via Yahoo). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "The Khalidi Library". Culture in Crisis. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Reading Room". Virtual Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
- ^ "Old Catalogues". Khalidi Library. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Khalidi Library Services". Khalidi Library. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
Bibliography
- Berchem, van, M. (1920). MIFAO 45.1 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.3 Jérusalem Index général. Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale.
- Berchem, van, M. (1922). MIFAO 43 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.1 Jérusalem "Ville" (in French and Arabic). Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale. (pp. 185−194)
- Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton (1987). Mamluk Jerusalem. ISBN 090503533X. (pp. 109−116)
- Khalidi, Walid (2020). The Khalidi Library in Jerusalem, 1720-2001. Beirut: Institute for Palestine Studies.
- Mayer, L.A. (1933). Saracenic Heraldry: A Survey. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Mayer, 1933, pp. 16-17, 158)
- Moudjir ed-dyn (1876). Sauvaire (ed.). Histoire de Jérusalem et d'Hébron depuis Abraham jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle de J.-C. : fragments de la Chronique de Moudjir-ed-dyn.
- Pierotti, Emerete; Bonney, T.G. (1864). Jerusalem explored. Vol. 2. London: Bell and Daldy.
- Walls, A. G. ‘The Turbat Barakat Khan or Khalidi Library’, Levant, vi, 1974, 25. 20.
External links
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- Welcome to the Khalidi Library in Jerusalem Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Turba Baraka Khan, archnet
- Turbat al-Amir Baraka Khan Archived 2020-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Hill Museum & Manuscript Library