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Ward-Perkins, J. B. (John Bryan), 1912-1981 (British archaeologist and architectural historian)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1912 - 1981

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Ager Faliscus, 1958 - 1980, bulk: 1966 - 1971

 Series

Ager Faliscus, 1958 - 1980, bulk: 1966 - 1971

Reference number: AA-ER-AGF
Scope and Contents Part of the South Etruria Survey, directed by John Bryan Ward-Perkins, Director of the BSR from 1945 to 1974.This excavation was initiated by John Bryan Ward-Perkins though, initially, the explorations did not concern only the Ager Faliscus area, but were conducted also on other portions of territory in its proximity. Ward-Perkins, then, decided to research further and in 1956-1957, the Faliscan area became a site for an archaeological excavation project which Tim Potter, Rome...
Dates: 1958 - 1980; Excavation Date(S): Majority of material found within 1966 - 1971
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AA-ER, Archaeological Excavation records

Biferno Valley, 1974 - 1993

 Series

Biferno Valley, 1974 - 1993

Reference number: AA-01-BIF
Scope and Contents The Biferno Valley survey was an archaeological project conducted by Graeme Barker in the area of the same name, region of Molise. The main campaigns took place between 1974 and 1978, but the series includes later documents relating to the preparation of publications. It was a PhD project that Graeme Barker started at the BSR (director: John Ward-Perkins), and inspired in its method and intentions by the South Etruria survey conducted in the 1950s and 1960s. For the names of the other...
Dates: 1974 - 1993
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AA-ER, Archaeological Excavation records

British School at Rome Air Photograph Collection

 Fonds

British School at Rome Air Photograph Collection

Reference number: PA-APH
Abstract

The Air Photograph Collection, known as RAF Collection, is now deposited at the Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione (ICCD), Aerofototeca Nazionale.

Dates: 1943 - 1945
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / British School at Rome Air Photograph Collection

Gravina, 1965 - 1992, bulk: 1965 - 1983

 Series

Gravina, 1965 - 1992, bulk: 1965 - 1983

Reference number: AA-ER-GRA
Scope and Contents The Gravina series houses the archaeological records of the excavation campaigns in the geographical area of Silvium (today Gravina), in Puglia. This series dates from 1965 to 1992 and consists of site notebooks, finds registers, catalogues, lists, index cards, correspondence, and photographs. The paper documentation in this series provides new evidence for the development of an Iron Age settlement on and below the hill of Botromagno, Puglia, from the Early Iron Age (10th century BC) to the...
Dates: 1965 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1983
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AA-ER, Archaeological Excavation records

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Directorship (1945-1974), 1928 - 1974, bulk: 1945 - 1974

 Sub-Fonds

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Directorship (1945-1974), 1928 - 1974, bulk: 1945 - 1974

Reference number: AR-07
Scope and Contents Documents from this sub-fonds record the British School at Rome activities during John Bryan Ward-Perkins's Directorship between 1945 and 1974, which lasted nearly 30 years, from the post-war period to the early 1970s. The filing system, meticulously devised for internal purposes, entailed the arrangement by academic year, starting in September and ending in June. Inbound and outbound correspondence is filed together, and incoming letters are deposited in the order they were received. This...
Dates: 1928 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1974
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Papers

 Fonds

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Papers

Reference number: JBWP-PP
Abstract

The John Bryan Ward-Perkins Papers are a complex assemblage of materials including drawings, photographs, slides, written notes, sketches, plans and a copious exchange of letters, both administrative and personal in nature.

Dates: 1940 - 1982
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / John Bryan Ward-Perkins Papers

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Photograph Collection

 Sub-Fonds

John Bryan Ward-Perkins Photograph Collection

Reference number: PA-JBWP
Abstract

This extraordinary collection of approximately 50,000 items (prints and negatives) includes John Bryan Ward-Perkins' own photographs as well as those of other contributors.

Dates: 1946 - 1974
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / John Bryan Ward-Perkins Photograph Collection

Narce, 1966 - 1986, bulk: 1966 - 1971

 Series

Narce, 1966 - 1986, bulk: 1966 - 1971

Reference number: AA-ER-NAR
Scope and Contents This series includes the archaeological records of the excavation campaigns carried out in the geographical area of the Treia Valley, near the settlement of Narce in the Lazio region. The documentation dates from 1966 to 1986 and consists of correspondence, lists, maps, drawings, catalogues and photographs. The paper documentation in this series provides new elements about the excavation directed by Timothy Potter, the works of archeologists and volunteers, as well as the discoveries made. ...
Dates: 1966 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1971
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AA-ER, Archaeological Excavation records

Photographs Series, 1938 - 1947, bulk: 1940 - 1946

 Series

Photographs Series, 1938 - 1947, bulk: 1940 - 1946

Reference number: WDA-PHP
Scope and Contents

The War Damage photographs consists of gelatin silver photographic prints taken or collected by John Bryan Ward-Perkins on behalf of the Allied Military Government, Division of Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFA&A), as Director of the Sub-Commission for Italy, to document damage to Italian monuments caused by bombing throughout Italy during World War II.

Dates: 1938 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1946
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / WDA, War Damage Archive

South Etruria General, 1954 - 1974

 Series

South Etruria General, 1954 - 1974

Reference number: AA-01-SEG
Abstract

The South Etruria Survey is one of the largest surveys ever carried out on Italian soil, spanning a period of over twenty years (1954-1970s). It was carried out by the BSR under the aegis of John Bryan Ward-Perkins, BSR Director from 1945 to 1974.

Dates: 1954 - 1974
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AA-ER, Archaeological Excavation records

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