Identity area
Reference code
NEWB5/4/03
Title
Date(s)
- 1940s - Approximate date based on correspondence (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 cm, 1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Tracings, rubbings and drawings of seals and scarabs, possibly all from the Kelekian Collection sold to Brooklyn Museum.
Also includes:
-Receipt signed by John D. Cooney, Brooklyn Museum, for the Kelekian Collection of cylinders, scarabs and seals, 12 July 1944
-Draft letter from Newberry to Dikran Kelekian relating to his collection of cylinders, scarabs and seals and describing his contribution to the war effort, c.1945
-Letter from John D. Cooney relating to the Lieder catalogue and Kelekian Collection of cylinders, scarabs and seals, 21 June 1944
-Letter from Dikran Kelekian relating to his collections and asking after Newberry's health, 17 May 1941
-Letter from Dikran Kelekian relating to his collection of cylinders, scarabs and seals, 12 June 1944
-Letter from John D. Cooney arranging to collect the Kelekian Collection, 9 July 1944