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Lindsley Foote Hall papers, 1840-1969
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hall, Lindsley F.
- Title
- Lindsley Foote Hall papers
- Dates
- 1840-1969 (inclusive)18401969
- Quantity
- 2.6 cubic feet, (3 card file boxes (12x8x5); 2 legal document cases; 1 letter document case; 1 slim letter document case; 1 flat box (12x15x3))
- Collection Number
- Mss 1653
- Summary
- Materials relating to the life and career of Egyptologist Lindsley Foote Hall.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Lindsley Foote Hall (1883-1969) was an archaeologist and Egyptologist from Portland, Oregon, who worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York, and was part of the expedition that discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen in Egypt in 1922-1923.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes diaries, 31 volumes, 1901-1969; transcripts of diary entries, 1903, 1910, 1913-1915, 1919-1921; correspondence, 1840-1969, including letters from Ethel G. Collier; account books and notebook, 1905-1968; stamp collection; scrapbook, 1947-1953; ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Lindsley Foote Hall papers, Mss 1653, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Archaeologists
- Egyptologists
Personal Names
- Collier, Ethel G.
- Hall, Elizabeth C.
- Hall, Lindsley F.
Form or Genre Terms
- account books
- correspondence
- diaries
- scrapbooks
- transcripts