Fonds Daniel - Papers of Glyn Daniel

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Daniel

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GB 275 Daniel

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Papers of Glyn Daniel

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  • 1884–2002 (The majority of the material is related to Daniel, dated 1928-1986. The few items dated prior to 1928 concern his parents and family, whilst those dated after 1986, are mainly related to Ruth Daniel) (Creation)

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18 boxes, 2 portfolios

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(1914-1986)

Biographical history

Fellow of St John's College 1938-86; Disney Professor of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, 1974-81, Emeritus Professor 1981-6; BA 1st Class Hons with Distinction 1935; PhD 1938; MA 1939; LittD 1962; Intelligence Officer, RAF, 1940-45, in charge of Photo Interpretation, India and SE Asia, 1942-5, Wing Comdr, 1943; Steward of St John's College, 1946-55; Editor, Ancient Peoples and Places, 1955-86, and of Antiquity, 1958-86; Director: Anglia Television Ltd, 1959-81, Knight (First Class) of the Dannebrog, 1961; TV Personality of the Year, 1955; Publications include The Megalithic Builders of Western Europe, 1958, The Idea of Prehistory, 1961, The Origins and Growth of Archaeology, 1967, The First Civilisations, 1968, a guide book, The Hungry Archaeologist in France, 1963, and a detective novel The Cambridge Murders, 1945.

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Letters, including correspondence with Sir Mortimer Wheeler and correspondence relating to the Piltdown Hoax; diaries and notebooks; photographs; papers relating to novels; articles by and about Daniel; notes relating to the study and teaching of archaeology. Also included is correspondence of Daniel's wife, Ruth.

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Preferred citation: St John's College Library, Papers of Glyn Daniel

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Dates of creation revision deletion

11 Jun 2007

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