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 the ruins of a wall? in the Peloponnese. Handwritten caption “Samikon”.
Depicts the Greek landscape in the Peloponnese. Handwritten caption “To Ithome. 22/4/21”.
Depicts the building and courtyard. Handwritten caption at the center of the page “Vourhano Monastery. 22-23/4/21”.
Depicts the building and courtyard, with the stairs of the building and the trees. No further caption.
Depicts the building and courtyard, from a different angle. No further caption.
Depicts the building with trees in the middle. No caption.
Depicts the building and courtyard, and a man at the corner. No caption.
Depicts the building’s courtyard. No caption.
Depicts the ruins of a tower, and someone standing there. Handwritten caption: “Messene- [????]”.
Depicts the ruins at Messene, and a woman from behind. Handwritten caption, with an arrow pointing to the image, “Arcadian gate”.
Depicts a local Greek man with his sheep, probably near Messene and Ithome. No caption.
The album contains various images and postcards of Longoia, Sparta, Achmetaga (Candili), Euboea, Athens, Nafplio, Tiryns, Velia, St Basil, Mycenae, Thebes, excavations, the B.S.A., her friends and colleagues, the Noel-Baker family and Greek life. Most of the images were taken by Winifred Lamb, but it seems like there are some made by Carl Blegen, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) and Axel Boethius. Spine reads "III 1921"
Depicts Ladas’ Holy Church of the Taxiarchs and belfry. Handwritten caption “Langada pass – Lada – Church & belfry”
Depicts the Peloponnese landscape. Handwritten caption: “Looking N?. E” Between this image and LAM/3/1/3/3 there is the caption: “The Langada pass 25.4.21”
Depicts the road through the Peloponnese. Handwritten caption saying “Looking E.”
Depicts the Laconia landscape. Handwritten caption “The Road to Sparta”
Depicts the Laconia landscape. Handwritten caption “Sparta – Taygetos. 25.4.21”
Print (commercial) showing the town of Sparta with the mountains at the background, with “1 Panorama of Sparta” inscribed in white at the bottom of it
Depicts a donkey carrying branches, probably near Sparta. No caption
Depicts a couple of farmers cultivating a field probably near Sparta. No caption
Depicts the Noel - Baker house. “ACHMETAGA, 29 Ap -5th May” is written at the top right of the album page. No caption for the photo
Depicts a view of the island. Shows the vegetation of the landscape. No caption
Shows the landscape and the vegetation, mountains at the background. No caption
Depicts members of the Noel-Baker family, possibly Irene and his son Francis. No caption, but Helen Waterhouse wrote “ACHMETAGA Noel-Baker Family” at the top of this page.
Depicts a woman and Francis Noel-Baker. No caption
Depicts a woman and Francis Noel-Baker on a donkey. No caption
Depicts a road on the island and the landscape. No caption.
Depicts the Greek landscape probably on Euboea. Handwritten caption: “On the road to Drosi”.
Depicts the Greek landscape probably on Euboea. No caption.
Depicts the Greek landscape probably on Euboea. No caption.
Depicts the Greek landscape probably on Euboea. No caption.
Depicts the Greek landscape probably on Euboea. No caption.
Depicts an unknown woman sitting in the Greek landscape near Athens. Handwritten caption ‘St. John the Hunter’. At the top right corner of the album page “ATHENS 6-16 May” is handwritten.
Shows Welch sitting on a rock at Hymettus. Handwritten caption: “Hymettus 8. 5. 21”. Another handwritten caption, by Helen Waterhouse, says "Uncle Welch"
Depicts, in order, Mr Lucas, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz), Lilian Chandler, possibly Dorothy Ashmole, Winifred Lamb and Stanley Casson on the B.S.A. terrace. No caption.
Depicts, in order, Lilian Chandler, Mr Welch, Winifred Lamb, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz), Stanley Casson, Leonard Wooley, Bernard Ashmole and Mr Lucas on the B.S.A. terrace. Handwritten caption, under each person, “Chandler, Welsh, Lamb, Herford (later known as Braunholtz), Casson, Wooley, Ashmole, Lucas.”
Depicts, in order, possibly Dorothy Ashmole, Lilian Chandler, Winifred Lamb, Bernard Ashmole, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) and Francis L. Lucas on the B.S.A. terrace. No caption.
Depicts Lilian Chandler, Winifred Lamb, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz), the Finlay balcony of the BSA Macmillan Hostel. No caption.
Depicts possibly Leonard Woolley, Francis L. Lucas, Winifred Lamb, Stanley Casson, possibly Dorothy Ashmole, Francis B. Welch, Lilian Chandler and Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) on the B.S.A. terrace. No caption.
Depicts Axel Boethius and Mr and Mrs Hondius (JJE Hondius and MA can Hoaften-Hondius) on the B.S.A. terrace. Handwritten caption below each person “AB, The Hondii”.
Depicts the ruin of a fortress of Attica. Handwritten caption “Tower – on road to Velia from Hagi/Mani??” On the top right corner of the album page is written “VELIA & H. Meletios. From this fortress of Attica. 13-14 May”. Between this and the next image Helen Waterhouse has written "Oenoe".
Depicts a building and the landscape of Attica. (Vilia, Oenoe, Kytheron). Handwritten caption:” Hagios Meletios”
Depicts the landscape of Attica. Handwritten caption: “Wall near Ano Liosia”
Shows the monastery of Osiu Meletios Kytheron. Handwritten caption “H. Meletios”
Depicts some ruins, possibly near Panakto. No caption.
Depicts ruins, probably in Panakto, in the region of Attica. Handwritten caption “Panakto”
Depicts Winifred Lamb, the Albanian Family and Father Jacob on a donkey. Handwritten caption “WL. The Albanian family, Father Jacob”