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Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1890-1969
Creator:
Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929
Gordon, G. B. (George Byron), 1870-1927 Extent: 1.6 linear feet
The Asian Section collection includes correspondence and receipts all dealing with the donation or sale of artifacts to the
Penn Museum from 1890 to 1969. Artifacts are mostly from China, Korea, and Japan. Notable donors include Stewart Culin, William
Pepper, Phoebe Hearst, and Worch of Paris, C.T. Loo, and Yamanaka and Co.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1890-1969
Creator:
Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929
Gordon, G. B. (George Byron), 1870-1927 Extent: 1.6 linear feet
The Asian Section collection includes correspondence and receipts all dealing with the donation or sale of artifacts to the
Penn Museum from 1890 to 1969. Artifacts are mostly from China, Korea, and Japan. Notable donors include Stewart Culin, William
Pepper, Phoebe Hearst, and Worch of Paris, C.T. Loo, and Yamanaka and Co.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1907-1930
(Bulk: 1910-1928)
Creator:
Gordon, G. B. (George Byron), 1870-1927
Extent: 12.5 linear feet
George Byron Gordon, explorer in Central America and Alaska, and first to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Anthropology
at the University of Pennsylvania, was born in New Perth, Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 4,1870. Gordon attended the
University of South Carolina for one year in 1888 then completed his degree at Harvard University. Selected as an assistant
to John G. Owens in 1892, Gordon accompanied Owens on the Harvard-sponsored excavation at Copan, Honduras. When Owens died
in the field, Gordon was given the leadership to close down that portion of the work and then continued as Director of the
next six sessions in Copan, until 1900. While performing these duties, Gordon attained his Ph.D. from Harvard University in
1894. Gordon joined the Free Museum of Science and Art(later the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology)in
1903 as Assistant Curator in the Section of General Ethnology. He led two expeditions to Alaska, in 1905 and 1907 with his
brother MacLaren Gordon. Gordon was appointed Director of the Free Museum of Science and Art in 1910 and oversaw one of the
largest periods of growth in its collection and prestige. The Director's Office records of George Byron Gordon consist of
correspondence in folders and in bound volumes. The records are organized alphabetically in the folders and by date in the
bound volumes.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1890-1907
Creator:
Stevenson, Sara Yorke, 1847-1921
Extent: 0.8 linear foot (the egyptian section sara yorke stevenson records consist of two archival boxes of correspondence, collection
information and financial records)
Sara Yorke Stevenson, the first curator of the Egyptian section of the Free Museum of Science and Art, was a vital force in
the creation and success of the museum. Along with William Pepper, Stevenson worked tirelessly through the Department of Archaeology
and Paleontology and the American Exploration Society to gain subscriptions, build the Museum and acquire a collection of
antiquities. In addition to being the first curator of the Egyptian Section, Stevenson was the Secretary of the Board of Managers
and of the American Exploration Society. She served as President of the Board from 1904 to 1905. While Stevenson was performing
the dual role of Secretary of the Board of Managers and Curator, the museum relied on the London-based Egypt Exploration Fund
to provide a share of the findings of archaeologist W.M. Flinders Petrie to the museum. Stevenson cultivated a relationship
with Flinders Petrie and well connected Egyptians such as Yacoub Artin Pasha. Mrs Stevenson traveled to Egypt in 1898 cementing
connections and investigating other possible sites for exploration. The Egyptian Section Sara Yorke Stevenson records consist
of two archival boxes of correspondence, collection information and financial records.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1875-1904
Creator:
Stevenson, Sara Yorke, 1847-1921
Extent: 0.4 linear foot
Sara Yorke Stevenson was closely involved with creating both the University Archaeological Association and the Department
of Archaeology and Paleontology, the two organizations that merged and eventually became the Penn Museum. In 1891, she accepted
an appointment as curator of the Egyptian Section; in 1892, she also became curator of the Mediterranean Section. In addition
to her curatorial responsibilities, she succeeded Stewart Culin as secretary of the Board of Managers in 1894 and served as
secretary until 1904, when she became president and chairman. In early 1905, however, she resigned both from the Board and
as curator. The textual records comprising the Sara Yorke Stevenson curatorial subgroup consist primarily of correspondence
about developing the Mediterranean collection. These records are divided into two series. Series 1 includes correspondence
about acquiring potential collections; Series 2 contains documentation about collections that have been acquired.
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