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1. Add MS 89298

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Add MS 89298
Title:
Sir Harold Idris Bell: Additional papers relating to the acquisition of papyri by the British Museum, 1920-1935
Scope & Content:
Letters received by Bell from members of the papyrus purchasing syndicate, British Museum colleagues, and antiquities dealers, with some copies of Bell's outgoing letters; plus reports on planned and actual purchases, and inventory and distribution lists of papyrus collections and purchases.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1920-1949
Extent:

28 files

2. Add MS 89298/1

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Add MS 89298/1
Title:
Correspondence and reports regarding the acquisition of papyri
Scope & Content:
Principally letters received by Bell from members of the Papyrus Purchasing Syndicate, British Museum colleagues and antiquities dealers, with occasional copies of outgoing letters by Bell. Predominantly 1920-1934. An index to the letters can be found at Add MS 89298/1/2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1920-1949
Extent:

15 files

3. Add MS 89298/1/9

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Add MS 89298/1/9
Title:
Letters received from Samson Eitrem (1923-1930), Robert Garrett (1930), James Rendel Harris (1920-1929), Pierre Jouguet (1929), Princeton University (1930), and others (1920-1935)
Scope & Content:
Contains the following bundles: (1935). Copy of an outgoing letter from Bell to 'Sir George' [George Francis Hill, Museum Director], regarding the new Antiquities Law of the Egyptian Government, the acquisition of papyri through the 1920s and 1930s, and a suggested 'self-denying ordinance'. (1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1920-1935
Extent:
1 file

4. Add MS 89298/1/7

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Add MS 89298/1/7
Title:
Letters received from E A Wallis Budge (1921), Joseph Bidez (1922-1923), David L Askren (1923-1927) and Arthur Edward Romilly Boak (1924-1925)
Scope & Content:
The file contains the following bundles of correspondence. (1921). Papers regarding the purchase of papyri from Maurice Nahman. Comprising two letters from E A Wallis Budge to Bell regarding the price accepted by Nahman, and contributions received from Kenyon; telegram from Nahman accepting the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1921-1931
Extent:
1 file