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 Winifred Lamb (W.L.), Lilian Chandler (L.C.), Mr and Mrs Hondius (The Hondii), Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) (M.R.B.H.) and Dorothy Ashmole (D.A.) (the theatrical company) on a boat. Handwritten caption in black ink “On board for Aegina – or the Theatrical Company on tour. LC. D.A. WL. The Hondii. MABH”. "The theatrical company on tour" is also written in pencil on the photograph itself.
Depicts Winifred Lamb, Lilian Chandler, Mr and Mrs Hondius, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) and Dorothy Ashmole (the theatrical company) on board a boat. No caption.
Depicts Winifred Lamb, Lilian Chandler, Mr and Mrs Hondius, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) and Dorothy Ashmole (the theatrical company) on board a boat. No caption.
Depicts a group of sailors fixing the boat. Handwritten caption in black ink “A hitch in the machinery”.
Depicts a woman and boats in the harbour, looking towards Agios Nikolaos on Aegina. No caption.
Depicts some boats at Aegina port, probably Perdika. No caption. **not glued anymore
Depicts the boats and buildings, probably at Perdika. Handwritten caption in black ink “The harbour – Aegina”.
Print (commercial) depicting the ruins of Aphaia and a view of the island’s coast, with “Aegina. View from the temple of Aphaia” inscribed on the bottom of it. No further caption.
Depicts the Temple of Aphaia ruins at Aegina from an east view. Handwritten caption in black ink “Temple looking E.” **not glued anymore
Depicts the ruins of the temple of Aphaia, at Aegina. No caption.
Depicts the ruins of the foundations of Eliptical building under the temple of Aphaia at Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “Foundations of Eliptical Building under temple”.
Depicts the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina looking to North West. Handwritten caption in black ink “Looking N. W.”
Depicts Lilian Chandler, Mr and Mrs Hondius, Bernard and Dorothy Ashmole and Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) sitting on the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “Lunch: LC. Hondii. Ashmoles. MABH”.
Print (commercial) showing the ruins of the temple of Aphaia, at Aegina, and landscape, with “Aegina temple of Aphaia distant view” inscribed in white at the bottom of it.
Print (commercial) showing the ruins of the temple of Aphaia, Aegina with “Aegina temple of Aphaia” inscribed in white on the bottom of it. It’s a little bit unglued and beneath can be seen that it’s a written postcard.
Depicts the ruins of the temple of Aphaia, Aegina. No caption. **not glued
Depicts the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “Lion (?) SE. Looking W.”
Depicts the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “S. Side”
Depicts the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina and a view of the sea. Handwritten caption in black ink “Looking North”.
Depicts the group (Winifred Lamb, Mr and Mrs Hondius, Bernard and Dorothy Ashmole and Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz)) sitting on the ruins of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “WL. Hondii. Ashmoles. MH.”
Depicts a small harbour on Aegina and two women. Handwritten caption in black ink “The ‘Hidden Harbour’”.
Depicts Bernard Ashmole, Winifred Lamb, Mr and Mrs Hondius, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) and Lilian Chandler sitting on a trip to the mountain on Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “On the way to the Oros. B.A(?). W.L. Hondii, MH. LC.”
Depicts Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz), Bernard Ashmole, Lilian Chandler and Mr and Mrs Hondius having lunch on the mountain in Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “On the top of the Oros. Lunch. M.H. BA. LC. Mrs Hondius. WL. Hondius.”
Depicts local women at a well in Aegina near the Oros Mountain. The image is unglued: on the back, it’s written “The well at Aegina”. Handwritten caption in black ink below the image saying “On the Way back – The well”. **not glued
Depicts the B.S.A. group with the local women at a well near Mount Oros, Aegina. No caption.
Depicts the ruins of the temple of Aphrodite at Kolona, Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink at the bottom of the page saying “Temple of Aphrodite”.
Depicts two unidentified women at the ruins of the temple of Aphrodite in Kolona, Aegina. No caption.
Depicts the ruins of the temple of Aphrodite at Kolona, Aegina from afar. The picture is now unglued: on the back, it’s written “Temple of Aphrodite”. **not glued
Depicts men collecting sea sponges at the harbour on Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink under the image saying “Sponge fishers(/pickers?)”.
Depicts boats at the harbour probably at Perdika, Aegina, and a view of the seaside part of the city. Handwritten caption in black ink next to the space of the image saying “The Harbour”. **not glued
Depicts boats and the harbour from the sea probably at Perdika, Aegina. No caption. **not glued
Depicts people sitting in front of a café at a harbour, probably Perdika, Aegina. Handwritten caption in black ink “Outside the café. Waiting for the boat”.
Depicts the landscape possibly near Parnis Oros (Pendeli, probably). Half unglued; on the back, it’s written Postcard "…arjeta postal". On the bottom of the image it’s written “Pendeli, Paquerettes et oliviers” (Pendeli, daisies and olive trees).
A postcard depicting the Greek Landscape at Parnes – Phyle. At the top right corner of this page, Lamb wrote “PARNES – PHYLE”. There’s something written in French at the bottom of the postcard, but the ink it’s almost completely faded. Handwritten caption in black ink below the image saying “Looking towards Parnes”.
Depicts Mr Welch, Bernard and Dorothy Ashmole, Mary Herford (later known as Braunholtz) and Lilian Chandler at some ruins. (*Bob Dixon). Handwritten caption at the side in black ink saying “Lunch at Phylis." Handwritten caption underneath: "M. Welsh. The Ashmoles. MH. LC”.
Depicts a hill probably near Phyli. Handwritten caption with black ink “The Haima”. **not glued
Depicts the Greek Landscape of mountains. Handwritten caption in black ink saying “From Phylis looking SE.” **not glued
Depicts the ruins of the Athenian Fortress. Handwritten caption in black ink saying “Phyli”.
Depicts Dorothy Ashmole in the gateway of the Athenian Fortress. Handwritten caption in black ink saying “Phylis. Mrs Ashmole in the gateway”.
Depicts a group of children at the village. Handwritten caption in black ink saying “Small boys at Khasia”.
Depicts a monastery, probably at Khasia. Handwritten caption in black ink saying: “The Monastery των (???) where we were disappointed of refreshment”. The image is no longer glued in: written on the back of the image: “The monastery των κλειττων where we were disappointed of our hopes for refreshment - hope you’ll recognise yourself” **not glued anymore
Print (commercial) showing the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon, in Sounion, with “Au top Sounion” written on the bottom. “SOUNION, Nov 29 20” is handwritten in black ink at the top left corner of the album page.
Depicts a copy of the vase drawn by her, with contemporary figures, probably her and her friends. Handwritten caption “Winifred Lamb’s vase. (1921)”.
The album contains various images and postcards of Athens, Phyte, Tiryns and Nafplio, Crete, Faistos, Peloponnese, Bassae, Olympia, Fanarion, the B.S.A. and Greek life. Spine reads "II 1921"
Depicts a view from her window of the monastery and Hymettus. Handwritten caption in black ink, “British School garden. ‘Petraki’ monastery – Hymettus (view from my window)". “ATHENS” is handwritten at the top right corner of the album page.
Depicts the view of the landscape from her window of the British School of Hymettus. Handwritten caption in black ink “The same”.
Shows a group of local Greek people dancing at a wedding outside at Khasia, with traditional costumes, with the hills at the background. Handwritten caption in black ink, “Khasia. Dance at wedding”. “Expedition to Phyle. 6.3.21” is handwritten in black ink at the top right corner of the page.
Shows a group of local Greek people at a wedding, dancing with traditional costumes, outside, with the hills at the background at Khasia. No caption.
Depicts the Greek landscape of Khasia. Handwritten caption in black ink “Ano. Liosia”.
Shows a group of local Greek women probably attending a wedding, with traditional costumes. No caption.