Records. Research 1965-1978 (inclusive).

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Records. Research 1965-1978 (inclusive).

The Research series contains records relating to research projects that did not specifically culminate in a published work. Contained here are notes on the Wilbour family, including research materials from the Newport Historical Society and correspondence with Wilbour relatives. Included as well are correspondence, proposals, and reports relating to Brooklyn Museum projects in Egypt: archaelogical projects funded by the United States government through the Smithsonian Institution to survey and study objects and sites in Egypt.

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