Archibald Wenley Papers
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FSA A1996.05
name: label: Creator
content: Wenley, A. G. (Archibald Gibson), 1898-1962
label: Names
content: Bishop, Carl Whiting, 1881-1942
label: Names
content: Wenley, A. G. (Archibald Gibson), 1898-1962
place: label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: Beidaihe (China)
label: Place
content: Yun'gang Caves (China)
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeological expeditions
label: Topic
content: Archaeology
creator: label: Creator
content: Wenley, A. G. (Archibald Gibson), 1898-1962
setName: label: See more items in
content: Archibald Wenley Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Archibald Wenley worked for the Freer Gallery of Art from 1924 until his death in 1962. From 1942 to 1962 he was the Director of the Freer Gallery of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Boxes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1926
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A1996.05
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Field notes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Maps
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged into 2 series: Series 1: Journals, 1924-1926, bulk 1924-1925, Series 2: Maps, no date
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Field notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Maps
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of the field journals and maps created by A.G. Wenley when he accompanied Carl Whiting Bishop on his archaeological expedition to China on behalf of the Freer Gallery from 1924-1926. The journals are typewritten, with photographs and captions depicting the different sites Wenley visited. There are also duplicate copies with annotations on several of the entries.