Hagia Sophia Project, January-December 1966
Dates
- Creation: January-December 1966
Language of Materials
Collection materials are predominantly in English, but also includes French, German, Italian, and Turkish materials.
Conditions governing access
Materials created by Rowland J. Mainstone are restricted for users.
An appointment is required for access to these papers. To request an appointment, fill out the online form: http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment.
For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (library@doaks.org).
Extent
3 foldersGeneral note
Contains general correspondence, expense reports, and newspaper clippings. Also includes travel plans for the 1966 season: after the summer in Turkey, the Van Nices drove through Europe to Oxford, England for the 13th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, September 5-10, 1966.
Folder also includes letter from the registrar of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University regarding microfilm of Van Nice’s drawings that had been stored at the museum since 1949.
General note
The microfilm has been moved to ICFA’s cold storage for preservation purposes (accession number: T.L. 8612).
Creator
- From the Collection: Van Nice, Robert L., 1910-1994 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand’s personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment