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1. Add MS 89298

Reference (shelfmark):
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

Reference (shelfmark):
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 89298/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89298/1/6
Title:
Letters received from Henry Bartlett Van Hoesen (1921-1922, 1924-1928), plus three letters received from Girolamo Vitelli (1929)
Scope & Content:
Letters received from Harry Bartlett Van Hoesen, Princeton University Library. (1921). Requesting that Princeton receive details of papyri assigned to other members of the Purchasing Syndicate. (1922). Informing Bell that Princeton are beginning to put papyri between glass, both recently acqui...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1921-1929
Extent:
1 file