Word: fogg
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...contents of the invaluable "Fourth Dead Sea Scroll" remain a mystery today. Discovered four years ago in Palestine, the scroll was brought to Harvard's Fogg Art Museum in 1949 to be unrolled. But 18 months ago, the owner suddenly decided that the parchment should remain unopened...
...publication. Professor Carl Kraeling, head of the School, recommended that the Fourth Dead Sea Scroll be sent to technical experts to be unrolled. He believed that there were only two places in the world at which the scroll could safely be opened: the British Museum in London, and the Fogg Art Museum...
When the Archbishop came to this country in 1949, he brought the ancient manuscript to Fogg. Rutherford John Gettens, then Chief of Technical Research of the Fogg Museum, undertook the responsibility of analyzing the document...
Gettens estimated that at least six months would be required to unroll the scroll, perhaps twelve. The Fogg technician made preparations for the delicate process, and in the meantime, the scroll was placed back in the Archbishop's hands...
Suddenly, on May 23, 1950, John P. Coolidge '35. Director of the Fogg Art Museum, announced that the Archbishop had decided against returning the parchment to Fogg to have it opened...