Movius, Hallam L. (Hallam Leonard)

Scope and Contents: The papers of Hallam Leonard Movius, Jr. (HLM) are comprised almost exclusively of materials relating to the professional life of the Harvard instructor and archaeologist, dating back to his earliest research and field notes as a Harvard undergraduate, through his prolific career, to correspondence with colleagues and former students in his later retirement years. Much of the collection reflects the archaeological work carried out by HLM as a student in...

Scope and Contents: The papers of Hallam Leonard Movius, Jr. (HLM) comprise materials relating to the professional life of the Harvard instructor and archaeologist, dating back to his earliest research and field notes as a Harvard undergraduate, through his prolific career, to correspondence with colleagues and former students in his later retirement years. Much of the collection reflects the archaeological work carried out by HLM in his later career and retirement. This collection is a strong...

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The collection comprises a series of photographic prints and photonegatives. The photographs document and depict HLM’s travels, research, personal expeditions, and excavations from approximately 1930 through the 1950’s. The photographs were taken in Palestine (modern day Israel), Ireland, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Scope and Content Note:: The Papers of Lauriston Ward are filled with correspondence with numerous people in various organizations in archaeology and anthropology. Noteworthy is the large amount of correspondence with women scholars and publications from two Harvard undergraduate clubs (The Excavator's Club and The Anthropology Society.) The papers reflect Ward's passion for bringing together people interested in the archaeology of Asia. In a letter dated June 30, 1951, he states: "... There is at present no...