| | 1 | Author: | Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971 | | | | | Archaeologist, orientalist. Acting director, American School of Oriental Research, 1920-1921, director, 1921-1929, 1933-1936; W. W. Spence professor, Semitic languages, Johns Hopkins University, 1929-1958, emeritus professor, 1958-1971; director, archaeological expedition, Palestine, 1922-1934. | |
| | | Title: | William Foxwell Albright Papers
| | | | Type: | Collection | | | | Format: | Manuscripts | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | Circa 1920-1971 | | | | Extent: | 56 boxes (49 linear feet) | | | | Abstract: | Personal and professional correspondence, business papers, records of American School of Oriental Studies, diaries and account books, manuscripts, lectures, miscellaneous records, published papers, family papers, drawings, maps, pictures, field notes on excavations in Palestine and South Arabia. This collection is not at present organized; correspondence is filed very generally by year | | | | Source: | William Foxwell Albright Papers (B AL15p) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
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