Bryn Mawr College
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-14
Overview
Dorothy Burr Thompson (1900 – 2001) was a prominent archaeologist who graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1923. She specialized in Greek terracotta. Burr Thompson and her husband, Homer A. Thompson, were both heavily involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. The collection includes her diaries, personal correspondence, and professional papers. It also includes contains both personal and research related photographs and postcards.
Dates:
1912 - 1991
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
James Wood papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1218
Abstract
James Wood (1839-1925) was “interested in education, philanthropy, in the various branches of agriculture, in archaeology, history, Indian lore, anthropology, science, in prison reform and above all, in the Bible and religion,” (ABS, 2). He was also a business man, serving as President of the Genesee Salt Company in Piffard, New York. The James Wood papers are divided into twelve series: “Biographical Material:” “Agriculture;” Business and Financial Material;” “Collected Quaker Material;”...
Dates:
Bulk, 1865-1921 1865-1964; Majority of material found within 1865 - 1921
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- Agriculture 1
- Archaeological expeditions 1
- Archaeology 1
- Archaeology and history 1
- Bedford (Westchester County, N.Y.) 1
- Bryn Mawr (Pa.) 1
- Classical Antiquities 1
- Drawing 1
- Excavations (Archaeology) 1
- Greece 1
- Haverford (Pa.) 1
- Itineraries 1
- Mount Kisco (N.Y.) 1
- Prison reformers 1
- Quakers 1
- Religion 1
- Sheep 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- autobiographies (documents) 1
- awards 1
- bookkeeping records 1
- business records 1
- financial records 1
- lecture notes 1
- manuscripts (documents) 1
- notebooks 1
- notes 1
- pamphlets 1
- photograph albums 1
- postcards 1
- publications (documents) 1
- trade catalogs 1
- travel photography 1 + ∧ less
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