Part of a collection of images from Wace and Thompson's excavations at Tzani Magloula 1909. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace & Thompson, Prehist. Thess: sehrds & ware from Tsani Magoula".

Part of a collection of images from Wace and Thompson's excavations at Tzani Magloula 1909. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace and Thompson Prehist. Thess. Vase Tsani Magloula A.I. Vases".

Part of a collection of images from Wace and Thompson's excavations at Tzani Magloula 1909. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace and Thompson Prehist. Thess. Tsani Magloula ware".

Part of a collection of images from Wace and Thompson's excavations at Tzani Magloula 1909. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace and Thompson Prehist. Thess. Tsani Magloula pithos".

Part of a collection of images from Wace and Thompson's excavations at Tzani Magloula 1909. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace & Thompson, Prehist. Thess: red on white cups from Tsani Magoula".

Part of a collection of images from Wace and Thompson's excavations at Tzani Magloula 1909 and Tsangli 1910. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace & Thompson, Prehist. Thess: bone implements from Tsani & Tsangli".

Part of a collection of images from the Wace & Droop excavations at Theotokou in 1907. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Theotokou: Tomb A".

The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Parori: frankish reliefs".

The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Parori: frankish reliefs".

Sub titled 'Detailing some futile endeavours to make great discoveries in Thessaly'. Excavation diary, sketch plans with levels, tables of levels measurements. Tsangli Magoula (mound) from 21 March to 11 April. Magoula of Rachmani 14 Apr to 26 April Followed by notes on inscriptions, on modern Greek vocabulary and observations of contemporary Greek daily life. Includes wage tallies and record of expenses at the back.

An internal title reads 'The Romance of Excavation Part II [Chronicling] vain endeavours to find The Palace of Achilles, and the painted pottery of the Ancient Aeolians near Arne, with notes on local traditions concerning the Grave of Hellen'.

An internal title reads 'The Romance of Excavation or A Summary Account of Certain Unfruitful Endeavours to find the site of the city of ITONOS or failing that the rich prehistoric city of Phthiotis, all these trails being endured in the company of J. P. Droop Esquire of London and of M. S. Thompson Esquire Editor of the Oxford and Cambridge Review'.

Notebook on excavations at the Magoula of Rachmani near the Khan of Daveli, Thessaly, April 1910. On the spine of the notebook is written 'Dept of G&R Antiquities. Wace Excavation Diaries. 64c (sticker top of spine)' Stamp of British Museum Dept of Antiquities (inside first title page) crossed out with 'cancelled 17/9/26' written on it.

Notebook on excavations at Paleomylos, Lianokladhi and Tzani Magoula Sophades, June and July 1909 and excavations at Magoula of Tsangli, March and April 1910. On the spine of the notebook is written, 'Dept of G&R Antiquities. Wace Excavation Diaries. 64c (sticker top of spine)'. Stamp of British Museum Dept of Antquities (inside first title page) crossed out with 'cancelled 17/9/26' written on it. 3 loose items inside: 2 newspaper clippings (one dated 28 May 1907) and 1 sketch showing a ground plan and labelled Tsangli

Notes with measurements on various pits

Letter from Mashenka? to Cassius? (On The Victoria, University of Manchester letterhead) regarding the analysis of sherds. With envelope addressed to Alan J.B. Wace, British School at Athens

Note with plan/diagram on it

Notebook on excavations at Zerelia in 1908. On the spine of the notebook is 'Dept of G&R Antiquities. Wace Excavation Diaries. 64c (sticker top of spine)' Stamp of British Museum Dept of Antiquities (inside first title page) crossed out with 'cancelled 17/9/26' written on it. Loose items incude: Letter with envelope, notes with plan and measurements.

Part of a collection of images from Wace & Thompson's excavation at Tsangli 1910. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Wace and Thompson Prehist. Thessaly, Tsangli Vase"

Part of a collection of images from Wace, Droop & Thompson's excavations at the site of Zerelia 1908. The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Thessaly: Zerelia Tomb H".

Blue paper folder.
Press cuttings from Glasgow Herald, 10 August 1918 and 17 August 1918, and two letters from Alan Wace, 1 September 1918 and 30 September 1918. Wace refers to his letter of 8 August 1918 in The Times Literary Supplement proposing to delete Kirkman Finlay philhellene from the Dictionary of National Biography.
See FIN/A/38 [Q. 9.23] sermon on death of Kirkman Finlay of Castle Toward.

Consists of a typed copy of a letter from Wace (Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology and Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge) which mentions Pendlebury’s undergraduate studies in Cambridge, archaeological work in Knossos and Egypt, publications, travel and archaeological work in the “Near East”, and personal attributes which meant he could work well with others and take on responsibility. No addressee.

Condolence letter sent after a report of John’s death, expressing sympathy and sorrow at John’s death, asking Hilda to pass on condolence’s to [Herbert Pendlebury] and saying that he had written to Helen [Wace].

Subjects include the official notification of John’s death, that the official report had come from Commander [Pool] and Wace had seen [Pool], the circumstances and details of John’s death, a story that John was in the hills with pneumonia (but Wace didn’t think it was true), and sending his sympathy.

Thanking Hilda for a letter and relaying an alternative story of John’s death and saying that he would try to see his informant again. Wace also discusses his admiration for John. Stamped “passed by Censor at Head Office”.

Comprises a pro forma letter thanking [Pendlebury] for a copy of ‘The Archaeology of Crete’, signed by A J B Wace (Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology) on behalf of the Committee of Museum of Classical Archaeology.