About the Winifred Lamb Personal Papers
The Winifred Lamb Personal Papers largely cover the life and work of the pioneering British female archaeologist during her time in Greece and Turkey between 1918 and 1952.
The collection contains letters, a travel diary, essays, offprints, photographs and photograph albums, created by Winifred during her academic career. They especially relate to her travels and excavations at Greek sites such as Sparta and Mycenae, where she first worked as a BSA Student, and then others such as Thermi on the island of Lesvos and Kusura in Turkey, where she became the Director of the excavations- the first female BSA Student to do so. The papers also include descriptions of Winifred's time at the BSA, Greek life and significant events during this period.
Depicts her with a camera. Handwritten caption “EH”.
Depicts Winifred with two dogs, probably feeding them. Handwritten caption “Cupboard Love”.
Depicts the man, standing at the street, with traditional clothes. Handwritten caption “The Bright and Shining Joy. Charalambos”.
Depicts the man, standing at the street, with traditional clothes. No caption.
Depicts a group of farmers, working on their field. No caption.
Depicts her, posing. Handwritten caption “Our neighbour Helene”. Enlarged version of LAM/3/1/11/82
Depicts the little girl, posing with a book on her hands. Handwritten caption “Our house parlourmaid. Artimis”.
Depicts three workmen at the dig of Thermi (Lesvos). No caption.
Depicts the workmen at the dig of Thermi (Lesvos). Handwritten caption “'The end of a perfect dig.' Filling in.”
Depicts the workmen at the dig of Thermi (Lesvos). No caption.
Depicts a group of some of the workmen at the dig of Thermi (Lesvos). No caption.
Depicts the group of workmen having a break to eat lunch. Handwritten caption “The lunch hour”.
Depicts a group of people (at least 3 women), having a picnic. No caption.
Depicts a group of people (at least 4 women and 3 men), having a picnic. No caption.
Depicts the workmen at the dig of Thermi (Lesvos). No caption.
Depicts a group of people, probably some of them are workmen of the dig. Winifred Lamb is there, as well as Richard Wyatt Hutchinson, according to what Helen Waterhouse has written in one of the sides of the photograph. Handwritten caption: “The Holy Akindunoi”.
Depicts one of the sides of the religious building at Mantamados, Lesvos. Handwritten caption “The church of the Taxiarch. Mandamadas”.
Depicts one of the sides of the religious building at Mantamados, Lesvos. No caption.
Depicts the view of the sea, with the castle at the background, at Mitilini. Handwritten caption “Mytilene”.
Depicts the view of a harbour, far away. Probably Mitilini. No caption.
Depicts the view of the sea, with some cliffs, probably near Mitilini. No caption.
Depicts the view of a pedestrian road, probably near Mitilini. No caption.
The album contains various images and postcards of Istanbul, excavations at Thermi, friends and Greek life. Spine reads: "XII 1930".
Print (commercial) depicting the Blue Mosque of Istanbul. No caption, but Helen Waterhouse wrote “ISTANBUL, Blue Mosque”.
Print (commercial) depicting the mosque of the Sultan Ahmed at Istanbul, with a woman and a sheep walking by. Typed on the postcard is “Stamboul. La Mosquée de Sultan Ahmed”. No handwritten caption.
Depicts him seeing some columns capitals. No caption.
Depicts the man, sitting in his chair. Probably from the ASCSA? No caption.
Depicts him with some sherds in a workshop. No caption.
Depicts the landscape, probably near Troy. No caption. Helen Waterhouse wrote “Troy” at the top of the page.
Depicts the landscape and the view of a city/village, probably near Troy. No caption.
Depicts the landscape and the view of a city, probably near Troy. No caption.
Depicts him. No caption. Helen Waterhouse wrote “Wace” underneath him.
Depicts her restoring a stone bowl, probably at the Fitzwilliam Museum, in 1936. No caption. Helen Waterhouse wrote “Nina Six”.
Depicts the castle at Nafplio, maybe. No caption.
Depicts the landscape, with the fields, a road with a car and the mountain at the background. No caption.
Depicts a ship going through the Corinth Canal. No caption.
Depicts the view of the harbour of an unknown city, probably Ayvali, at the Cunda Island (Turkey). No caption.
Depicts the view of the harbour of an unknown city, probably Ayvali, at the Cunda Island (Turkey). No caption.
Depicts the view of the harbour of an unknown city, probably Ayvali, at the Cunda Island (Turkey). No caption.
Depicts the view of the harbour of an unknown city, probably Ayvali, at the Cunda Island (Turkey). No caption.
Depicts some workmen at an excavation, probably Thermi. No caption.
Depicts a boat at the seaside from afar and a group of people, probably unloading the materials. No caption.
Depicts a group of workmen at the excavation, probably Thermi. No caption.
Depicts the ruins found at Thermi. No caption.
Depicts a view of a castle, probably the one at Militini. No caption.