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Summary Information
George H. Forsyth papers
Forsyth, George H.
1912-2015
1920-1999
18.25 linear feet (in 24 boxes)
68.2 MB
10 oversize folders
1 tubes
George H. Forsyth (1901-1991) was an eminent archeologist, architectural, and art historian who led archeological expeditions to Angers, France, Mount Sinai, Egypt, and countries in the Near East including Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Forsyth was a professor at the University of Michigan, chairman of the History of Art Department and director of the Kelsey Museum. Ilene H. Forsyth, who continued George's publishing activities posthumously, was an art historian and professor at the University of Michigan. The collection is comprised of personal materials, teaching materials, and extensive documentation of George's personal travel and archeological expeditions to Europe and the Near East such as correspondence, field notes, and visual materials.
2017040 Aa 2 UAl
The material is primarily in English. Some material is in French and a small amount is in Middle Eastern languages.
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