Fonds OS13 - British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 OS13

Title

British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Date(s)

  • 1935 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

3 items typed and handwritten

Context area

Name of creator

(1932-)

Administrative history

The British School of Archaeology in Iraq (BSAI) was founded in 1932, in memory of the renowned explorer and diplomat, Gertrude Lowthian Bell. The School's excavations at sites such as Nimrud, Abu Salabikh and Samarra gave unprecedented insights intoread more

Name of creator

(1823-)

Administrative history

The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation ofread more

Archival history

These papers were sent and received by the Royal Asiatic Society in the course of its business.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The material is part of the institutional records of the Society from its dealings with other organisations.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Correspondence concerned with the appointment of a member of Council to the British School of Archaeology in Iraq from the Royal Asiatic Society. These are:

  • Letter from E.H. Keeling, Honorary Secretary, British School of Archaeology in Iraq, to the
  • read more

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Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.read more

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English

Allied materials area

Related units of description

Some published material of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq is held in our Collections. More details can be found https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=British+School+of+Archaeology+in+Iraq&weight_search=1 .

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Description identifier

gb891-os13

Archivist's note

This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.