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

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.