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Add MS 89298/1/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003393444
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003392699
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100054878043.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89298/1/3
- Title:
- Letters received from William Linn Westermann (1922-1930)
- Scope & Content:
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Predominantly letters to Bell regarding: papyri acquired and distributed by the Papyrus Syndicate from Maurice Nahman and Kondilios; the roles to be played by the institutional and personal members of the Syndicate; the activities of fellow papyrologists, Egyptologists and classicists; on-going research, and publications. The letters also contain details of Westermann's trip to Egypt in 1926-1927, including details of his stay at the Michigan Camp at Kam Ushin [Kawm Ūshīm], his meeting with and purchase of papyri from Armenian dealer Trifon Kalemkarian, and enclosing a receipt for Greek papyri purchased from Nahman. The letters also contain details about family, and broader political and economic matters.
The letters sometimes include enclosures, including copies of letters Westermann received from Francis W Kelsey, plus a couple of draft replies from Bell, in addition to the following reports:
- Report on papyri purchases by Columbia University and Michigan University, November 1925.
- Inventory and distribution of the Nahman Lot bought in New York, distributed to Michigan ($2500) and Columbia ($2500).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003392699
036-003392702
040-003393444 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89298 : Sir Harold Idris Bell: Additional papers relating to the acquisition of papyri by the British Museum, 1920-1935
Add MS 89298/1 : Correspondence and reports regarding the acquisition of papyri
Add MS 89298/1/3 : Letters received from William Linn Westermann (1922-1930) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003392699[0001]/036-003392702[0003]/040-003393444
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89298
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1922
- End Date:
- 1930
- Date Range:
- 1922-1930
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Westermann, William Linn, papyrologist, 1873-1954