Winifred Lamb (Q238)

Addition, Profession or Occupation: Honorary Keeper Department of Classical Antiquities, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Member of the Sussex Archaeological Society. (English)

Qualification: devoted to the study of classical antiquities, and prehistoric archaeology of Greek lands; has conducted excavations at Thermi in Lesbos, and made journeys of exploration in Greece. (English)

point in time

4 February 1932

part of

Society of Antiquaries of London Meeting

is successful

successful

proposed election to SAL signed by (personal)

Arthur Evans

George Francis Hill

Edgar John Forsdyke

Frederick Norman Pryce

Stanley Robinson

Ellis Hovell Minns

Miles Crawford Burkitt

William Mortlock Palmer

Ralph Hare Griffin

Alan John Bayard Wace

Richard Wyatt Hutchinson

Oscar Charles Raphael

Emery Walker

Harold Hulme Brindley

Sussex Archaeological Society

proposed election to SAL signed by (general)

Robert Carr Bosanquet

José Maria de Navarro

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stated in

Society of Antiquaries of London Certificates of Candidates for Election

was fellow of

Society of Antiquaries of London

1 reference

stated in

Society of Antiquaries of London Certificates of Candidates for Election

was member of

Sussex Archaeological Society

point in time

1932

sourcing circumstances

circa

1 reference

stated in

Society of Antiquaries of London Certificates of Candidates for Election

The Folklore Society

start time

1927

1 reference

stated in

Members List

specific reference information

Folklore

held position

Honorary Keeper

held position (free text)

Honorary Keeper Department of Classical Antiquities, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (English)

point in time

1932

sourcing circumstances

1 reference

Society of Antiquaries of London Certificates of Candidates for Election

unknown value

of

Naval Intelligence Division

note

Lamb worked in Room 40, the Cryptography section (English)

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specific reference information (free text)

David Gill, Winifred Lamb: Aegean Prehistorian and Museum Curator (2018) (English)

served on

committee

of

British School at Athens

point in time

1928

1 reference

specific reference information

Annual of the British School at Athens

Library Committee

of

Society of Antiquaries of London

point in time

1941

1 reference

stated in

SAL Fellows List 1941

Library Committee

of

Society of Antiquaries of London

point in time

1945

1 reference

stated in

SAL Fellows List 1945

Committee for Composition of Ancient Metals

point in time

1938

1 reference

specific reference information

Report of the British Association

spoke at

Annual Meeting

of

British Association for the Advancement of Science

point in time

25 September 1931

title of paper

Excavations in Thermi (English)

location

London

1 reference

specific reference information

Report of the British Association

Annual Meeting

of

British Association for the Advancement of Science

point in time

20 August 1938

title of paper

Prehistoric Anatolia: excavations at Kusura, near Afyon (English)

location

Cambridge

1 reference

specific reference information

Report of the British Association

Institute of Archaeology

point in time

1937

title of paper

Prehistoric Anatolia (English)

note

This paper was part of a course of five lectures given by different speakers on "Recent Work in Near Eastern Archaeology" (English)

1 reference

specific reference information

Institute of Archaeology Annual Reports

Society of Antiquaries of London Meeting

point in time

28 January 1932

title of paper

Excavations at Thermi in Lesbos (English)

1 reference

specific reference information

Antiquaries Journal

Society of Antiquaries of London Meeting

point in time

18 February 1937

title of paper

Recent developments in the prehistory of Anatolia (English)

1 reference

specific reference information

Antiquaries Journal

Society of Antiquaries of London Meeting

point in time

17 November 1938

title of paper

Excavations at Kusura (English)

note

Lamb's paper was announced 31 March 1938 (English)

2 references

specific reference information

Antiquaries Journal

specific reference information (free text)

SAL 04/01 SAL Exec Committee Minute Book 10 1934-1950 (English)

stated in

Society of Antiquaries of London Minute Books

International Congress of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences

1932

West-Anatolian Culture illustrated by excavations at Thermi in Lesbos (English)

note

Lamb's paper was given in Section 3 (The Ancient East) (English)

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specific reference information (free text)

Man 32 (Sept 1932): 249 (English)

corresponded with

Society of Antiquaries of London

point in time

19 November 1936

topic

Request that the Society publish a report on her excavations at Afyonkarahisar in Archaeologia and offering to give a lecture on prehistoric Anatolia (the background of Troy) (English)

note

The Society accepted Lamb's paper and asked whether her lecture could include an account of her excavations. (English)

1 reference

specific reference information (free text)

SAL 04/01 SAL Exec Committee Minute Book 10 1934-1950 (English)

stated in

Society of Antiquaries of London Minute Books