Archaeology

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on archaeology as a branch of learning. This heading may be divided geographically for works on this branch of learning in a specific place. Works on the antiquities of particular regions, countries, cities, etc. are entered under the name of the place subdivided by |a Antiquities.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Colin Campbell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0067
Abstract

This collection contains 2 pieces of correspondence placed in one file folder: a handwritten letter undated (circa 1917) and a postcard dated November 27, 1917. The letter discusses the authenticity of an Egyptian inscription on a bowl.

Dates: 1917
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Colin Campbell Collection

John Phillip Hyatt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0220
Scope and Content Note The J. Philip Hyatt papers comprise material dating from Hyatt’s student days to his death in 1972. Correspondence files contain letters from 1936 to 1972 and are not at all complete with certain years much more fully represented than others. Important correspondents include W.F. Albright, Nelson Glueck, George E. Mendenhall, Bruce Metzger, H.H. Rowley, Samuel Sandmel, Claus Westerman, and G. Ernest Wright. Manuscript or print copies of most of Hyatt’s...
Dates: c. 1927-1972
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / John Phillip Hyatt Papers

Robert A. McGaw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0275
Scope and Content Note

The Robert A. McGaw Papers are comprised of four series; Vanderbilt University, Designs, Writings and WWII. The papers follow closely McGaw’s career and are important to anyone interested in the history of the university. Of special note is the Design Series where McGaw assisted in re-designing the symbols of the university in the 1970s.

Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Robert A. McGaw Papers

General Gates P. Thruston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0454
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an address, biographical and collection details, journal articles, and a manuscript relating to General Gates P. Thruston.

Please note that additional information regarding ‘The Thruston Collection’ is located in the Secretary of the University Records, RG 900, under Robert McGaw.

Dates: 1900 - 1910
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / General Gates P. Thruston Collection

Barbara Tsakirgis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0903
Dates: multiple
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Barbara Tsakirgis Papers

 

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