Albert H. Lybyer Papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 30-314

Scope and Contents

This collection consists entirely of copies of King-Crane Commission material held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 85 originals date from 1919.

These copies of King-Crane Commission material are for reference use only. The originals are held by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Dates

Creation: 1919 - 1933
Other: Date acquired: 1998 June 15

Creator

Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Reference use only; originals are held by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Biographical Sketch

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Albert Howe Lybyer (1876-1949) was a scholar of the history of the Middle East and the Balkans and served as an advisor on American policies in the Middle East.

He was born to Salem Henry (1854-1908) and Jane Estella "Jennie Layman Lybyer (1852-1895). He had three siblings: Estes L (1878-1892), Daniel Henry (1881-1962), and Paul Carroll (1885-1938). In 1901, he married Clara Sidney Andrews (1877-1950) in Brazil, Indiana.

Lybyer taught medieval and modern European history at Oberlin College from 1909 to 1913. From March to September 1919, he served as a technical advisor to the King-Crane Commission (also known as the Interallied Commission on Mandates in Turkey, American Section), led by Oberlin President Henry Churchill King (1858-1934) and Chicago industrialist Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939).

Lybyer also held teaching positions at Robart College (Istanbul, Turkey), 1900-06; Harvard University, 1907-09; and the University of Illinois, 1913-44. For more information, see the finding guide to the Albert H. Lybyer Papers (15/13/22) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Note written by Melissa Gottwald.

Full Extent

1.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection has been divided into three series.

Method of Acquisition

The Oberlin College Archives purchased these copies of original documents in the Albert H. Lybyer Papers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by special arrangement for reference use only. At the time the College Archives was in preparations for an extensive exhibit on the King-Crane Commission in Mudd Center in 1998. These and other documents from the University of Illinois Archives, with their permission, were photographed for inclusion in the King-Crane Commission Digital Collection (Oberlin College Archives), 2011.