Nellie M. Reed Papers
COLLECTION OVERVIEW
Collection Number: GR ASCSA NMR 072
Name(s) of Creator(s): Nellie M. Reed (1872-1957)
Title: Nellie M. Reed Papers
Date [bulk]: 1895-1896
Date [inclusive]:
Language(s): English
Summary: This small collection contains her ASCSA paper on Ενιαυτός, a page from ΕΣΤΙΑ (February 13, 1896) refering to Eugene Andrews's reading of the Parthenon inscription, a bound volume with Ann Townsend's transcriptions of Reed's letters from Athens to her family during the academic year 1895-1896, and one collapsible metal cup.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition: Ann Townsend and Mary Townsend Bartholomew, 2011, 2018.
Information about Access: The collection is available for research after consultation with the Archivist.
Cite as: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Archives, Nellie M. Reed Papers (Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα, Αρχείο Nellie M. Reed)
For more information, please contact the Archives:
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
54 Souidias Street, Athens 106 76, Greece,
phone: 213 000 2400 (ext. 425)
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Nellie M. Reed (1872-1957), a graduate of Cornell University (1895), attended the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1895-1896. Later, she became a Librarian.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Nellie M. Reed Papers consist of her ASCSA paper on Ενιαυτός, a page from ΕΣΤΙΑ (February 13, 1896) refering to Eugene Andrews's reading of the Parthenon inscription, a bound volume with Ann Townsend's transcriptions of Reed's letters from Athens to her family during the academic year 1895-1896, and one collapsible metal cup. Nellie's letters are a treasure of information for a period that is otherwise poorly represented in the ASCSA Archives.
For the content of her letters, also see Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan, "An Epistolary Window on One Woman's Greek Experience," akoue 65, 2011, pp. 18-20.
CONTENT LIST
Box 1
Reed's School paper titled Ενιαυτός
A page from ΕΣΤΙΑ (February 13, 1896) refering to Eugene Andrews's reading of the Parthenon inscription
A bound volume with Ann Townsend's transcriptions of Reed's letters from Athens to her family during the academic year 1895-1896
One collapsible metal cup
Note: Material donated in 2018 has not been processed yet.