Letter from James Stewart in Istanbul re networking with curators and archaeologists and the displays of the National Museum of Istanbul, 1936-01-04

Item

Reference Code: GBR/3437/AJBW/2/1/24/10

Scope and Contents

Addressed 'Vagan Li-Kook, Galata, Stamboul', dated 4 January 1936. Stewart has called upon 'Aziz Bey' (Bey Aziz Ogan, Director General of the National Museum of Istanbul) who will provide an introduction to Hamid Karsay Bey. He has also visited Professor Gabrielle (sic) of the French Institute who introduced him to Pierre Devambez. Stewart describes the displays in the National Museum. The Stewarts dined with the Bittels and discussed the finds at the cemetery of Balikesir.

Dates

Creation: 1936-01-04

Creator

From the File: Stewart, James Rivers Barrington, 1913-1962 (archaeologist and numismatist) (Person)

Extent

2 leaf/leaves : paper

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Bibliography

Whittemore, Thomas. “Archaeology during the Republic in Turkey.” American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 47, no. 2, 1943, pp. 164–70. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/499804.
Perouse, Jean-François, "A Rendezvous Missed: The French Archaeological Institute in Stamboul (Now IFEA) and Byzantine Studies (1930-1955)", Discovering Byzantium in Istanbul: Scholars, Institutions, and Challenges, 1800–1955", Pera Museum, Istanbul, November 2017, p. 40-41
http://arsivmerkezi.boun.edu.tr/en/collections/aziz-ogan.php