This folder contains annotated drafts of Shelmidine's essay "Turkey in Retrospect," which looks at Turkish history through the lens of his experiences in the country, and concludes with thoughts on Turkey's future.

This folder contains typed English notes on basic Turkish words and parts of speech, with exercise question sections written in Turkish.

This folder includes notes on the rise of Islam begining with Mohammad's prophet-hood, growing through unifying Arabian groups, and condensing through the Seljuk and Ottoman Turkish empires. Contains specific notes on Islamic Empire and different caliphates. Contains two notable pieces of research material: The Encyclopedia of Islam, ed. Kramers, Gibb, and Levi-Provencal, and an outline on Moorish Architecture in spain by W.W.S. Cook of New York University.

This folder contains Shelmidine's compiled research notes and sources regarding oil conflicts. News clippings are largely from the New York Times in 1951. Also included is a booklet published by Standard Oil titled The Iranian Oil Agreement, and reference material from the British Information Services regarding Anglo-Iranian Oil Negotiations from 1951. The notes by Shelmidine are sparse, listing mostly dates and key events.