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Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1966-1978
Creator:
Redford, Donald B.
Smith, Ray Winfield Extent: 10 linear feet (the akhenaten temple project records are contained in ten archival boxes of correspondence, reports, financial
records, publicity and publication material, and contact sheets. drawings and negatives are housed separately)
The Akhenaten Temple Project was the first computer project assumed by the University of Pennsylvania Museum. It was proposed
in 1965 by Ray Winfield Smith, and in 1966 he began the project with the aid of IBM’s nascent computer technology. The IBM
computer was abandoned in 1976. This collection spans Ray Winfield Smith’s entire involvement as director of the project 1968-1971,
and begins the career of Dr. Donald B. Redford who acted as a consultant in 1971 and has been director since 1972. The records
contain papers and photographs relating to the foundation of the Akhenaten Temple Project, and are divided into seven series:
Financial; Correspondence and Reports; Publications and Publicity; Project Negatives; Photographs; Drawings; Misc.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1969-1976
(Bulk: 1970-1971)
Creator:
John R. Bockstoce, b. Aug 10, 1944
Extent: 0.8 linear foot
The Cape Nome expedition collection was donated to the University Museum by the author himself, John Bockstoce. The collection
documents Bockstoce’s records and analysis of his archeological findings in Cape Nome fom 1969-1974. It consists of five series:
field notes, drawings, photographs, reports and publications, and oversized documents. The expedition was conducted by Bockstoce
for the purpose writing a dissertation on the cultures of the Arctic and obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the
University of Oxford, which he achieved in 1974. This expedition was advised by Dr. Froelich Rainey of the University Museum,
University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Douglas Anderson of the Haffenreffer Museum of Brown University, and Dr. Derek Roe of Oxford
University.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1977-1996
(Bulk: 1977-1986)
Creator:
Buitron-Oliver, Diana , 1946-2002
Extent: 7.5 linear feet
The collection comprises the papers of Diana Buitron-Oliver (1946-2002) relating to her archaeological excavation work in
the archaic precinct of the Apollo sanctuary at Kourion on the island of Cyprus. The collection consists primarily of correspondence,
field notes, and reports on the work by Diana Buitron-Oliver.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1929-1944
(Bulk: 1931-1932)
Creator:
Schmidt, Erich Friedrich, 1897-1964
Extent: 25 linear feet
From 1931-1933, The University Museum sponsored Erich Schmidt's excavations and survey at Tepe Hissar and sites around the
city Damghan, both in Northwestern Iran, near the Caspian sea. These sites were unique because they were the first American
excavations in Iran, but more particuarly because of the long time span represented in the archaeological record. Remains
from the Bronze Age to the Islamic era were collected, but Schmidt focused his investigation on the Bronze Age and Sassanian
eras.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1936-1969
Creator:
Butler, Mary, 1903-1970
Tejeda Fonseca, Antonio, Artist Extent: 2.8 linear foot
Mary Butler Lewis, professionally known as Dr. Butler, was one of a very small group of women archaeologists who worked in
the United States during the early 20th century and the first female archaeologist to be awarded a Ph.D. from the Department
of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania (1936). She was born on June 23, 1903 in Media, PA and educated at Vassar
College, Radcliffe and the University of Pennsylvania. Mary Butler’s professional career was firmly rooted in the Museum of
the University of Pennsylvania , where she served as a Research Associate in the American Section from 1940-1970. Her areas
of professional interest included Mesoamerican archaeology and northeastern and central United States prehistory, specializing
in ceramics and pottery sequences. At the time of her death in 1970, she was the historian-archaeologist for the restoration
of the 18th century Morton Mortonson House in Norwood, PA. The Mary Butler Lewis collection spans the period from 1933 to
1969 and contains materials primarily related to her field research, professional activities, and articles and publications.
The collection consists of thirteen archival boxes of data, which are divided into nine series: correspondence, professional
organizations and activities; publications, articles, and lectures; Highland Maya excavations, Maya research (general), Hudson
Valley Archaeological Survey, Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania, and Morton Mortonson House. In addition to correspondence,
field notes and drawings, field catalogues, maps and plans, photographs, journals, reports, manuscripts and motion picture
films are represented.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1881-1900
Creator:
Haynes, John Henry
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925 Peters, John P. (John Punnett), 1852-1921 Extent: 20 linear feet
In 1887, the University of Pennsylvania agreed to sponsor an expedition to the Near East. The idea was conceived by Reverend
John Punnett Peters, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Hebrew. Nippur was a pre-Biblical city-state located in the region
between the Tigris and Euphrates, the area believed to be the "cradle of civilization." The museum conducted four expeditions
between 1889 and 1898. The textual records for Nippur consist of 20 linear feet of files are arranged by Expedition (I, II,
III, IV), as well as publications, maps and drawings. The documents for each expedition are separated according to type: Field
Notes, Reports and Narratives, Correspondence, Financial Records.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1931-1950
(Bulk: 1932-1938)
Creator:
Jayne, Horace Howard Furness, 1898-1975
Speiser, E. A. (Ephraim Avigdor), 1902-1965 Extent: 6.25 linear foot
Tepe Gawra is an ancient Mesopotamian settlement in northern Iraq, near the ancient site of Nineveh and fifteen miles northeast
of the modern city of Mosul. It was excavated by archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania, led by E.A. Speiser,
who first discovered the site in 1927, and later, C. Bache. The excavations showed that the Tepe Gawra site was occupied from
approximately 5000 B.C. to 1500 B.C. The textual records from Tepe Gawra consist of 11.85 linear feet of General Correspondence,
Field Notes, Indexes and Catalogues, Field Registers, and Publications, plus Maps and Drawings. Where possible, a chronological
order was imposed on the Near East records.
Penn Museum Archives [Contact Us]
1948-2008
Creator:
Coe, William R. , 1926-2009
Extent: 65 linear foot
The planning for the Tikal Project began in the mid 1940s when Museum President Percy C. Madeira along with engineer John
Dimick and Board member Samuel B. Eckert conceived of a ten year long expedition to the Maya site in the dense forest region
of Guatemala. Previous expeditions to investigate the Maya necessarily focused on more accessible sites such as Piedras Negras,
Copan, Uxmal and Chichen Itza. Following the construction of a landing strip by the Guatemalan Air Force in 1950 the first
scientists arrived in January 1956 for what would turn out to be a thirteen year expedition. For ten of the thirteen years,
the project was directed by William Robertson Coe who accomplished major excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace and
Acropolis sections of the project. Coe also conceptualized the data collection system and reporting guidelines that resulted
in the publication of the seventeen volume Tikal Reports. The Tikal Project records contain 134 archival boxes of material
that include correspondence, financial records, field notebooks, post excavation notes/analysis, pre-publication material
for the Tikal Reports, plans, drawings, photographs, contact sheets and oversize items. Miscellaneous card files complete
the collection. The original field cards are held in a forty-four drawer file cabinet installed in the Tikal Room at the museum.
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