Records and correspondence of the British Archaeological Association
Reference code
BAA
Title
Records and correspondence of the British Archaeological Association
Date
1844-1883
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
3 volumes and 1 box.
Scope and content
Three volumes containing memorabilia and correspondence collected by Thomas Francis Dillon Croker, FSA, relating to the first six congresses of the Association and an illuminated address; mostly 1844-9, with later additions, 1883 (BAA/004). See also the scrapbooks of Charles Roach Smith, FSA (ROA/006-011), relating to the first six congresses.
Creator
British Archaeological Association (fd 1843)
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/877/1-4
MS 877
MS 877
Archival history
BAA/01 was owned, after Croker, by Thomas Wright, FSA, and E.A.B.Barnard, FSA; it was purchased by the BAA from the executors of Barnard's niece. BAA/01, 03 were deposited on permanent loan by the BAA, 1982; BAA/02 was purchased by SA from David Sturdy, 1981; BAA/04 deposited by the BAA, 1990.
Contents
- BAA/01 - Material relating to the first four congresses of the British Archaeological Association
- BAA/02 - Material relating to the 5th and 6th congresses of the British Archaeological Association
- BAA/03 - Correspondence
- BAA/04 - Illuminated address presented by the Corporation of the Borough of Dover to the BAA