Thompson, Dorothy Burr
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1900 - 2001
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-M50
Abstract
Lucy T. Shoe Meritt (1906- 2003) was an acclaimed archaeologist, scholar, teacher and editor who received her B.A, M.A, and Ph.D degrees from Bryn Mawr. During her life time, Shoe Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Texas at Austin, was a fellow at the American Academy of Rome, and served as the Editor of Publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Additionally, she was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and the American Institute...
Dates:
1888 - 2003
Found in:
Bryn Mawr College
Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers
Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-14
Abstract
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
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- Architecture 1
- Art 1
- Classical Antiquities 1
- Drawing 1
- Education 1
- Excavations (Archaeology) 1
- Itineraries 1
- Schools -- Records and correspondence 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- family papers 1
- newsletters 1
- notes 1
- pamphlets 1
- photograph albums 1
- photographs 1
- research notes 1 + ∧ less
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