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The Subject Files, which are in alphabetical order and cover the period 1977-1982, chiefly reflect Freedman's involvement with the American Schools of Oriental Research. The files include incoming and outgoing correspondence, as well as memoranda and minutes. Centered around the time period when Freedman was editor of the Biblical Archeologist, the files contain a great deal of material documenting his involvement with the journal and the activities of his editorial staff. During this same time period, A.S.O.R.'s Committee on Publications, of which Freedman was chairman, decided to withdraw from a publishing consortium called Scholars Press and to produce its publications locally. There is interesting material documenting financial and editorial pressures leading to this decision. other files contain correspondence on controversial topics, such as the archeological discoveries at Ebla or the debate surrounding the Shroud of Turin.