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1959 October 23: Panel Discussion on “A Look Into the Future of Armenian Studies at Harvard,” with Sir Hamilton A. R. Gibb, Dr. J. P. Elder, Richard N. Frye, Dr. Richard E. Pipes, at Harvard. |
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1959 June 30: NAASR sponsors lecture by Dr. Avedis K. Sanjian, “Sojourn in Armenia.” |
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1959 May 15-16: Fifth Annual Assembly of Members held at Harvard’s Memorial Hall and conference on “The Culture, Society, and Politics of Medieval Armenia.” |
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1959 April 17: Lecture by Dr. Speros Vryonis on “The Byzantine Empire and the Armenians” at Harvard. |
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1958 November 21: NAASR sponsors lecture by Prof. E. F. Sekler of Harvard University on “Aspects of Armenian Architecture.” |
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1958 May 17-18: Fourth Annual Assembly of Members held at Harvard’s Memorial Hall and symposium is held on “The Fascination of Armenian History” with Nina Garsoian, Emmannuel Varandyan, and other scholars. |
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1957 May 11-12: Third Annual Assembly of Members held at Waldorf-Astoria in New York City with keynote address by Dr. Avedis K. Sanjian. |
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1956 June 8-9: Second Annual Assembly of Members and Conference, “Searchlight on Armenian Studies—Problems and Areas of Research.” Speakers are Richard N. Frye, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Carleton S. Coon, Arthur Jeffrey, Joshua Whatmough, Paul Bedoukian, Arshag O. Sarkissian, Robert Minshall, Firuz Kazemzadeh, William L. Langer |
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1955 June 11-12: NAASR holds its First Assembly of Members in Cambridge, formally adopts a Constitution, clarifies its objectives, and elects a fifteen-member Board of Directors. Symposium is held on “Armenian Studies and Research—Problems and Needs” with Prof. Richard Frye, Rev. A. A. Bedikian, Prof. Roman Jakobson, Abp. Tiran Nersoyan, Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, and Prof. H. H. Chakmakjian. |
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1955 March 2: NAASR holds first public meeting and announces its intention to raise $300,000 from the Armenian community for an endowed chair in Armenian Studies at Harvard University |
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