Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1872-1962 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Three boxes: paper (correspondence, printed material, photographs); lock of hair; leather bound notebooks and leather wallet for award of patent.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur Hamilton Smith was born on 2 October 1860 and was the fourth son of the mathematician Archibald Smith (1813-1872) and his wife Susan (1835/6-1913), daughter of Sir James Parker; his five brothers included Sir James Parker Smith and Sir Henry… read more
Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The papers were given to the library in 1984 by Bernard Babington Smith.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection comprises: letters to Arthur Hamilton Smith, including one from John Forsdyke, April 1939, on the controversial British Museum cleaning of the Parthenon sculptures, c. 27 items, 1903-1939; Smith's 'Statement of Services' and testimonials… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
NOTE. These papers have not yet been catalogued, but it might be possible to make them available for consultation provided at least a fortnight's notice is given. It may be that some items, owing to their contents or condition, cannot yet be produced.… read more
Language of material
- Ancient Greek
- English
- French
- German
- Latin
Language and script notes
Some items in shorthand
Allied materials area
Related units of description
British Museum, department of Greek and Roman antiquities: field notebooks from excavations in Cyprus
Access points
Name access points
Archivist's note
Collection level record created by Rebecca Hughes in June 2019.