Oscar Broneer Papers

The collection contains the personal papers (correspondence, excavation notes, scholarly papers, and lectures) of archaeologist Oscar Broneer (1894-1991). Since the processing of the collection has not been completed, only parts are available to the researchers, after consultation with the School’s Archivist.

In 1947 Oscar Broneer directed a documentary film entitled Triumph Over Time to accompany the American School’s fundraising campaign. The documentary shows Greece rebounding from the horrors of WW II, and the staff of the American School resuming their research and preparing archaeological sites for presentation to post-war tourists. The film together with a booklet describing the history of its making are available through the Publications Office at Princeton.

In February-March 2011 a small collection of 66 lantern slides, which Oscar Broneer used for his lectures, were digitized under the care of Ms. Jennifer Bakatselou. The collection includes views of ancient and modern monuments of Athens, and other parts of Greece. The slides are the products of photographic studios such as Nichols Slides (Chicago), Chicago Transparency (Chicago), T.H. McAllister Co. (New York), and Underwood & Underwood, N.Y. (New York). 

For more information, please contact the Archivist:
Dr. Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
54 Souidias Street, Athens 106 76, Greece,
phone: 210-723-6313 Fax: 210-725-0584
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