About the BSA SPHS Image Collection
The SPHS photographic collection was amassed by The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies between 1891 and 1967 through the donation of images. It contained negatives, both glass and film in a variety of sizes, photographic prints and glass lantern slides. It contains both original and copy negatives. Index cards with small contact prints served as finding aids for the collection. It was designed as an image reference collection where images could be duplicated as either prints or slides and sold or lent to members.
The BSA SPHS Collection is part of the original SPHS photographic collection, selected by donors who were associated with the BSA or images of topographic interest, particularly in areas the BSA was known to have worked. The remainder of the extant SPHS collection went to the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archives (MIET-ELIA) in Athens. Documentation for this collection consists of 5 Negative registers (held in the SPHS offices in London), the published catalogues or accession lists of lantern slides in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, the Minute Book December 1949-January 1983 for the Photographic and Filmstrip Committee of the SPHS (held in the SPHS Library in London) and information contained on extant index cards.
Part of the collection of images, 1906-10, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. Uncatalogued print with no number and not listed in the SPHS negative register.
Part of the collection of images, 1906-10, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. Uncatalogued print with no number and not listed in the SPHS negative register.
Part of the collection of images, 1906-10, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. Uncatalogued print with no number and not listed in the SPHS negative register.
Part of a group of images from the British School at Athens excavations at Palaikastro, Crete in the 1902-1905. Uncatalogued print with no number and not listed in the SPHS negative register.
Part of the collection of images, 1906-10, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. Uncatalogued print with no number and not listed in the SPHS negative register.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Athens: Church of H. Soter on N. slope of Acropolis".
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olynthus: plan of three house-blocks". The date of 30/11/1953 listed in the SPHS register margin.This image was published as plate 94 and captioned, 'Plan of Blocks A v to A vii. Scale 1:750' in the book, 'Olynthus: The Hellenic House, A study of the houses found at Olyntuys with a detailed account of those excavated in 1931 and 1934' by David M Robinson and J. Walter Graham (Johns Hopkins Press, 1938)- even though the bottom of the image has 'fig. 3 "Olynthus: plan of three house-blocks'.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olynthus: air view of North hill, north at top". The date of 30/11/1953 listed in the SPHS register margin.This image was published as plate 2 in the book, 'Olynthus: The Hellenic House, A study of the houses found at Olyntuys with a detailed account of those excavated in 1931 and 1934' by David M Robinson and J. Walter Graham (Johns Hopkins Press, 1938).
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olynthus: air view of South hill, north at top". The date of 30/11/1953 listed in the SPHS register margin. This image was published as plate 1 in the book, 'Olynthus: The Hellenic House, A study of the houses found at Olyntuys with a detailed account of those excavated in 1931 and 1934' by David M Robinson and J. Walter Graham (Johns Hopkins Press, 1938).
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olynthus: reconstruction of house". The date of 30/11/1953 listed in the SPHS register margin. This image was published as the frontispiece of the book, 'Olynthus: The Hellenic House, A study of the houses found at Olyntuys with a detailed account of those excavated in 1931 and 1934' by David M Robinson and J. Walter Graham (Johns Hopkins Press, 1938) with the caption, 'Restored view of the Villa of Good Fortune'.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olynthus: plan of house". This plan was published as plate 100 in the book, 'Olynthus: The Hellenic House, A study of the houses found at Olyntuys with a detailed account of those excavated in 1931 and 1934' by David M Robinson and J. Walter Graham (Johns Hopkins Press, 1938). The descriptions: 'House A vii 4", a meter scale and "D N Wilber arch. 1951" are all part of the published drawing.
The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Olynthus: reconstruction of courtyard of house". This image was published as plate 73 in the book, 'Olynthus: The Hellenic House, A study of the houses found at Olyntuys with a detailed account of those excavated in 1931 and 1934' by David M Robinson and J. Walter Graham (Johns Hopkins Press, 1938). The description "Drawn by A R Curry Jr. -May 12, 1936" is printed on the published drawing.
Part of the collection of images, 1906-1910, of the British School at Athens excavations at Sparta, Laconia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Sparta: Orthia, women washing".
Part of the collection of images, 1930-39, of the British School at Athens excavations at Perachora, Corinthia. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Perachora excavation group".