Box and Folder List
Series 1: Documents, 1950-1965
This series consists of journals, correspondence, and general documentation of the excavation, including work permits and timesheets.
Box 1
Folder 1: Disposition Files, 1951-1953
Folder 2: Excavation Supplies, ca. 1950-1955
Folder 3-7: Journals, 1951-1965 These files contain payroll books, a level book, and a journal with survey notes and some narrative description.
On Shelf 1-3
Folder 1: General, 1950-1965 This file includes a detailed report of the excavation from 1950-1951.
Folder 2: Artifact Registries, 1955-1956
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1949-1957
Series 2: Photographs and Negatives, 1951-1956
This series contains 584 prints and 696 negatives that document excavations at Dhiban. Most of these document the site and the recovered artifacts; some photographs include people. The majority of photographs have notations on the back.
Box 1
Folder 8-10: Photographs: General, 1951-1953 Additional material is located in Box 2.
Box 2
Folder 1: Photographs: Artifacts, 1956 Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 2: Photographs: Section H, 1956 Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 3: Photographs: Section L, 1956 Additional material is located in Box 1.
Folder 4: Negatives: General, ca. 1951-1956
Folder 5: Negatives: Spring 1952, 1952 These negatives are numbered and labeled at an item level (see downloadable Appendix 1). The rest of the negatives may be identifiable as duplicates of the photographs. There are two notebooks in the Series 1. Journals file that may also describe some of the negatives.
Appendix 1: This photograph index is in the process of being transcribed. Please contact the archivist for a draft.
DIBON EXCAVATION RECORDS, 1945-1965
By Meg McNiff
Collection Overview
Title: Dibon Excavation Records, 1945-1965
Predominant Dates: 1950-1965
Creator: American Schools of Oriental Research
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: This collection is organized into two series. Series 1: Documents; Series 2: Photographs and Negatives. The series are organized alphabetically by subject.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents
This collection is organized into two series. Series 1: Documents consists of journals, correspondence, and general documentation of the excavation, including work permits and timesheets. Series 2: Photographs and Negatives contains 584 prints and 696 negatives that document excavations at Dibon. Most of these chart the site and the recovered artifacts; some of them also include people.
