LEWIS, Alfred Lionel: a collection of lectures on stone circles and monuments
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1446 MS 2 |
Held at | : Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.therai.org.uk/ › |
Full title | : LEWIS, Alfred Lionel: a collection of lectures on stone circles and monuments |
Date(s) | : [early 20th century] |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 item, [137] leaves |
Name of creator(s) | : Lewis | Alfred Lionel | fl 1866-1920 | Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Alfred Lionel Lewis was a chartered accountant; joined the Anthropological Society of London (ASL), 1866; specialised in the study of stone monuments; member of the Council of the ASL, 1869; member of the Association, 1869; elected to the Association's General Committee; member of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) on its formation, 1871; Honorary Secretary of the London Anthropological Society, 1873-1875; rejoined the RAI, 1875; RAI Council member, 1976; RAI treasurer, 1886-1903; RAI Vice President, 1905-1908; died 1920.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Transcripts of a series of lectures on stone circles and monuments by Alfred Lionel Lewis, [early 20th century], including 'Megalithic and rude stone monuments'; untitled lecture on stone monuments; 'The oldest stone structures in Ireland'; 'St Augustine's: British stone circles, their age and purpose'; and 'British stone circles (Stonehenge, Stennes, etc.): their mysteries unveiled'.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
N/A
Conditions governing access:
Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.
Finding aids:
Hand list available in the Institute's Reading Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Source: Obituary for Lewis in Man Vol. 20, (Dec., 1920), pp. 188-189.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Apr 2008
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