Identity area
Reference code
Dawson MSS
Nadpis
Warren Royal Dawson Collection
Date(s)
- 1920-1937 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(1888-1968)
Biographical history
British broker at Lloyds and historian. Born, Ealing 1888. Died, Bletchley 1968. Educated at St. Paul's School. Many honours including OBE, FRSE, FRSL, FSA, Hon. Fellow, Imperial College of Science, and Hon. Fellow of the Egypt Exploration Society. Learned hieroglyphs in order to further his studies into early medicine. Published widely in many fields including Egyptology.
Archival history
Previously with F. F. Leek.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Mr David Brown in 1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two notebooks
- Diary with brief retrospective entries dated 6th January 1920 to 13th January 1939.
- Notebook containing Dawson's list of his publications, 1903 to 1936.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Language of material
angličtina
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
None.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Griffith Institute Archive:
- Indexes compiled by W. R. Dawson for groups of correspondence which he organized for the following MSS in the Griffith Institute Archive: Griffith, Hincks, Newberry and Le Page Renouf.
Publication note
Not published.