William P. Henry Papers
COLLECTION OVERVIEW
Collection Number: GR ASCSA WPH 082
Name(s) of Creator(s): William P. Henry (1929-1988)
Title: William P. Henry Papers
Date [bulk]: 1959-1960
Date [inclusive]:
Language(s): English
Summary: The collection contains 1,264 slides that Wiliiam P. Henry created in 1959-1960, the year he attended the ASCSA program, in Greece and Egypt. The slide collection is accompanied by a logbook which identifies location and people in the images. In addition to the slides, there are six hand-written loose-leaf notebooks written by W. P. Henry when he was a student, and a copy of Greek Historical Writing.
Quantity: 0.50 linear meters
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Gift of Sophia P. Henry, 2013
Information about Access: The collection is available for research after consultation with the Archivist.
Cite as: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Archives, William P. Henry Papers (Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα, Αρχείο William P. Henry)
For more information, please contact the Archives at:
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
54 Souidias Street, Athens 106 76, Greece
phone: +30 213 000 2400 (ext. 425)
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
William P. Henry (1929-1988) was born on Long Island, New York, and grew up in Miami, Florida. He received his B.A. from the University of Florida, Gainesville, his M.A. in history from Emory University and his PhD in classics form the University of Chicago in 1963. He attended the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1959-1960. Henry published Greek Historical Writing in 1966. He was a professor of Classics at the University of Chicago and at Georgetown University. This collection contains 1,264 slides that William P. Henry created in 1959-1960, the year he attended the ASCSA program, in Greece and Egypt.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The collection contains 1,264 slides that Wiliiam P. Henry created in 1959-1960, the year he attended the ASCSA program, in Greece and Egypt. The slide collection is accompanied by a logbook which identifies location and people in the images. In addition to the slides, there are six hand-written loose-leaf notebooks written by W. P. Henry when he was a student, and a copy of Greek Historical Writing.
This large slide collection has not been catalogued yet. To facilitate research, however, volunteer Danae Bassante transcribed Henry's notes from his logbook to an excel sheet which is available as a PDF here. (The transcribed notes have not been edited.) In addition, a selection of 58 slides that depict East Attica (slides 4-1 - 4-59 in the logbook) are available in a PDF document here. (The digitized slides are unedited.)