Huleh Peat,, 1937-1968

These folders contain information on a reclaimed swamp area in Israel which SAW visited in 1938. The first folder contains several reports, some undated, from various sources, including one from SAW, undated, entitled "Nature and Utilization of Huleh Peat," and a published report on "The Vegetation of the Huleh Swamps" by H.R. Oppenheimer; report from the Research Council of Israel; a folded drawing of peat minerals with handwritten notes on the back; large sketches of peat machines with photos; an article written by SAW entitled, "The Huleh Valley and the Huleh Peat: Recollections of a Visit in 1938," published in the Israel Journal of Agricultural Research, 1968; correspondence with Hebrew University and with the Committee on Palestine Surveys from 1943 with a map of Palestine attached; a map of Israel (1924); and photos of the Peat, the Waksmans on board a ship, and one taken in NYC in 1951 with Dr. Sharett of Israel, according to the identification on the reverse of the photo.