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Archaeological expeditions

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Machteld J. Mellink papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-2010-01
Abstract Machteld Johanna Mellink, celebrated archaeologist and professor of archaeology at Bryn Mawr College from 1949 to 1988, was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1917. She received her BA in 1938 and MA in 1941 from the University of Amsterdam, and her PhD from the University of Utrecht in 1943. The Machteld Mellink papers cover Professor Mellink’s academic and archaeological career from the late 1950s to the early 2000s. Included in the collection are her writings and notes,...
Dates: 1938 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1958 - 2001
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Lucy T. Shoe Meritt papers

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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

Katharine Shepard papers

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Identifier: BMC-M81
Abstract

Katharine Shepard (1905-1986) attended Bryn Mawr College in the late 1920s and early 1930's, and received degrees in Latin, Classical Archaeology, and Greek. She went on to a career in archaeology, and was employed by the National Gallery of Art. The Katharine Shepard Papers contains letters to and from her family and friends, primarily from her many trips abroad, as well as a few family momentos.

Dates: 1906 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1939
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Dorothy Burr Thompson diaries and papers

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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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