Papers of George M. A. Hanfmann, 1927-1987 and [undated].

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Papers of George M. A. Hanfmann, 1927-1987 and [undated].

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Contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and field notebooks and other papers relating to the excavation of Sardis and classical research; classical archaeology and art theory; lectures, Harvard courses and students, and the Fine Arts and Classics Departments; professional and learned societies, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, American Institute of Architects, American Philosophical Society, Institute for Advanced Study, Oriental Institute, and the Archaeological Institute, London; professional activities, including speaking engagements; Dumbarton Oaks; classical antiquities and museums; texts and mss; personal affairs; and other topics and concerns. Includes material on Etruscan, Roman and Near Eastern art, including many photographs and reproductions of objects of ancient art. Includes some journalistic work of Hanfmann's father, M. I. Hanfmann, and some biographical and bibliographical information. For information on component parts of collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

23.13 cubic feet (57 document boxes, 3 record cartons, 1 half-document box, 1 folder)

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Harvard University. Department of the Classics (1890)

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The Classics Department was formally established in 1890-1891 when departments first were recognized as organizational units within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, although the department had been in existence for some time. It was placed in the Division of Ancient Languages with the Department of Indo-Iranian Languages (later, Indic Philology). The Division of Ancient Languages last appears in the Catalogue in 1949-1950....

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Hanfmann, George M. A. (George Maxim Anossov), 1911-1986

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Professor Hanfmann (1911-1986) taught Classical art and Archaeology at Harvard, where he was also curator of Classical art in the Fogg Museum and field director of the Harvard-Cornell archaeological expedition to Sardis. From the description of Papers of George M. A. Hanfmann, 1927-1985 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76974730 ...

Harvard University. Dept. of Fine Arts.

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Archaeological Exploration of Sardis (Program)

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Sardis is the capital of Lydia, located in the West of modern Turkey. During the height of its power in the 8th-6th centuries B.C. under the kings Gyges, Alyattes and Croesus, Sardis controlled the area from the Aegean coast to the Persian border. It was subsequently the western capital of the Persian empire and an important Roman center. Excavations at ancient Sardis have been conducted by Harvard and Cornell Universities under the aegis of the American Schools of Oriental Research since 1958. ...