Forsdyke, Edgar John, 1883-1979 (British classicist, Director and principal librarian of the British Museum between 1936 and 1950)
Person
Nationality:
English.
Role within the BSR:
Secretary to the Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters, 1911-1926.
Found in 160 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, 1919 August 13
Item
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, 1919 August 13
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-ES.34
Scope and Contents
Strong informs Forsdyke of her plans regarding returning to Rome in October. The letter reveals informaiton regarding the staffing of the School and the new members incoming: Miss Hake, Miss Makin. She also provides information as to the costings of catering for residents at the School.
Dates:
1919 August 13
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
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Governance, Faculties and Committees records
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Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
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Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
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Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
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Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
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SELLERS STRONG, EUGÉNIE
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, 1919 August 11
Item
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, 1919 August 11
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-ES.35
Scope and Contents
Letter responding the acceptance of Miss Hake and Miss Sandys.
Dates:
1919 August 11
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
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Governance, Faculties and Committees records
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Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
SELLERS STRONG, EUGÉNIE
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, 1919 March 22
Item
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, 1919 March 22
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-ES.37
Scope and Contents
Strong writes regarding two articles for the Papers: the Aristotle paper and the priest of Bellona paper.
Dates:
1919 March 22
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
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Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
SELLERS STRONG, EUGÉNIE
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, undated
Item
Letter to Edgar John Forsdyke, undated
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-JSR.20
Scope and Contents
Reid, writing on 21 November (but no year specified), states he has yet to receive a reply from a letter.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
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Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
REID, JAMES SMITH
Letters sent to various recipients, 1923 - 1924
Record Group
Letters sent to various recipients, 1923 - 1924
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/284
Scope and Contents
The materials comprise approximately 450 individual sheets of correspondence arranged in alphabetical order by name of sender/recipient into a series of denoted sections (A-B, B-C, etc.) presented in chronological order (from most recent to oldest) from the years 1923 to 1924.
The materials have a number of overarching thematic threads. First, there are the various documents and correspondences between Strong, the BSR administrators, Ashby, Miss Tardieu and the BSR students, concerning the...
Dates:
1923 - 1924
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
/
Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
Letters to Edgar Forsdyke , 1920 September 8
Item
Letters to Edgar Forsdyke , 1920 September 8
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-ES.08
Scope and Contents
A very detailed pair of letters regarding: the organisation of the library and upcoming appointment of staff (incl. Miss Clayton, Miss Makin, and Miss Howard); Strong's return to the UK; the situation in Rome with foreign academies and problems with getting permessi; and an elongated debate over the naming of a book by Buti from 1777.
Dates:
1920 September 8
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
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Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
SELLERS STRONG, EUGÉNIE
Letters to EDGAR JOHN FORSDYKE
Sub-Group
Letters to EDGAR JOHN FORSDYKE
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-EJF
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Correspondence with various recipients, most of which include BSR officers and FAHL's secretaries and members.
Dates:
1915 - 1924
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
/
Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
Memo to Edgar Forsdyke, 1919 December 12
Item
Memo to Edgar Forsdyke, 1919 December 12
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-ES.22
Scope and Contents
Brief note regarding H.K.Mann's article for the Papers. A curious imprint exists on the back, perhaps left when the card was used to cut out a square.
Dates:
1919 December 12
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
/
Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
SELLERS STRONG, EUGÉNIE
Memorandum from Evelyn Shaw, 1920 October 9
Item
Memorandum from Evelyn Shaw, 1920 October 9
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-EJF.48
Scope and Contents
Brief note asking for Forsdyke's opinion on something (now missing).
Dates:
1920 October 9
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
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Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
Letters to EDGAR JOHN FORSDYKE
Memorandum from M. Hughes?, 1920 December 11
Item
Memorandum from M. Hughes?, 1920 December 11
Reference number: AR-02.03.04/286-EJF.03
Scope and Contents
Expressing thanks for receving a copy of PBSR Vol. 8, for they are 'publications I greatly value'.
Dates:
1920 December 11
Found in:
British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections
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AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive
/
Governance, Faculties and Committees records
/
Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
/
Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries. Correspondence
/
Miscellaneous correspondence. Early years
/
Letters sent to various recipients, mainly FAHL Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries
/
Letters to EDGAR JOHN FORSDYKE