Charles H. Weller Papers

COLLECTION OVERVIEW

Collection number: GR ASCSA CHW 029
Name(s) of Creator(s): Charles Heald Weller (? - 1927), Ruth Weller McCuskey
Title: Charles H. Weller Papers
Date [bulk]: 1900-1901, 1910
Date [inclusive]:
Language(s): English
Summary: Transcriptions (typed) of about 180 letters that Charles H. Weller sent to his wife Rose from Athens during the academic year 1900-1901 (when he attended the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and excavated the Vari Cave), and in a subsequent short visit to Greece in the summer of 1910; a few photocopied pages from the original letters; and copies of 27 photos mostly from 1900-1901 (and a few from 1910); 2 glass slides from the excavation at Vari (one is labelled: "Court of house at Vari," the other depicts Charles Weller (second left) and Ida Thallon (right) excavating the Vari Cave, 1901). The letters were transcribed by his granddaughter Jeanne B. Perrin.
Quantity: 0.10 linear meters
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Gift of Jeanne Brigham Perrin, 1981
Information about Access: The collection is available for research.
Cite as: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Archives, Charles H. Weller Papers (Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα, Αρχείο Charles H. Weller)
Notes: For Weller's excavation at the Vari Cave and his time in Greece, also see: Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan, "Athens at the Turn of the Century: A Sentimental Capital and a Resort of Scholars," 1 April 2017.

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